Muslims had and still have plenty of conflicts, some armed, about what is the correct Muslim morality, making pronouncements on that from the outside is akin to certain western politicians trying to authoritatively claim that terrorism is not real Islam, as if anyone who cares about "real Islam" cares about what non-Muslim political leader's opinion on that subject is, of all people.Anyway the reason that @mrttao caller it degenerate is not because alcohol is universally degenerate in all times and all places. It’s because it’s degenerate for Muslims. Muslims are compromising their morality.
Alcohol abuse is degenerate regardless of whether it's done by a Christian, Muslim or an atheist.
Likewise with khat abuse, no matter what cult, religion or philosophy one subscribes to and what it says about that, due to material and social consequences such activity has.
And i won't stop considering a degenerate pothead a degenerate just because he converts to Rastafarianism and now his religion says it's ok.
I don't care for Mormon's conservatism in their religious belief any more than for Muslim's.I can make an example using Mormonism a western religion. Everyone here thinks their a kooky cult them changing their policies that were made by the founder like no blacks in the priesthood even if it’s racist and stupid has changed nothing. Do you respect the Mormons now for abandoning their traditional beliefs more are you more likely to join?
It's for their religious leaders and followers to decide what's better for them and their religion alike, to change or not, and in what ways, i won't subscribe to it either way. For those outside, it's a matter of how that change affects their relations with non-Mormons.