Religion and alcohol Philip Schwadel, Pew Research Center Thursday, March 7, 2019 Christianity played a large role in the U.S. temperance movement, yet alcohol remains a prominent part of Christianity: from the Gospel account of Jesus turning water into wine, to present-day European monks who support themselves by brewing beer, to the use of wine in communion services. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Religion and alcohol
Philip Schwadel, Pew Research Center
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Christianity played a large role in the U.S. temperance movement, yet alcohol remains a prominent part of Christianity: from the Gospel account of Jesus turning water into wine, to present-day European monks who support themselves by brewing beer, to the use of wine in communion services.