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temperance movement
'''Temperance''' is the ability to avoid indulging to excess; to control one's appetite and avoid yielding to [[gluttony]], [[lust]] or wild abandon. In [[Christian]] tradition, it is considered one of the four cardinal [[virtue]]s. According to [[Aquinas]], excessive [[love]] of good things is one of the primary sources of [[sin]], and temperance is the virtue needed to avoid this. [[God]]'s bountiful creation affords multifarious delights, and as the custodians of that creation it is right that people should enjoy them (see Genesis 1:29). However, this enjoyment must be tempered with [[prayer]]ful moderation to avoid leading down a sinful way.
'''Temperance''' is the ability to avoid indulging to excess; to control one's appetite and avoid yielding to [[gluttony]], [[lust]] or wild abandon. In [[Christian]] tradition, it is considered one of the four cardinal [[virtue]]s. According to [[Aquinas]], excessive [[love]] of good things is one of the primary sources of [[sin]], and temperance is the virtue needed to avoid this. [[God]]'s bountiful creation affords multifarious delights, and as the custodians of that creation it is right that people should enjoy them (see Genesis 1:29). However, this enjoyment must be tempered with [[prayer]]ful moderation to avoid leading down a sinful way.
During the 19th and 20th Centuries, the Temperance Movement was a campaign specifically aimed at encouraging moderation in [[alcohol]] consumption and/or [[teetotal]]ism. It was particularly associated with the [[Methodist]] Church<ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REtemperance.htm Dictionary of Methodism - Temperance Society]</ref>.
[[Category:Morality]]
[[Category:Morality]]