Re: Baha'i considerations about alcohol...

2007-01-09 Thread Jeanine H.
I thought Prema's post was certainly informative as to why moderation in drinking alcohol is no standard at all. However (and someone else can do the research!), I have long understood that non-alcoholic wine and beer AREN'T. They are simply sufficiently reduced in alcohol content as to avoid

Re: Baha'i considerations about alcohol...

2007-01-09 Thread smaneck
(and someone else can do the research!), I have long understood that non-alcoholic wine and beer AREN'T. They are simply sufficiently reduced in alcohol content as to avoid being labeled as regular beer or wine. One should be able to read labels (at least, in the U.S.) to see if it

Re: Baha'i considerations about alcohol...

2007-01-09 Thread smaneck
But as David mentioned earlier - there is non-alcoholic wine available and it can taste just as good as the alcoholic version with meals. Never tell a Frenchman that non-alcoholic wine is just as good.;-} The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is

Re: Baha'i considerations about alcohol...

2007-01-09 Thread Loïc ROYER
Non-alcoholic wine?! never heard about this! (may be an american creation!) it cannot be wine but just grape-fruits juice! (Frenchman point of view) ;-) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:18 PM

Re: Baha'i considerations about alcohol...

2007-01-09 Thread smaneck
Non-alcoholic wine?! never heard about this! (may be an american creation!) it cannot be wine but just grape-fruits juice! (Frenchman point of view);-) Not exactly. There is sparkling grape juice as well which I quite often buy. But non-alcholic wine is where the grapes were allowed to

Re: Baha'i considerations about alcohol...

2007-01-09 Thread Scott Saylors
This is why the House leaves it up to the individual at this time. In beer making the alcohol can be removed from the brew to the point that a non-alcoholic beer has less alcohol content than natural fruit juice. I have never particularly liked non-alcoholic wine, it's flat and far inferior,

Call for papers

2007-01-09 Thread smaneck
31st Annual Conference of the Association for Bahá’í Studies–North America Mississauga, Ontario - August 16-19, 2007 Scholarship and Community-Building Theme Statement Community is the organic entity in which human spiritual and material potential can emerge. It is where people interact and