| Protestants who called themselves "fundamentalists" they believed in the literal truth of the Bible--Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostals were dry | |
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Although the Jewish, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Episcopal, and Lutheran traditions generally allow moderate drinking for those who can do so, it is simply incorrect to accuse them of condoning drunkenness |
While many Lutheran congregations also provide grape juice or unfermented wine as an alternative, Lutherans have more emphasized the historical and ecumenical continuities which wine provides, as well as the richness and multivalences of its symbolic associations.
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