Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Prohibition

Phil wrote:
I think it teaches us the importance of research on top of the table.
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Not sure what "it" you are referring to, or how it teaches the importance ... . Care to elaborate?
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We need a national forum of the people. Anyone interested in making a contribution?
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A national forum on what? prohibition, or the idea I suggested--which, by the way, was MY contribution to question Brian asked about prohibition at the end of his blog entry. I have repeated a portion of my original post, below:
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Still, I would not favor a return to Prohibition. Alcoholism--or any other addiction (e.g., drugs work, anger, or a host of other things)--is only the manifestation of a deeper problem: a disease of spirit. To cure the addiction, the spirit must be healed. 12-step programs are so effective because they work at healing the spirit. Enacting a law does not heal spirit.
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I'm kind of surprised you didn't pick up on the comment about enacting a law, since it parallels your objections to legalism in Christianity. ;)

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle