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echo: philos
to: MARK BLOSS
from: WILLIAM ELLIOT
date: 1998-03-30 07:40:00
subject: Bread and Wine

 >>> Mark Bloss on Bread and Wine 
 WE> During American prohibition what happened to the Christian custom of
 WE> bread and wine?  Nothing or was it also prohibited to allow only the
 WE> breaking of bread? 
 MB> Nothing.  But Mush was used instead - the "wine" of the New Testament
 MB> was _new_ wine - or unfermented Mush, basically, grape-juice.
The custom was changed to fit the circumstances.  A simple resolution, 
demonstrating an unusual flexibility upon the part of Christians.  Tho the 
change was small especially considering that Christian helped to instigated 
prohibition in the first place.  Thank you.
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