The legal drinking age in Germany is 16 with exceptions
Technically, it is not considered a sin. Mass consumption of beer for sheer satisfaction is considered as gluttony, which is one of the seven deadly sins.
People were punished publicy for commiting a sin
People were punished publicy for commiting a sin
.Catholic AnswerIt is never a sin to drink beer, as long as it is not to excess, then it would always be a sin. Church is a place to pray so I don't think one would have an opportunity to drink in a Church. If you have given up beer for something, or for a fast day then it would be a sin to drink it. Sunday has never been a fast day.
The sin bill punishes consumers for drinking and smoking. Drinking and smoking isn't a crime, but people have to pay extra for their vices.
People were punished publicy for commiting a sin
If you are a Christian who drinks and you feel guilty perhaps God is trying to tell you something. You can offend a Christian brother or sister by your drinking and make them stumble and that my friend is a sin Romans 14:, which also tells us that if you doubt or if your conscience bothers you that you are drinking that is sin, because if you do not drink from faith: for whatever is not from faith is sin.
Gluttony means excessive eating and drinking
No, drinking is not necessarily a sin. In fact Paul advises Timothy not to drink water only but to drink a little wine for the sake of his stomach.
Yes, and no. The Catholic Church considers alcoholism as in drinking to excessive over a period of time a serious sin. Alcoholism, the condition where the body has become acclimated to a large consumption of alcohol would no longer be considered a serious sin, in and of itself, but the drinking that got you to that point would be considered a serious sin. To be considered a serious sin, free will must be involved, and a free decision. When you get to the point where there is little free will involved and little to no decision then you are looking at other sins perhaps, but no longer the original serious sin of just drinking to excess. Which is not to say that no sin is involved.
An example could be when the puritan townspeople judge Hester and outcast her for the sin that she committed.