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Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom
The observance of the Word of Wisdom in the modern Church
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Are we violating the Word of Wisdom if we do not eat meat sparingly?
Summary: Do Latter-day Saints not keep the Word of Wisdom by eating meat "sparingly?"Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Do Mormons who do not eat meat "sparingly" violate the Word of Wisdom?
- Question: Does the Word of Wisdom prohibit the eating of meat except during periods of winter, cold or famine?
Cola drinks and caffeine
Summary: Are cola drinks (e.g. Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper) and other drinks containing caffeine forbidden to members of the Church?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Is it true that Mormons are forbidden from drinking cola drinks such as Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper?
- Question: If Mormons don't drink coffee and tea because it contains caffeine, then why do they consume other products which contain caffeine?
What are "hot drinks?"
Summary: Why are "hot drinks" forbidden by the Word of Wisdom? Why do members now restrict these instructions to coffee and tea?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Why are "hot drinks" forbidden by the Word of Wisdom?
- Question: Do Mormons really believe that drinking tea (or alcohol, etc.) is "morally wrong"?
- Question: Why did Joseph Fielding Smith say that the consumption of tea may bar someone from the celestial kingdom?
Wine and alcoholic beverages
Summary: Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: How does the fact that Jesus drank wine relate to the Word of Wisdom?
- Question: In what way did Joseph Smith implement the Word of Wisdom during his lifetime?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith violate the Word of Wisdom by drinking alcohol in Carthage Jail before he was killed?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith give some of the brethren money to purchase whiskey in violation of the Word of Wisdom?
Summary: Some claim that the Church, as a corporate entity, controls business properties that are not consistent with its stated purposes. Examples include claims that the Church owns controlling stock in the Coca-Cola company, stock in tobacco companies and stock in alcohol companies.
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- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints own stock in businesses that are not consistent with the Church's standards?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith set up a bar to sell liquor in Nauvoo?