Actually....as you may imagine NI is a bit over-specced on dickhead religious type.
Several times when friends and I have been enjoying a quiet bottle of cider, and been accosted by these roaming annoyances..
However on 2 occasions it was worth it. They always give the "booze lecture"
And I always respon by mentioning one of the great biblical benders ( or which there are many).
the followin are 2 responses ACTUALLY receviec frmo Christians regarding booze.
"well you see the wine in biblical days was non alhoholic"....right OK, so all those guys crowing about invented a way to de-booze beer, they just cribbed it out of leviticus.
Acan anyone else see these vast industrial complexes out on the plains of Isreal...removing alcohol lest anyone use it to preserve fruit.
But my all time fave....doubly so because 4 of them consulted on this one.....
"Wine in the bible is a generic term for all drinks it could even mean water"
I just stared...I'd NEVER in my life been handed a feed line like this.....i took a deep breath so I could so this right and....
"So, at the wedding feast in Cana, Jesus, the son of God, miraculously turned water....into water....Heaven be praised for he IS the son of God"
Nothing coherent came from them after that just half words and stunned looks, so we wandered away