A drinking Christian...NEVER...

I was talking to Josh Tedder about work and we got on the subject of alcohol. I was commenting on how everyone at Famous Dave's drinks every weekend. And he said, "Kevin, everyone in college drinks except Christians. In highschool only the popular people drank, but in college, the nerds, the jocks, the artsy people, the everyones drink." I have come back from a culture where everyone drinks. But it's so much different here in America. In America, it is a social or at least Christian taboo to drink. So rebellion and alcohol are seen as one in the same. And nobody rebels in moderation. Nobody rebels intelligently. Rebellion comes in excess, indulgence, and drunken kegers. This is why I think we need to lower the drinking age and I think we need to lower our legalism in the church. If we can take the edge of alcohol. Make it not a big deal. See a guy drinking with his buddies and not think he is a sinner who is going to hell. Then we might have some progression. Alcohol isn't the problem. It's people's views on alcohol. (and I will probably be berated for this post...eye roll...)