09-25-2003, 10:08 PM
Quote:Yes, I am familiar with the prohibition. Look where that got the US, organised crime. There is no denying that alcohol bring with it a whole lot of grief and in my own view, it needs better licensing laws rather than an out right ban. Same goes with smoking which I believe is common in the Middle East.Yes, alcholoics will do anything for alcohol:) . Organized crime was on the increase. Im sure you have heard about Capone in Chicago. But they should not have allowed alchol to begin with. I don't know about you but 1/50 people on the road are drunk...a scarry statistic. No way im putting my life in their hands.
Smoking is not allowed in Islam since it harms the body. But people do it anyway and yes it is common in the middle east and anywhere you find people in general, I guess they aren't so aware of the death statistics.