the rationale for maintaining prohibition at the local level is often religious in nature, as many evangelical protestant christian denominations discourage the consumption of alcohol by their followers ("see" christianity and alcohol, sumptuary law, and bootleggers and baptists). in utah, while state law does not allow for dry counties, laws designed to restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol are common in (but not exclusive to) this mostly lds (mormon) state. consumption of alcohol is discouraged by the lds church.