Unit 8 x 4 Flashcards
Jesus said at The Last Supper
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood” (1 Corinthians 11)
Wedding at Cana Quote
“The master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.” (John 2:1-11)
St Paul tells Timothy
“Do not drink only water but take a little wine to help your digestion since you are ill so often”
Holy Spirit
“Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, you lives in you and who was given to you by God”
(1 Corinthians 6:19)
Totally forbidden by the Qur’an
Haram
Qur’an about being drunk
“Believers, do not approach your prayers when you are drunk, but wait until you can grasp the meaning of your words”
Gambling and wine
“Their harm is far greater than their benefit”
Mohammad about intoxicants
“Intoxicants are the mother of all evils. Alcohol is not a medicine, but a disease”
Qur’an about wine and gambling
“Satan stirs up hatred among you by means of wine and gambling…will you not abstain from them?”
Lose control quote
“Do not get drunk with wine, which will ruin you, but instead be filled with the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Alcohol can make you do things you wouldn’t normally do
“Lots drunkenness resulted in an incestuous relationship with his two daughters” (Genesis 19:30-38)
Bad about alcohol
Causes harm to society, illegal behaviour, vandalism, violence, addiction, debt
Alcohol should not be banned
- Prohibition in the USA: the banning of alcohol led to a huge rise in alcoholism and alcohol related crimes
- Religiously intolerant: Alcohol is part of Christianity, involved in Holy Communion and Mass…restriction unacceptable in a free society
Why are there drug and alcohol laws?
- “Alcohol consumption can have a detrimental effect on young people’s short term educational performance” legal age 18 stops young people drinking
- Penalties deter people (selling class A drugs is life imprisonment)
- Drugs effect mental health (Marijuana can lower iq by 8 points)
- Alcohol is harmful to Health, 33,000 people die each year due to alcohol related causes
a Bill
The proposed law written on a document