Is Dr. Pepper the only carbonated beverage Mormons will drink?
2006-06-19 15:52:05 · 10 answers · asked by mommycat 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom
As you can see, there's a lot of loose interpretation about caffeine. Drinking it in beverages other than coffee or tea isn't considered a violation. However, many Mormons avoid caffeine when it is used as an additive (for example, chocolate wouldn't count, since it occurs naturally).
2006-06-20 00:33:16 · answer #1 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
My aunt and her family are Mormon. The Word of Wisdom says something to the effect of "no hot beverages," which some take to refer to caffeine, since the primary hot beverages then were coffee and tea. Others, like my aunt, think he meant hot drinks and drink coke but not coffee.
2006-06-19 23:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Sifu Shaun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormons aren't against carbonated beverages. It's the caffeinated beverages they avoid.
2006-06-19 22:57:22 · answer #3 · answered by Diana C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is about the strangest question ever. We can drink all carbonated beverages. We are asked to avoid soda that has caffeine in it, but we are not forbidden to drink it. We are not allowed to drink coffee, tea, or alcohol, but we can drink everything else. We could even drink motor oil if we wanted to.
2006-06-20 14:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by notoriousnicholas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbonated has nothing to do with it - it is the caffeine. Also, the Church does not specify no caffeine in the Word of Wisdom. It is more of a personal choice. There is no alcohol either.
2006-06-19 22:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Shorty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goodness. They can drink caffeine, just not coffee or tea. The current prophet was asked this question on Larry King a while back and he made it simple, saying they just don't drink caffeine. It is no where in their doctrine.
2006-06-19 23:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard anything about that, crazy Mormons LOL
All I know is if your a good Mormon you can become a god and get your own planet and have your sex kitten there with you.
I wouldn't mind being a sex kitten LOL
Note: I am not a Mormon, I am Lutheran Chuch - Missouri Synod
Also Note: I am a virgin
2006-06-19 23:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's silly no I drink code red once in a while Dads Root beer and orange soda oh and Italian soda's are da bomb I love vanilla strawberry! It is more of a personal choice and I choose since I gave up my coffee I won't be giving up caffeine right at this moment!
2006-06-20 02:11:12 · answer #8 · answered by destineypyle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother is a mormon, and he drinks coke. He said coffee and tea are off limits, but not coke.
2006-06-19 22:58:28 · answer #9 · answered by zummersweet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they can drink anything so long as there is no caffeine or alcohol.
2006-06-19 22:55:05 · answer #10 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋