Quote:
Originally posted by swissmiss04
Alcohol is definitely forbidden along w/ tobacco and caffeine. They are considered unhealthy.
BTW, my dad is LDS. I am not tho.
|
Just a little clarification for everybody....caffeine isn't actually "forbidden" (well neither is the other stuff..it's up to each individual
)...I drink a heck of a lot of Diet Coke. It's really more of a social thing to tell you the truth..like I wouldn't go to an LDS function with a bunch of Red Bull or anything! The deal is, we have something referred to as the Word of Wisdom that gives us an outline of sorts of things that are healthy and unhealthy for humans. Listed in it are of course alcohol and tobacco as unhealthy, as well as quite a few other things. Nowhere does it say specifically "caffeine," but rather every individual can decide for him or herself whether or not we think it is healthy for us. I'm not saying the church encourages soda drinking..not at all...but it's not by any means "forbidden."