Your shocked.....better round up the usual suspects.
Posted on 03/03/2008 11:08:00 AM PST by greyfoxx39
Religious and cultural traditions collide in odd ways.
• Is it right to tell election poll workers, assigned to Mormon church meeting houses, to not bring coffee, sodas or anything else caffeinated to refresh themselves during their long day tending to voters?
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First, let’s look at the polling place duties and sipping Maxwell House in the meeting house.
Longtime Tempe poll worker Mary Ann Hemmingson has signed up to work the polls for the March 11 election. She’ll spend her 14- or 15-hour day in a church, but no longer one that belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“I never sign up to work at a Mormon church because the board workers there are not allowed to have any caffeine on the premises,” she said. “That means no coffee in the morning and no Diet Coke in the afternoon. ... You don’t want to see what I look like without my daily dose of caffeine. It’s not a pretty picture.”
“The Word of Wisdom” portion of the Doctrine and Covenants, put forth in 1833 by church founder and prophet Joseph Smith, says that “hot drinks are not for the body or belly.” Add to that what H. Burke Peterson, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, said in 1975: “We know that cola drinks contain the drug caffeine. We know caffeine is not wholesome nor prudent for the use of our bodies. It is only sound judgment to conclude that cola drinks and any others that contain caffeine or other harmful ingredients should not be used.”
Advising followers to restrict what they take into their bodies is one thing, but applying that mandate to those people who perform a public job inside their buildings in a one-day stint seems to be taking things too Far.
(Excerpt) Read more at eastvalleytribune.com ...
They don't question their members about the prescription drugs they abuse. You could be taking Adderall, Dexedrine, Ritalin or any other number of prescription stimulants and still get a temple recommend, but God forbid you should have a cup of coffee.
Your shocked.....better round up the usual suspects.
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Fresh orange juice will always contain Ethyl Alcohol in some amount, up to about 300mgl. If you pasteurize it, it will cook out most of the Alcohol, but if you then leave it out of the refrigerator for a day or so, it will start to ferment.
You just turned both cheeks to her!
We poll workers are not all old.
In fact I was half the age of most of the workers. We always have fun, and no one waits in line for more than a few minutes.
ROTFL!
In my area, poll workers are not allowed to leave the building. In fact we have to make arangements for lunch to be delivered by someone, you must stay in the polling area at all times.
Bathroom breaks are the only exception.
Well, if you can't drink the coffee, you won't need the bathroom break ;)
By 2pm we all need a pick-me-up!
Caffeine is a gift from God. :)
If you drink the Postum, you'll have to go puke.
I have always respected your posts, and you devout Catholic faith.
Good to see you are still on the forum. I think you are one of the very first members here.
Sky
If you load it up with lots of heavy cream and real sugar, it's almost bearable.
very, very funny.
That wasn't very nice, resty.
You wouldn't be attempting to get another thread locked down for "childish behavior"...would you?
Tried to tell the little woman that. She keeps accusing me of putting Tequila in the orange juice. (It does hide very well there)
That was not nice, at all, resty!
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