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Coke Cola - I can't stop drinking it? - Page 17

In 1972, the year the Lakers won the championship, the First Presidency issued a statement counseling against the use of caffeine drinks. It was counsel, not a commandment. But I wonder if their counsel should not be enough for us. Strictly speaking, caffeine drinks are not against the letter of the WoW, but perhaps they are against the spirit of it.

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Counsel is counsel, is not a commandment. Same thing with beard and hairstyles, etc. I don't think we need to be guided in all things specially in petty things such as this.

Coke Cola - I can't stop drinking it? Studies Doctrine Mormon

Yes, you are right--counsel is counsel and not a commandment. I think that it would nice if we did not need to be guided in all things, but if the Brethren offer us counsel, I think that we should think twice before rejecting it.

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The only issue I have with topics such as this is the fact that we may focus on not drinking Coke and at the same time we do not do our HT/VT. It's silly to me.

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It would be nice if everyone did everything that their supposed to do, but I doubt whether any of us does, and I would rather have people doing something right rather than nothing.

Coke Cola - I can't stop drinking it?

There is no policy, law or commandment that says we should not drink Coke, so why even make it a state of worthiness. From a totally health angle Coke as well as other soda drinks should be given up totally, but that's a personal position.