Do the Mormons really discourage their members from drinking coffee?

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• Reson why is because our bodies are our temples as it says in scriptures and coffee is bad for our bodies...so there for no coffee, no illegal drugs, no tea (only certain kinds are bad for you), no tabacco, and no alcohol

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  by Beachgirl711 on August 22nd, 2007

• Interesting - thanks for all this info Glenn and Beachgirl :)

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  by Anonymous on October 5th, 2007

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• Business is business my boy, doctrine takes second place when money is involved!

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  by peterpam on August 19th, 2007

• lol... when I first posted this question I left out the second "m" in Mormon.... whoops! any idea why caffeine is evil? +4

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  by Zandalee.Lonely.Lunatic.3yrs-here on August 19th, 2007

• My grandmother was Baptist and when she was around ~ no cards (of any kind), no dancing, and hold on to your hat if you even thought about liquor!! I think most sects have their own taboos. As to why? I wouldn't look for logic.

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  by gone on August 19th, 2007

•   The Mormon church does not own — and never has owned — the Coca Cola company.  A similar myth about us having owned Pepsi is equally false.
   
      http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/mormon.asp

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  by Anonymous on August 19th, 2007

• That being the case Bob please accept my apologies for unwarranted comments!

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  by peterpam on August 19th, 2007

• I heard this from an ex-Mormon, but after reading your comment, BB, did a little research and it came up an urban myth. Another one bites the dust:)

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  by gone on August 19th, 2007

• Yeah, you have to be careful of those ex-Mormons. Many times they have an agenda that does not include telling the truth about us. I am not saying that the one that told you this was lying to you. (He may have just been misled by someone else.) However, there are those out there that will say anything to discredit us.

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  by Glenn Blaylock on August 19th, 2007

• It's hard to find an ex-mormon that is very honest, I have found a few, but these people believe the church to be true and for reasons have been ex-communicated, People who leave the church on thier own are often very bitter. This is what I've found, anyways.

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  by Mini_kilt on August 19th, 2007

• That is not always the case. I work with a man that left the Church because of differences over certain Church practices. He does not strike me as bitter and he and I get along quite well. However, I have also encountered those that left the Church and have become very bitter over the whole thing. These are the ones that actually turn against the Church and make a point of trying to tear it down. These are the type of people from whom I would not expect to get accurate information about the Church.

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  by Glenn Blaylock on August 19th, 2007

• I am an ex-Mormon and I am honest and especially not bitter. I am no longer in the church because of my own personal choices. I don't agree with some of the beliefs and even the one asked about in the question. I am on my own personal journey to find what I truly believe in. I personally don't think it hurts if people have their own opinions about any church. If they are wrong they will find out the truth someday and it's not for anyone else to determine. I have actually defended the church since I've been out because for some unknown reason people have the idea that Mormons worship the devil. It's kind of comical. Anyways just wanted to give you guys my opinion on your convo.

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  by C-Bunny Ninja BOC Princess on April 4th, 2008

• Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am unaware of anywhere where LDS members are told not to have caffeine. My understanding is that we don't drink coffee because we were instructed by a prophet of God not to.

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  by rachelloveswade on October 13th, 2008

• You are correct. We don't claim to know why God told us not to drink coffee or tea. There has been speculation on the reasons, but none of these speculations has been raised to the level of doctrine.

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  by Glenn Blaylock on October 13th, 2008

• Though we have been officially counsiled to avoid any addictive substances (this counsil like the counsil to keep our language clean is not a prerequisite for baptism or entering the temple). And several of the General Authorities, including President Hinkley, have given their opinion that we ought to avoid caffiene.

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  by John Cox on November 18th, 2009

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• Anonymous,
   
  Could you please give a citation for this? I’m not aware of the Church ever stating *why* coffee is against the Word of Wisdom, but I certainly don’t know everything.
   
  Thanks!

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  by the Otter on March 9th, 2008

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• while it may make you feel good for the moment...20 years down the road you will feel the effect it really had on you. Maintain a healthy life style and you should feel great!

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  by Beachgirl711 on August 22nd, 2007

• I've tried. I don't feel great with a completely healthy lifestyle. I need caffiene, and beer.

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  by killdrphil - reasonable for a madman on August 22nd, 2007

• LOL

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  by C-Bunny Ninja BOC Princess on April 4th, 2008

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• Good answer, edndori. However, can you cite anyplace that says that herbal teas are okay? To the best of my knowledge, the Church has never taken any position on whether or not any particular type of “tea” be prohibited.
   
  Welcome to Answerbag!

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  by the Otter on January 7th, 2009

• thank you. That is an excelent question.
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  Checking it out I found that the original revelation of the Word of Wisdom also states: "And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man. Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving.
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  I was incorrect in saying they are ok.
  I should have said they are not specifically prohibited by it.
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  Just about anything water soluable can be made in to a tea, and not everything that can be is wholesome.
  Find out before you drink it. Use your head.

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  by edndori on January 8th, 2009

• Exactly. The definition of “tea” has been left up to the individual, which is exactly why each of us must—as you rightly state—use his or her head. :-)
   
  Thanks again!

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  by the Otter on January 9th, 2009

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• Actually though it was first recieved as counsil and not commandment, it was later revealed by God, and sustained to be by the membership of the church a commandment.
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  Adherance to the word of wisdom is now a condition for baptism.

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  by John Cox on November 18th, 2009

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• The government didn't trump God, Mormons continued polygamy for quite some time after the government said no. It wasn't until God said to discontinue the practice that the church did.

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  by John Cox on November 18th, 2009

• HUM, thats funny lol, thanks John. I needed a good laugh.

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  by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on November 18th, 2009

• Anytime

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  by John Cox on November 18th, 2009

• For the benefit of the reader(s)--
  
  1- Adultery (which includes cheating on your spouse) is never tolerated and can lead to excommunication.
  
  2- I'm not going to argue about polygamy because I don't the full reason why. However the reader should be aware that we've discontinued polygamy.
  
  3- Calling someone self-righteous does not disprove prophetic counsel. I'm not saying that it's okay to be self-righteous but the argument is fallacious.
  
  4- Like John stated, we hold different views than our critics. I'm not ashamed to be a Latter-Day Saint.

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  by TenLostTribes on February 25th, 2010

• Did Joseph Smith commit adultery B_D_?

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  by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on February 25th, 2010

• Joseph Smith didn't commit adultery any more than Abraham did.

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  by John Cox on February 25th, 2010

• The question was;
  Did Joseph Smith commit adultry? Not did this person or that person commit adultry.
  If you need to (for your own purposes) preface your answer with another answer, by all means go for it.
  Here I will help you...
  
  Did Joseph Smith commit adultry? Yes or No. Please choose one
  
  Did any one else in the Old Testament commit adultry? Yes or No. Please choose one.
  
  If you stand by your faith and principles, you will answer these directly, with either a yes or no.

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  by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on February 25th, 2010

• I will answer to the best of my knowledge
  Did Joseph Smith commit adultery? No
  Did any one else in the Old Testament commit adultery? yes
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  Legal Dictionary
  Main Entry: adul·tery
  Function: noun
  voluntary sexual activity (as sexual intercourse) between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband
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  Bible Dictionary
  Adultery
  
  conjugal infidelity. An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, and such a woman was an adulteress. Intercourse between a married man and an unmarried woman was fornication. Adultery was regarded as a great social wrong, as well as a great sin. The Mosaic law (Num. 5:11-31) prescribed that the suspected wife should be tried by the ordeal of the "water of jealousy." There is, however, no recorded instance of the application of this law. In subsequent times the Rabbis made various regulations with the view of discovering the guilty party, and of bringing about a divorce. It has been inferred from John 8:1-11 that this sin became very common during the age preceding the destruction of Jerusalem. Idolatry, covetousness, and apostasy are spoken of as adultery spiritually (Jer. 3:6, 8, 9; Ezek. 16:32; Hos. 1:2:3; Rev. 2:22). An apostate church is an adulteress (Isa. 1:21; Ezek. 23:4, 7, 37), and the Jews are styled "an adulterous generation" (Matt. 12:39). (Comp. Rev. 12.)

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  by John Cox on February 25th, 2010

• I have question for you, "Joseph was a fraud"
  Why are you so against the LDS church? Have you read the Book of Mormon or read some of the articles on lds.org or mormon.org?

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  by bigsis821 on February 25th, 2010

• Mr. "Joe...Fraud", as far as I'm concerned, polygamy (since it's marriage and thus commitment is expected) should not be equated with adultery (a man and a women having affairs with little/no commitment to each other). So I will answer "No" and I think that the LDS official doctrine would agree with me. Of course, I give you the right to hold whatever view you may.

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  by TenLostTribes on February 26th, 2010

• Besides, "Mr. Joe...Fraud", the original question was about "drinking coffee" not about polygamy.

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  by TenLostTribes on February 26th, 2010

• adultery is when a married person has sex with someone other than there spouse. Pretty simple.

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  by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on February 26th, 2010

• so then we are all in agreement that polygamy does not equal adultery.

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  by John Cox on February 26th, 2010

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• Well Jesus did command a lot more than that but those are the two great commandments that encompass all others.

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  by John Cox on November 18th, 2009

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• Nice, yeah know, one can not get to caught up in all the god and Jesus garbage. Todays Revelations from LDS gods, is tomorrows mis understand ed un prophetic comment.

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  by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on February 25th, 2010

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