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  EAWC Anthology: Summa Theologica II-II, Question 150
Assiduity makes drunkenness a mortal sin, not on account of the mere repetition of the act, but because it is impossible for a man to become drunk assiduously, without exposing himself to drunkenness knowingly and willingly, since he has many times experienced the strength of wine and his own liability to drunkenness.
Drunkenness was the occasional cause of slavery, in so far as Cham brought the curse of slavery on to his descendants, for having laughed at his father when the latter was made drunk.
Drunkenness may be an excuse for sin, not in the point of its being itself a sin, but in the point of the defect that results from it, as stated above.
eawc.evansville.edu /anthology/aquinas150.htm   (2023 words)

  
  Drunkenness - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is also disquieting to discover that the average number of prosecutions for drunkenness in the three years 1897-1899 was 51% higher than the average for 1857-1861, and 35% higher than the average for 1862-1866.
A heavy ratio of drunkenness in a small district may often give a county an unfavourable position in the general averages, notwithstanding favourable conditions in the rest of its area.
In London, 38% of the drunkenness is attributable to women; in Manchester, 36%; in Belfast and Glasgow, 32%.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Drunkenness   (1274 words)

  
 Drunkenness
Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i.e.
An appropriate first aid response to an unconscious, drunken person is a manuver known as the recovery position.
Severe drunkenness and diabetic coma can be mistaken for each other, with potentially serious medical consequences for diabetics.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/d/dr/drunkenness.html   (1105 words)

  
 Drunkenness - TheKolWiki
Drunkenness is reset to zero each day at rollover.
Whenever your drunkenness is enough for a message about your drunkenness in your character pane, your messages in chat will also occasionally be followed by "-hic-".
Since most drunkenness is gained while gaining adventures, it is standard strategy to become falling-down drunk at the end of every day and let the gained adventures roll over as the drunkenness is removed.
kol.coldfront.net /thekolwiki/index.php/Drunkenness   (540 words)

  
 Drunkenness
Nevertheless, an intoxicated person is often seen as not able to control his/her urges or acknowledging limits of drinking and is thus treated with disrespect, related to -- as commonly may be seen in bars -- perceived uncontrollable, annoying, or intrusive behavior.
The symptoms of drunkenness are generally reported to be positive, at least until it wears off and the associated hangover starts, mostly a result of dehydration and exhaustion.
Those incur grave guilt who, by drunkenness or a love of speed, endanger their own and others' safety on the road, at sea, or in the air.
www.mrsci.com /Alcohol-Abuse/Drunkenness.php   (389 words)

  
 Drunkenness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of ethyl alcohol to a degree that mental and physical facilities are noticeably impaired.
Behavioural changes associated with drunkenness are, to some degree, both cultural and contextual.
In the United States, for example, it is commonly a minor offense for an individual to be so intoxicated in a public place that he is unable to care for his own safety or the safety of others.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drunkenness   (611 words)

  
 Drunkenness
Drunkenness is not a drinking pattern but the outcome of certain patterns that involve the consumption of substantial amounts of alcohol in a brief period of time.
Because it is associated with a broad range of social and heath problems, both acute and chronic, drunkenness represents a public health and public order issue.
Drunkenness is a behavior found across cultures and geographic borders.
www.icap.org /Home/PolicyIssues/Drunkenness/tabid/126/Default.aspx   (295 words)

  
 Spiritual Drunkenness | TheResurgence
Drunken persons are frequently guilty of gross exaggerations, and much of what they say must be taken with a grain of salt.
The stories of drunken sons who have beat their praying mothers to death are among the most awful in all literature.
When God forces His people into a state of spiritual drunkenness it is not because He has abandoned them forever but because He wishes to provide them evidence of their grievous departure from Him and time and place for full and lively repentance.
theresurgence.com /richard_roberts_1993-10_spiritual_drunkenness   (7054 words)

  
 Drunkenness - Wikipedia
'Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol to a sufficient degree to impair mental and motor functioning.
Some societies, such as those of Russia and Ireland, have cultural stereotypes associated with drunkenness--in such societies, the ability to drink vast quantities of alcohol without getting drunk is thought to be worthy of respect.
This is because the presence of food in the stomach is able to slow the absorption of alcohol in to the bloodstream, diluting its effects over a longer period of time.
nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drunkenness   (979 words)

  
 George Whitefield - 52 - The Heinous Sin of Drunkenness
We may say of drunkenness, as Solomon does in strife, that it is like the letting out of water; for we know not what will be the end thereof.
SIXTH reason against the sin of drunkenness; it absolutely unfits a man for the enjoyment of God in heaven, and exposes him to his eternal wrath.
To see and enjoy God, and to be like the blessed angels, always beholding the face of our heavenly Father, in the glories of his kingdom, is such an unspeakable happiness, that even wicked men, though they will not live the life of the righteous, cannot but wish their future state to be like his.
www.reformed.org /documents/Whitefield/WITF_052.html   (3166 words)

  
 Philo: On Drunkenness
For devotion to crime is equivalent to devotion to swelling up, and kindling, and inflaming the poison which is the great cause of folly, namely ignorance, a thing which can never be extinguished, but which is at all times and in every case raising a conflagration and fury in the soul.
But those are intoxicated with that drunkenness which proceeds form wine, who pass their whole lives without ever having tasted wisdom, though they have a continued hunger and desire for it.
We said, then, that under the name of drunkenness was signified that covetousness and greediness, which has often greatly injured many persons, and the votaries of which one may see, even though they may be amply filled in all the channels of their bodies, still unsatisfied and empty as to their desires.
www.earlychristianwritings.com /yonge/book13.html   (6442 words)

  
 Drunkenness Quotes & Quotations compiled by GIGA
Drunkenness is a flattering devil, a sweet poison, a pleasant sin, which whosoever hath hath not himself; which whosoever doth commit doth not commit sin, but he himself is wholly sin.
Drunkenness is the vice of a good constitution or of a bad memory--of a constitution so treacherously good that it never bends till it breaks; or of a memory that recollects the pleasures of getting intoxicated, but forgets the pains of getting sober.
Some of the domestic evils of drunkenness are houses without windows, gardens without fences, fields without tillage, barns without roofs, children without clothing, principles, morals or manners.
www.giga-usa.com /quotes/topics/drunkenness_t001.htm   (712 words)

  
 The End of Drunkenness?
There seems to be a drive toward drunkenness (as identified in Ronald Siegel's book, "Intoxication") as a way of transcending ordinary experience, of fusing one's identity with a larger social unit, or as just plain fun.
Whether the urge for intoxication is inherent or irresistible or not, drunkenness nonetheless seems to be a commonplace human experience.
For individuals whose drunkenness is habitual and obviously harmful, some have recognized a need to quarantine and protect the drunkard.
www.peele.net /lib/end.html   (2040 words)

  
 Drunkenness, by T. DeWitt Talmage
Drunkenness is the greatest evil of this nation, and it takes no logical process to prove to the audience that a drunken nation cannot long be a free nation.
I call your attention to the fact, that drunkenness is not subsiding; certainly that it is not at a standstill, but that it is on an onward march, and it is a double quick.
Drunkenness and free institutions are coming into a terrible death grapple.
www.gotothebible.com /HTML/drunkenness.html   (3108 words)

  
 Against drunkenness
Drunkenness is sin in and of itself… "nor drunkards...
John Chrysostom, describing the misfortune and destruction of drunkenness, says, "Drunkenness is self-imposed possession, the emptying of thought, a calamity of derision, a disease worthy of ridicule, a voluntary demon" (Homily on the Resurrection), and much more.
Remember the misfortunes caused by drunkenness, and compare the condition of a sober life with the condition of a drunken life.
www.orthodoxphotos.com /readings/journey2/drunkenness.shtml   (549 words)

  
 DRUNKENNESS IN THE SPIRIT
Reports of drunkenness in the spirit are widespread and the norm throughout this movement.
Further, and quite contrary to drunkenness was clear preaching of the gospel, as see in the part of the sermon which is transcribed in scripture in Acts 2:22-39.
The use of this verse in opposing drunkenness in the spirit is questioned by some in the movement who say that this is not applicable because it refers to the coming of the Redeemer.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/4948/drunk.html   (2084 words)

  
 TheSpoof.com : Drunkenness Splits from Alcohol funny satire story
Drunkenness has narrowly voted to secede from its union with Alcohol, results from yesterday's global referendum on substance-abuse say.
The ruling states that a condition of Drunkenness can now be reached whenever a person wishes and without recourse to liquid intoxicants provided that persons under the the age of 18 have sought permission from a parent or guardian.
Publicans in particular have argued that the separation of Alcohol and Drunkenness could be disastrous and may threaten to tear the very fabric of society.
www.thespoof.com /news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i10802   (705 words)

  
 DRUNKENNESS - Online Information article about DRUNKENNESS
earth itself, seem drunken and unstable, he alone sober, till at last the final stage is reached, and he falls on the ground insensible—dead drunk (alcoholic coma)—a state from which, after profound slumber, he at last awakes feverish, exhausted, sick and giddy, with ringing ears, a throbbing heart and a violent headache.
ness: It is also disquieting to discover that the average number of prosecutions for drunkenness in the three years 1897-1899 was 51% higher than the average for 18,57-1861, and 35% higher than the average for 1862-1866.
period, from which it may be seen that, while crime generally (excluding drunkenness) decreased 28% in England and Wales since 1857-1861, drunkenness increased 51%.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /DRO_ECG/DRUNKENNESS.html   (2723 words)

  
 Drunkenness - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Drunkenness very frequently supplies Biblical writers with striking metaphors and similes.
The sword and the arrow are said to be sodden with drink like a drunkard with wine (Deuteronomy 32:42; Jeremiah 46:10).
Rome) is portrayed under the figure of a "great harlot" who makes kings "drunken with the wine of her fornication"; and who is herself "drunken with the blood of the saints, and...
www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T2814   (1380 words)

  
 Drunkenness   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The weekend is party time, a time of drunkenness, illicit sex, drug use, excessive, unbridled lust, lasciviousness, carousing and riotous living.
That is because drunkenness leads to name calling, fighting and poverty.
Drunkenness is a wicked sin of the flesh which bars entrance into God’s kingdom.
www.reformed.com /pub/drunk.htm   (2083 words)

  
 Drunkenness A Study in the Scriptures by Diane Dew
they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
In the Old Testament, drunkenness was considered worthy of death.
K. Newly saved individuals are expected to put aside the drunkenness of their past life.
www.dianedew.com /drunken.htm   (849 words)

  
 The Heinous Sin of Drunkenness   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SECOND, What makes drunkenness more exceedingly sinful, is, that a man, by falling into it, sinneth against his own body.
The apostle, therefore, in the words of the text, exhorts the Ephesians, “not to be drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but to be filled with the Spirit;” thereby implying, that drunkenness and the Spirit of God could never dwell in the same heart.
But I hasten to lay down a THIRD means for those who would overcome the sin of drunkenness, to enter upon a life of STRICT SELF-DENIAL and mortification: for this kind of sin goeth not forth but by prayer and fasting.
logosresourcepages.org /GreatSermons/sinof.htm   (3264 words)

  
 BBC News | HEALTH | £1m campaign to cut drunkenness
Ms Coussins said: "This campaign is the start of a long haul to change the image of drunkenness and the culture of excess around alcohol in Britain.
Rob Hayward, chief executive of the Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association, said it is important to convince drinkers of the difference between having a drink and getting drunk.
Dr Hazel Watson, secretary of the Nursing Council on Alcohol and a researcher at Glasgow University, said alcohol fuelled violence is an increasing problem for the NHS.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/1223357.stm   (474 words)

  
 Drunkenness
The weekend is party time, a time of drunkenness, illicit sex, drug use, excessive, unbridled lust, lasciviousness, carousing and riotous living.
That is because drunkenness leads to name calling, fighting and poverty.
Drunkenness is a wicked sin of the flesh which bars entrance into God’s kingdom.
reformedonline.com /view/reformedonline/drunk.htm   (2073 words)

  
 Sun.Star Davao - ALANIB: The evils of drunkenness
THE evils of drunkenness in this write-up is not based on what you say, or what others say.
Noah's drunkenness led to shame (Genesis 9:21); Lot's drunkenness led to confusion (Genesis 19:33); Ahassuerus' drunkenness led to folly (Esther 1:10,11); Benhadad's drunkenness led to defeat (I Kings 20:16-20); Belshazzar's drunkenness led to sacrilege (Daniel 5:1-5).
Drinkers, stop, look, and listen to this: Anachonis, the philosopher, was asked by what means a man might guard against the vice of drunkenness.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2002/09/15/oped/tim.r..alanib.html   (432 words)

  
 Drunkenness
Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of ethyl alcohol to a degree that mental and physical facilities are noticeably impaired.
Brain Imaging Study Of Drunk Drivers Pinpoints Neurological Changes (November 22, 2004) — Imaging studies of the brain when it is under the influence of alcohol reveal that different areas of the brain are impaired under high and low levels of alcohol, according to a Yale study published...
How Drug Binds To Neurons To Stop Drunken Symptoms Of Alcohol (May 10, 2006) — UCLA researchers have discovered how an alcohol antidote drug binds to specific receptors on neurons to stop the drunken behavioral symptoms of alcohol.
www.sciencedaily.com /articles/d/drunkenness.htm   (611 words)

  
 Drunkenness Not of God
This drunken generation makes the excuse that "Jesus drank wine," yet, they are making such a statement out of pure ignorance of what the Bible says about drunkenness.
Genesis 9:21: And he (Noah) drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
Galatians 5:21: Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
members.tripod.com /~Chaplain1/drunk.html   (1614 words)

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