# Altar wine & Prohibition

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altar-wine-prohibition/68815>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 14, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altar-wine-prohibition/68815 "2001-06-14T15:44:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altar-wine-prohibition/68815/1 "2001-06-14T15:44:21Z")

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In the piece on churches using altar wine during the Prohibition days ( [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/maltarwine.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/maltarwine.html) ) we see ". . . allowed many people to avoid the spirit of the law. "  
Har! Nice one, Songbird.  
RR