Facts : 1 Some permit consumption but prohibit intoxication, while others prohibit alcohol consumption altogether
Facts : 2 In the Qur an, there is a prohibition on the consumption of grape-based alcoholic beverages, and intoxication is considered as an abomination in the Hadith
Facts : 3 Islamic schools of law (Madh hab) have interpreted this as a strict prohibition of the consumption of all types of alcohol and declared it to be haraam ( forbidden ), although other uses may be permitted
Facts : 4 Some Protestant Christian denominations prohibit the drinking of alcohol based upon Biblical passages that condemn drunkenness (such as Proverbs 23:21, Isaiah 28:1, Habakkuk 2:15), but others allow moderate use of alcohol
Facts : 5 In some Christian groups, a small amount of wine is part of the rite of communion
Facts : 6 In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, alcohol consumption is forbidden, and teetotalism has become a distinguishing feature of its members
Facts : 7 In Buddhism, in general, the consumption of intoxicants is discouraged for both monastics and lay followers
Facts : 8 Many followers of Buddhism observe a code of conduct known as the Five Precepts, of which the fifth precept is an undertaking to refrain from the consumption of intoxicating substances (except for medical reasons)
Facts : 9 In the Bodhisattva Vows of the Brahma Net Sutra, observed by some monastic communities and some lay followers, distribution of intoxicants is likewise discouraged as well as consumption
Facts : 10 In the branch of Hinduism known as Gaudiya Vaishnavism, one of the four regulative principles forbids the taking of intoxicants, including alcohol
Facts : 11 In Judaism, the Babylonian Talmud says in Megillah 7b that Rava said: A person is obligated to become intoxicated on Purim until he is unaware of the difference between Cursed be Haman and Blessed be Mordechai
Facts : 12 This is taken to mean that on the Jewish festival of Purim one is commanded to drink alcohol to the point of intoxication
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