I was at a rehearsal dinner for a wedding this past week, and during the meal the pastor had a beer or two.  In the past, I would've raised major objections to this behavior, partly because Christians + alcohol = gray area, but also because my beliefs tell me that pastors + alcohol = very bad.  I still believe that pastors should be careful about how much they drink and who they drink around.  But at the same time, I see the behavior as completely harmless.  My argument used to be that pastors need to set a good example, and it's not that no one should ever drink alcohol, it's that if people see a pastor drink, they feel like their actions are justified.  If he's doing it, I can do it.  But the more I think about that, the less I agree with it.  People will drink no matter who or what gives them justification.  People don't need a reason to drink.  So in reality, seeing a pastor have a beer or two brings him down to the level of the common person.  Everyone looks at a pastor and sees this unapproachably perfect person with a direct line to God.  Seeing him drink a beer makes him completely human, which he was in the first place. #religion