Beer

I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Without getting into the abstinence argument, I think I know where he was coming from. The consumption of alcohol made Franklin happy, after all he had a reputation for being a little on the wild side. He was happy imbibing.
Maybe it had to do with the company with which he drank. After all, those who go to clubs and bars usually are a happy lot, even if it is for the short time that they are drinking and enjoying each other's company. Then, too, there's not much criticism there. Almost all are accepted if they are of age.
I don't know about the beer part, but I do know that God loves us and wants us to be happy. That's why he sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. But did God provide for Christians a place to go and have fellowship. You betcha. It's called the church. The place where even those who are non-Christians are accepted. I attend the Pintlala Baptist Church in Hope Hull, Alabama. We're a loving, caring noncritical fellowship of believers who have found that Franklin was right: God does love us and want us to be happy.