tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777750410141759635.post-71925230251984895942007-09-02T17:16:00.000-04:002007-09-02T17:16:00.000-04:002007-09-02T17:16:00.000-04:00Tony, <BR/><BR/>I'm not comfortable with this type of outreach as well. To me, the main issue is the "stumbling block" issue you mentioned. <BR/><BR/>I see nothing inherently wrong with alcoholic drinks in and of themselves. However, the potential for abuse may yield frightening results. <BR/><BR/>I may be able to drink one beer and stop. However, someone else, who may not be able to stop at one beer, may see me drinking a beer and think, "If the pastor can drink a beer, then so can I." I am not willing to potentially be the influence my brother uses to drink. <BR/><BR/>This principle could be applied to almost anything else, of course: smoking, gluttony, couch-potatoitis, etc. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, that's why I don't drink. <BR/><BR/>LesLes Puryearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212653606124739664noreply@blogger.com