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|subject=The observance of the Word of Wisdom in the modern Church | |subject=The observance of the Word of Wisdom in the modern Church | ||
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| | |L1=Question: How is the Word of Wisdom observed in the modern Church? | ||
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|subject=Are we violating the Word of Wisdom if we do not eat meat sparingly? | |subject=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?" | |summary=Do Latter-day Saints not keep the Word of Wisdom by eating meat "sparingly?" | ||
| | |L1=Question: Do Mormons who do not eat meat "sparingly" violate the Word of Wisdom? | ||
| | |L2=Question: Does the Word of Wisdom prohibit the eating of meat except during periods of winter, cold or famine? | ||
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|subject=Cola drinks and caffeine | |subject=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? | |summary=Are cola drinks (e.g. Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper) and other drinks containing caffeine forbidden to members of the Church? | ||
| | |L1=Question: Is it true that Mormons are forbidden from drinking cola drinks such as Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper? | ||
| | |L2=Question: If Mormons don't drink coffee and tea because it contains caffeine, then why do they consume other products which contain caffeine? | ||
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|subject=What are "hot drinks?" | |subject=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? | |summary=Why are "hot drinks" forbidden by the Word of Wisdom? Why do members now restrict these instructions to coffee and tea? | ||
| | |L1=Question: Why are "hot drinks" forbidden by the Word of Wisdom? | ||
| | |L2=Question: Do Mormons really believe that drinking tea (or alcohol, etc.) is "morally wrong"? | ||
| | |L3=Question: Why did Joseph Fielding Smith say that the consumption of tea may bar someone from the celestial kingdom? | ||
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|subject=Wine and alcoholic beverages | |subject=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? | |summary=Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach? | ||
| | |L1=Question: How does the fact that Jesus drank wine relate to the Word of Wisdom? | ||
| | |L2=Question: In what way did Joseph Smith implement the Word of Wisdom during his lifetime? | ||
| | |L3=Question: Did Joseph Smith violate the Word of Wisdom by drinking alcohol in Carthage Jail before he was killed? | ||
| | |L4=Question: Did Joseph Smith give some of the brethren money to purchase whiskey in violation of the Word of Wisdom? | ||
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|subject=Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices related to the Word of Wisdom | |subject=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. | |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. | ||
| | |L1=Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints own stock in businesses that are not consistent with the Church's standards? | ||
| | |L2=Question: Did Joseph Smith set up a bar to sell liquor in Nauvoo? | ||
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Revision as of 08:31, 8 June 2017
Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom
The observance of the Word of Wisdom in the modern Church
Jump to Subtopic:
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.
Jump to Subtopic:
- 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?