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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of churches allow you to dip the wager into the wine instead of drinking directly from the cup. Also, alcohol sterilizes. [/quote]

And that's better because?..

1. You do realize that any person who has any unstable hand due to age, be it old or young or have vision issues
can deep more then just the wafer but half of their fingers? In theory..

2. Okay, I get it, alcohol sterilizes. But what about actual science? Would  you drink from that cup knowing
that half of the congregation has HIV because alcohol sterilizes and  you would have FULL confidence that
it did it for you? Do you believe there is NO person with HIV or other grave disease at the time sharing?

3. Also, what exactly is the power of sterilization of the wine? What is the power of wine diluted with water
because - correct me if I am wrong - they wine has certain amount of water added to it during some if not most services? 
I am afraid that even the purest of alcohols available.. of highest proof would not sterilize anything sufficiently
to trust it. But you are telling me that diluted wine makes it totally safe? In addition, I was observing the
service when people were drinking form the same cup, and then a person who administered, wiped the edge
clean after every person.. here comes the  punch: with the same cloth!!! 
So you tell me, was he actually cleaning the edge or decontaminating it with all the collected germs that
he wiped so far?

I am not an expert and I do respect all traditions but in this case it would be most beneficial to  see some change
or at least run some extensive tests to make sure the people are safe.

This is a random scientific paper that researched medical tools sterilization and even this came with conclusion
that doing so with pure alcohol did not provide complete but partial sterilization. Again, I don't know if
we can find papers on sterilizing with wine. Would be interested. Are there any reliable materials
that could reassure and support your notion that this is safe? Think about all the winter seasonal
health issues. Think about the fact that many people go to the church in very difficult situations
to pray for themselves when they are sick, or their loved ones, many elderly people comes too
and then, how can one be sure that they don't actually pass and exchange more of this then 
one would hope they don't?

The methods and process is different but the end result is concerning.
https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(17)30632-6/abstract

I would love someone to provide some supporting data that this is actually safe.[/quote]

This is actually pretty rare nowadays.  Most churches use the individual glass cups.[/quote]

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