{"id":90957,"date":"2025-10-03T12:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=90957"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:52:59","slug":"if-alcoholism-is-a-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/if-alcoholism-is-a-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"If Alcoholism Is a Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Author Unknown<\/p>\n

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  1. It is the only disease that is contracted by an act of the will.<\/li>\n
  2. It is the only disease that requires a license to propagate it.<\/li>\n
  3. It is the only disease that is bottled and sold.<\/li>\n
  4. It is the only disease that requires more than half a million outlets to spread it.<\/li>\n
  5. It is the only disease that provides revenue for the government.<\/li>\n
  6. It is the only disease that provokes crime.<\/li>\n
  7. It is the only disease that is spread by advertising.<\/li>\n
  8. It is the only disease that is habit-forming.<\/li>\n
  9. It is the only disease without a germ or virus cause, and for which there is no corrective medicine.<\/li>\n
  10. It is the only disease that bars the patient from Heaven.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, do you believe alcoholism is a disease?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Author Unknown It is the only disease that is contracted by an act of the will. It is the only disease that requires a license to propagate it. It is the only disease that is bottled and sold. It is the only disease that requires more than half a million outlets to spread it. 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