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  2. Christian views on alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th-century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of Church history, Christians generally consumed alcoholic beverages as a common part of everyday life and used "the fruit of the vine" [1] in their central rite—the Eucharist or Lord's Supper.

  3. Religion and alcohol - Wikipedia

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    In the mid-19th century, some Protestant Christians moved from a position of allowing moderate use of alcohol (sometimes called moderationism) to either deciding that not imbibing was wisest in the present circumstances (abstentionism) or prohibiting all ordinary consumption of alcohol because it was believed to be a sin (prohibitionism). [21]

  4. Alcohol in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Wine in the ancient world had a maximum possible alcohol content of 11-12 percent before dilution and once diluted, the alcohol content was reduced to a maximum of 2.75 or 3 percent. [6] Estimates of the wine of regional neighbors like the Greeks have dilution of 1:1 or 2:1 which place the alcohol content at a maximum of between 4-7 percent. [102]

  5. Teetotalism - Wikipedia

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    Teetotalism is the practice of voluntarily abstaining from the consumption of alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler (US) or teetotaller (UK), or said to be teetotal .

  6. What Is Lent and Why Is It Celebrated? - AOL

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    Instead of a 40-day fast, however, Christians might engage in shorter fasts or abstain from things they particularly love, like soda, alcohol, desserts, or social media.

  7. Abstinence - Wikipedia

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    Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure.Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, but it can also mean abstinence from alcohol, drugs, food, or other comforts.

  8. Drinking while sober: how Americans are redefining what it ...

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    The dividing line: alcohol. There are the people doing Dry January, swearing off booze for the month to regroup after the holiday season's indulgence. Then there are the people who have no plans ...

  9. What Does Being Sober Mean? The Details on Alcohol-Free Living

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    Temporary vs. permanent sobriety. Some people give up alcohol or other drugs temporarily, often for monthlong periods like Dry January, as a cleanse or a test for longer sobriety.That may help in ...