To the editor: With all due respect to Eli Federman, I take situation together with his op-ed article on rethinking the role of wine in religious ceremonies due to alcohol’s critical well being penalties.
As we speak, a lot is claimed to trigger most cancers — preservatives in meals, pesticides in our soil, some even concern cellphones and microwaves. There are additionally lethal medication that do extra harm to younger folks than anything.
A glass or two of wine to me is a pleasure, and at present I’m very wholesome. I like joyous prayer time elevating that cup — it warms my soul and my physique, and sure, there’s something religious about it.
Elaine Vanoff, West Hollywood
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To the editor: Had Federman written 20 years in the past, he would have been touting science’s assist of reasonable red-wine consuming and explaining how religions resembling Judaism and Catholicism made use of fermented grape juice of their ceremonies.
Over time, the scientific examine of food and drinks has yielded wildly completely different — usually conflicting — proof resulting in equally conflicting conclusions.
Caffeine is unhealthy — no, good — no, unhealthy. A glass of pink wine a day extends life, or perhaps it shortens life. Eggs increase ldl cholesterol; no, they don’t. The record is lengthy. All of those declarations needs to be consumed with a grain of salt.
Science advances, and extra info is healthier than much less. So let’s see whether or not the brand new pondering on alcohol will stand the take a look at of time earlier than we throw out lots of and even hundreds of years of spiritual rituals.
Lastly, although one could make reference to smoking warnings as a template for the alcohol state of affairs, the 2 are usually not related. Mild and even reasonable consuming impacts nobody aside from the consumer (so long as the drinker doesn’t drive), however secondhand smoke impacts everybody.
Andrew E. Rubin, Los Angeles
