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|summary=Because of the Word of Wisdom, do members of the Church really believe that drinking tea (or alcohol, etc.) is "morally wrong"?  
 
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|summary=Why are "hot drinks" forbidden by the Word of Wisdom? Why do members now restrict these instructions to coffee and tea?  
 
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|summary=Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach?
 
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Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom


Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom


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?"

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?

Tea morally wrong?

Summary: Because of the Word of Wisdom, do members of the Church really believe that drinking tea (or alcohol, etc.) is "morally wrong"?

Consumption of tea may bar someone from the Celestial Kingdom?

Summary: Joseph Fielding Smith stated that the consumption of tea may bar someone from the celestial kingdom.

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?

Wine for the stomach?

Summary: Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach?

Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices related to 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.

Jesus drank wine

Summary: We know from the Bible that Jesus drank wine. How do we reconcile this with the Word of Wisdom?