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Contents
- 1 Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom
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- 1.2 The observance of the Word of Wisdom in the modern Church
- 1.3 Are we violating the Word of Wisdom if we do not eat meat sparingly?
- 1.4 Cola drinks and caffeine
- 1.5 What are "hot drinks?"
- 1.6 Wine and alcoholic beverages
- 1.7 Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices related to the Word of Wisdom
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?