
The pastor of a multicultural church in Minneapolis is set to open a pub he hopes will be a place for the community to come together.
The pastor of a multicultural church in Minneapolis is set to open a pub he hopes will be a place for the community to come together.
Catholics and Protestants in the United States have major a difference in drinking habits, as do mainline Protestants and evangelicals, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
Christians in the Protestant tradition agree that drunkenness is a sin, but they’re divided on the subject of total abstinence from alcohol, according to a new survey from LifeWay Research.
The pastor of a California church says his congregation has plans to open a restaurant and brewery and then use the proceeds for Planned Parenthood and other charities.
Green Bay, Wis., has the highest percentage of adults who regularly drink heavily and the Provo-Orem, Utah, area the lowest percentage, according to a new study by 24/7 Wall Street that examined the percentage of adults who report binge or heavy drinking within the past 30 days.
What is the Christian view on gay marriage? Are spiritual gifts biblical? Can Christians drink alcohol? These are some of the topics that often cause heated controversy within the church today. Christians take very different opinions on these issues and both sides refer to Scripture to support their views. Discernment is certainly necessary, even among a group of believers in today's culture. Whatever your views on each of these topics, hopefully reading this list of the areas where the church often experiences division will encourage us as Christ-followers to strive for unity within our own churches and even across denominations, because although there is much division and controversy among the broader church, there are also core doctrines that unite us.
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Christian leader R. C. Sproul, Jr. has been arrested for a DUI--a fact that is ironic given his advocacy for drinking alcohol in moderation.