[Magdalen] National TEC policy on Alcohol in the Church

[Jay Weigel]

The priest who was responsible for my decamping from my long-time parish in
TN decreed that ALL coffee served at the church must be decaf "because I
said so" which was his usual reason for anything. (He was also about 5'7
which might explain a few things.) I noted when I attended my late ex's
memorial service that coffee was once again served in both kinds.

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Molly Wolf
>
>  Would you scoff at a church that went out of its way to accommodate
>> wheelchair
>> access because a couple of members couldn't manage stairs? Or should
>> >they stay
>> away too?
>>
>
> Just the opposite. I would not tell people not needing ramps that they
> couldn’t
> use them because someone in a wheelchair might be discomfited.
>
> Neither would I ban coffee because some people are sensitive to caffeine,
> or the bowl of nuts because some people have nut allergies, nor the cookies
> and cakes because some people have diabetes.
>
> But I do suggest that if there are cookies and cakes and sweets that there
> be sugar-free alternates, not to mention decaf or herbal teas and the like.
>
> I'm simply not into special pleading that certain diseases are "special"
> and require everyone else to change their behavior.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>