Posted on 08/17/2019 7:17:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a warning to members that coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name, that vaping is banned despite the alluring flavors and that marijuana is outlawed unless prescribed by "competent" doctors.
The new guidance in the August issue of a church youth magazine does not include fundamental changes to the religion's strict health code, but clarifications are significant and seem to reflect growing concern about young Latter-day Saints' adherence to the rules.
The article says it aims to clear up issues that could be confusing for young people within the religion's "Word of Wisdom," a set of rules about what foods and drinks are good for members and what substances they should avoid.
The rules prohibit alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs and coffee and tea. They are based on what church members believe was a revelation from God to founder Joseph Smith in 1833. The faith's rejection of coffee has long generated curiosity and more than a few jokes, including a scene in the biting satirical Broadway musical called "The Book of Mormon" where dancing cups of coffee appear in a missionary's nightmare.
The new instructions about coffee make clear that there's no gray area allowing coffee-infused drinks and allude to the wide variety that could tempt members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church.
"The word coffee isn't always in the name of coffee drinks. So, before you try what you think is just some new milkshake flavor, here are a couple of rules of thumb: One, if you're in a coffee shop (or any other shop that's well-known for its coffee), the drink you're ordering probably has coffee in it, so either never buy drinks at coffee shops or always ask if there's coffee in it,"
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‘Directions’ and ‘prohibitions’ like this seem kind of arbitrary and illogical to me. But - that’s religion, and every one seems to have them :-)
As comedian Emo Philips said, his Mormon father-in-law asked him what good was drinking coffee. Emo answered “It keeps you from being Mormon.”
Yet they’ll drink soda like its going out of style.
Beat me to it..
One of my professors in college was a devout Mormon and a very good man to be respected. We had a big coffee pot in the lab. He loved his coffee. We would always say to him when he raised a cup, “Joseph Smith is watching.” He took it all in good humor and drank the hell out of the coffee pot. He was a good man. His name was Dr. Maxwell. He did not drink alcohol.
One of the largest Coca Cola bottlers in the country is based in SLC
Don't tell them. Whatever gets them through the night.
Don't tell them. Whatever gets them through the night.
LMAO.
Don’t forget polygamy.
All those extra hormones run amok.
I would have to have liquored up coffee to deal with that.
Did he ever toast Joseph Smith with his coffee. I would think you could also have made a joke about Maxwell Coffee.
Kudos to him for his sense of humor.
Green jellow and sprit
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2019/08/vaping-coffee-tea-and-marijuana?lang=eng
I think its because its a dark drink, not a hot drink. They drink herbal teas, etc..
“My wife is into this Italian espresso powder.”
My friend, you are so blessed as espresso is one of the best things in life in a day.
The espresso choice your wife makes must be truly awesome.
Espresso. Not coffee. Everyday Just one
Nicotine is an evil beast. Defeat or avoid
Cannibis CBD And THC are gifts from. The great spirit
All other intoxicants and pharmaceuticals are only for medical need
The opiate class is assuredly to be avoided
If every religion posted their doctrines everyday...
cannabis CBD will drop your blood pressure ten to 20 points in ten minutes. That is a good thing if a few cups of coffee raise your blood pressure.
Want to be wide awake but not stroke out when you drive through traffic to work early in the morning!
Yet oddly enough one of the best coffee stops in all of America is in southern Utah between Escalante and Boulder on SR 12. Check it out (and the highway, it’s an excellent ride).
Must be a bunch of “jack” mormons. Everybody knows “Mountain Dew” is mormon coffee.
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