While driving down East Broad Street last night, I saw a very interesting sign that was held by a young man who was screaming at the top of his lungs at oncoming traffic and at pedestrians near College Square. It said “DRUNKENNESS IS A SIN.”

This, of course, is not the first time that religious nut jobs have invaded downtown Athens. They seem to flock to college towns to tell us we are all going to Hell blah blah blah and try to persuade the masses that drinking is evil, blah, blah, blah. They did it when I was in school at South Carolina and I am sure they go to every other college in the nation, too.

But see this sign coupled with a conversation I had with my best friend (who, for the record, doesn’t drink at all and never has) a few weeks ago got me thinking about beer in general.