If Ben Franklin said: " Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy,"?

I too, think Kermit the Frog is incahoots with Satan.

I don't understand how Satan enters into this situation. Ben Franklin was a well known partier. He said a lot of things just to be funny. Are you equating drinking alcohol w/ being the devils puppet? If so, we're all in trouble.

Nope it makes ole Ben a wise man.

BTW: Martin Luther very much enjoyed liquid bread. I believe I will have a few cold ones myself.

edit -- As a Christian and also a historian, I can tell you that it is only in the United States and only since the mid 1800's that being completely alcohol free has been considered a requirement for christians.

Moderation is what scripture teaches.

edit -- If you actually study historical context of many of the instances translated "wine" in the Bible it would more rightly be beer. Yes they drank beer in the Bible. *GASP*

Good ol Ben was an Atheist and probably said that with tongue firmly in cheek.

FYI I did a search of the bible once on wine, and scripture truly encourages the drinking of wine, those protestants that say it was all "new wine" meaning grape juice, need to dig deeper. If you do you find that there were occasions where New wine is mentioned and that they are the exceptions, not the rule, when the bible says wine it means wine, when it says new wine it means new wine.

Yea I think he was making a joke

"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." — Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1758.

one of our founding fathers incahoots with Satan?haha

"History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government." - Thomas Jefferson

"In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people." - James Madison

" The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity." - John Adams

Pour me a pint and I'll think it over.

And for the record, beer was invented by the ancient Egyptians, about the same time that they started baking bread. Yeast and grain, one is liquid, the other is solid.

Now where is that beer you offered me?

C'mon don't be such a kill-joy! Remember, Jesus? According to the Christians, one of his first miracles was turning water into wine in a wedding banquet! And he's supposed to be God, according to the Christians again!

I always knew Ben Franklin was a closet Pastafarian.

This country is built on truth, justice, the American way, and drunks, and druggies.What more could you want?

Hey? What? I don't understand your argument, unless you're one of the churchy types who hates beer.