Active LDS: If you could drink alcohol, name your drink!

[_collegeterrace]

Say that old Joe did not copycat Graham and the temperance movement of his day and did not forbid the "strong drink", which drink would be your fav?

Tonight I had some Absente refined(weak states version), I'd like to try the real stuff!:





Then three shots of Gin on the rocks:

[_The Nehor]

If the Word of Wisdom were to go away tomorrow (and it could as it is in no way an eternal law) then I don't think I'd start drinking anyways.

[_LifeOnaPlate]

Diet Coke!

[_moksha]

Kahlua and cream

[_The Nehor]

Kahlua and cream

That image makes me crave a root beer float and there is no ice cream or root beer in the house.....sigh.....

[_beastie]

Sadly, I can no longer drink alcohol, either, due to a health issue (the same health issue heavily restricts my overall diet as well, which is far worse than the alcohol restriction). Here's what I miss:



Man, I love that stuff.

I also love gin and tonic. My boyfriend has recently begun drinking absente, and says it's quite good. No hallucinations, though. ;)

My drink of choice in the past was white zinfadel (known as "weenie wine"). I usually only had a glass or two on Fridays and Saturdays, and I do miss it. Alcohol - in moderation - is a wonderful gift.

[_beastie]

by the way, you can't really blame Joseph for the modern church's emphasis on the WWW. He didn't take it seriously, and, If I recall correctly, neither did many other saints. That came much later, when a prophet was trying to increase donations to build the temple. He told the saints to donate the money they would be using on tea, coffee, tobacco, and alcohol products to the construction of the church, If I recall correctly.

http://www.realmormonhistory.com/smoking,.htm

[_Gadianton]

If the Word of Wisdom were to go away tomorrow (and it could as it is in no way an eternal law) then I don't think I'd start drinking anyways.

Ok, since God can contradict his previous commandments on a whim to prove your faith, what if God commanded you to start drinking alcohol? Then what would you drink?

by the way, Mormons who see themselves as appreciating fine dining (not saying this applies to Nehor), who are "worldy" in their tastes for cuisine sort of contradict themselves by insisting they prefer soda or other kiddie drinks to alcohol on the merits of taste alone. There is no properly cooked steak in the world that matches with "root beer". And everyone outside of Mormon "fry sauce" culture, knows that you can't pair the kind of sweet drinks Mormons insist are better than alcohol with serious cuisine.

[_LifeOnaPlate]

Sadly, I can no longer drink alcohol, either, due to a health issue (the same health issue heavily restricts my overall diet as well, which is far worse than the alcohol restriction).

I remember when my mom told me she was lactose intolerant and I thought it was one of the worst things that could happen to a person! No cheese? Milk? Ice cream? :(:(:(:(

[_The Nehor]

If the Word of Wisdom were to go away tomorrow (and it could as it is in no way an eternal law) then I don't think I'd start drinking anyways.

Ok, since God can contradict his previous commandments on a whim to prove your faith, what if God commanded you to start drinking alcohol? Then what would you drink?

by the way, Mormons who see themselves as appreciating fine dining (not saying this applies to Nehor), who are "worldy" in their tastes for cuisine sort of contradict themselves by insisting they prefer soda or other kiddie drinks to alcohol on the merits of taste alone. There is no properly cooked steak in the world that matches with "root beer". And everyone outside of Mormon "fry sauce" culture, knows that you can't pair the kind of sweet drinks Mormons insist are better than alcohol with serious cuisine.

No, not a whim. God can just change commandments particularly ones unique to a dispensation. Christ himself ignored the Word of Wisdom in his life. It's a limited commandment given just for us. You can compare it to being commanded to practice polygamy or obey the Law of Moses.

I like to think I appreciate fine dining. I don't drink root beer with steak. In fact, despite my above desire for a root beer float I don't drink much soda at all. I prefer water. At restaurants I usually drink water. I'm a firm believer that it is the ideal drink and blame much of the fatness of the obese American culture on our obsession with drinking everything but water.

Now I have a craving for Ruth's Chris. I need to stay out of this thread.

If he commanded me to drink alcohol I would.