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Apparently in Mt. Airy Wine Ain’t Christian

From a story on WXII's site about some Baptists in Mt. Airy getting ready to work a local wine festival:

A group of about 100 Baptists from 10 to 15 local churches plan to stand at four intersections in town to express their opinion to those who will be attending the Budbreak Wine Festival on Saturday.

Tim Crotts, pastor of Beartrail Baptist Church, is heading up the group.

“We are taking an opportunity to proclaim Christ. We will be holding signs and banners so people driving in and out from the event can see our message — Jesus saves,” Crotts said…

Crotts said drinking wine is “not a Christian thing to do.”

That last one has me scratching my head a little for a couple of reasons.  Namely the whole water to wine thing and the fact that Catholics (and some other mainstream religions) serve wine in church.  I do believe that Catholics count as Christians.