2006-11-01 08:58:43 · 15 answers · asked by crumbumcookie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No mind altering drugs
2006-11-01 09:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by Zach 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Technically, it's not a "commandment" not to drink caffeine, as it is like coffee, tea, alcohol...We are cautioned not to partake of anything that can become addictive and caffeine is addictive. My husband and I are LDS, have been through the temple, all the good stuff...he has 2 or 3 cokes everyday. He says sometimes he wants the prophet to tell us that it is now a commandment to not drink it period, so he will stop!
2006-11-01 11:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cause we have a strict health code and caffeine is a drug, an addictive drug. It makes your heart beat more beats than necessary and can wear it down.
If you want to know why we dont drink coffee or tea... its the caffiene but it is also the tanic acid which is SUPER bad for your body.
We think of our bodies as a temple for our spirits and they are sacred and to be taken care of. Its a health code that many have adopted and have reaped huge benefits.
www.lds.org
thanks for asking
2006-11-01 09:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by SunValleyLife 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
b-cuz caffeine is damaging to the body and Mormons treat their bodies like temples. That's also why we don't get tattoos.
2006-11-01 09:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by Ditzy Brunette 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know a Mormon, and he doesn't seem to have any dietary rules, I thought this pertained to Jehovah's Witnesses, though it is quite possible I am confusing them, and my friend is a poor example of a Mormon.
2006-11-01 09:06:32 · answer #5 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I went to school with a mormon who constantly drank coke. He said it was ok but then again his was a bit of a nutjob, totally obsessed with Star Wars, anime and only hung out with people 5 years his junior. If David "Naruto" Smith is in here, hi!!
2006-11-01 09:02:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It interferes with the way that the body works - it is a stimulant.
2006-11-06 22:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it alters the natural state of the mind. That is a big no no for them just like weed and alcohol.
2006-11-01 09:02:13 · answer #8 · answered by Tridda AKA K.B.J.G 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
THEY BELIEVE THEIR BODIES ARE A TEMPLE. IT IS NOT JUST THE CAFFEINE IT IS THE COLOR THEY DRINK CLEAR SODA. THEY BELIVE IT IS UNCLEAN TO PUT CERTAIN THINGS IN THEIR BODIES. THEY DON'T MASTURBATE EITHER. TOUCHING THEMSELVES IS A BIG NO NO.
2006-11-01 09:03:17 · answer #9 · answered by emtjen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's considered a stimulant.
They are against drinking this and reving up the nervous system.
2006-11-01 09:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by starrdevine 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋