Why does the church care about this?

[Mormon Red Death]

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7998890?source=rv

I can see if its Porn but Malt Liquor?

[Goatnapper'96]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7998890?source=rv

I can see if its Porn but Malt Liquor?

You do know that the Church spokesman represents those watchmen on the watchtowers, don't you?

[Mormon Red Death]

Does this mean that the church considers anyone who drinks alcohol to be sinning?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Goatnapper'96

You do know that the Church spokesman represents those watchmen on the watchtowers, don't you?

We want them on that wall. We need them on that wall.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7998890?source=rv

I can see if its Porn but Malt Liquor?

I personally don't have a problem with it, but just the other day while at the grocery store, my 13 year old son saw some of the flavored malt beverages and asked me why there was soda in the beer cooler. I explained to him that it wasn't soda, but an alcoholic drink and he responded that it looked more like soda.

If it caught the attention of my son, perhaps it is the intention of these companies that produce the "alcopops" to target young kids about how malt beverages would be a refreshing thirst quencher. If so, then it should only be sold in liquor stores where juveniles are not allowed.

Then again, I may be way off and just an over-concerned parent.

[hyrum]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I personally don't have a problem with it, but just the other day while at the grocery store, my 13 year old son saw some of the flavored malt beverages and asked me why there was soda in the beer cooler. I explained to him that it wasn't soda, but an alcoholic drink and he responded that it looked more like soda.

If it caught the attention of my son, perhaps it is the intention of these companies that produce the "alcopops" to target young kids about how malt beverages would be a refreshing thirst quencher. If so, then it should only be sold in liquor stores where juveniles are not allowed.

Then again, I may be way off and just an over-concerned parent.

It was next to the beer, not next to the sodie-pop, right?
Vodka looks like water, should they make it pea-green so it doesn't look too much like water?
Cough syrup comes in cherry flavors and contains alcohol, should it be sold in a state liquor store?
Was your son able to buy it?
Say someone 21 years old went to the liquor store to buy some "alcopops" at 3.2 percent and while he was there, it was next to some Everclear (80% alcohol, or something, I forget), thought that would be cool, so he got some of that, too. Now the manufacturers have just drawn the casual drinker in for the hard stuff rather than keeping them browsing the beer cooler at the grocery store. Is that good?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by hyrum

It was next to the beer, not next to the sodie-pop, right?
Vodka looks like water, should they make it pea-green so it doesn't look too much like water?
Cough syrup comes in cherry flavors and contains alcohol, should it be sold in a state liquor store?
Was your son able to buy it?
Say someone 21 years old went to the liquor store to buy some "alcopops" at 3.2 percent and while he was there, it was next to some Everclear (80% alcohol, or something, I forget), thought that would be cool, so he got some of that, too. Now the manufacturers have just drawn the casual drinker in for the hard stuff rather than keeping them browsing the beer cooler at the grocery store. Is that good?

Notice that I said it doesn't bother me that it's sold in the grocery store. You're asking the wrong person.

[danimal]

The church needs to start acting like the international organization that it is and stop meddling in utah politics. It becomes embarrassing.

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by danimal

The church needs to start acting like the international organization that it is and stop meddling in utah politics. It becomes embarrassing.

The problem is that at its heart (or at least that of the leadership) it is still the church of the Utah pioneers. It is Utah first, everything else 2nd. Until that changes (and it only will when most of the leadership comes from outside of Utah) nothing else will.

But I agree with you wholeheartedly.

[MikeWaters]

there are good things about a gentocracy. There are also not-so-good things.