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Coke Cola - I can't stop drinking it? - Page 6

aye i think your right! but the only thing that makes me concerned about it is the fact that the prophet Gordon B. Hinckley said in that interview that none of us drink coke... i started thinking maybe we shouldn't because of that! maybe i am paranoid...

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Here what he said:

Mike Wallace [voiceover; footage of Gordon B. Hinckley interview]: Example. Mormons adhere to a very strict health code.
No alcohol, no tobacco, no coffee, no tea, not even caffeinated soft drinks...

Gordon B. Hinckley: Right.

I think the reason he agreed with it is not so much because he thinks we actually do not drink coke but to not enter into any kind of technicality with the journalist. I have worked in Media for more than 10 years and in the Church News. I know that the only thing Pres. Hinckley and his helpers are concern about is to answer as clear and short as possible.

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

I personally gave up caffienated drinks and my favorite kind of tea when I became a member, just because I interpret the Word of Wisdom as saying that we shouldn't have any addictions. But that's just my personal interpretation. I know tons of people who feel differently about soda.

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Good , I personally think that whether it is included in the Word of Wisdom or not doesn't make a difference because if the Prophet said we should not drink anything that make us addicted and he mentioned 'cola drinks', then it is enough for me whether it is revelation or his personal view about it.

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I use to drink nothing but water and fruit juices. I didn't drink cola drinks cause I thought it was dirty. That changed when I was stationed in Germany and the only alternative to beer was cola. My personal opinion on the Word of Wisdom is anything harmful to the body should be discouraged. I still think H2O is still the best drink around so far as it is not polluted. When I do drink coke it gives the energy (or the high) to do more than I could because of my fatigue. But I always feel better when I get the proper rest and drink water than I do when I drink coke.

Coke Cola - I can't stop drinking it?

I'll just jump in and say that I drink caffeinate sodas all the time, however, you cannot buy caffeinated sodas on the BYU campass. I was recently there for Women's Conference, so I bought my Diet Dr. Pepper (my drink of choice) off campass and brought it on campass with me. I wasn't the only one there drinking caffeinated soda, either.

When and if drinking a caffeinated soda will stop me from getting a temple recommend that is when I will consider giving it up, but until then I'm going to enjoy my Diet Dr. Pepper.

Just as a side note, I am a nurse that works in a neonatal ICU. We do give caffeine to the premature infants when they have trouble keeping their heartrate up or remembering to breath. It stimulates them and helps in those areas. In that case, caffeine is used as a medication. Because I live in Utah a majority of our parents are LDS. A few have expressed concern over us giving their infant caffeine, but we remind them that in this case it is being used as medication and it takes an awful lot given over a large period of time to become addicted.

That said, currently I only drink 1 16oz bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper daily. I know I'm not addicted because I can do without and not have any ill effects. However, in the past caffeinated drinks such as diet coke and such were my main drink and when I cut back I suffered terrible headaches and fatigue. There are addictive powers to caffeine when taking in excessive quantities.... yet when taken occasionally it can help to keep someone awake or give them the energy they need at the time.

PS.... at least in the U.S. 7-up does not have caffeine in it and many versions of sodas are sold with the caffeine removed. My mother drinks decaffeinated coffee all the time and she holds a current temple recommend, so I guess even that is ok... either that or she just answers in the affirmative when asked if she keeps the word of wisdom.

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I can assure you that drinking decaffeinated coffee is not o.k. The Word of Wisdom forbids coffee period. Not caffeine, but coffee. Yes, it says hot drinks, but that was later interpreted to mean coffee and tea. So, your mother must be just answering that she is keeping the word of wisdom and getting her Temple recommend. She is not, however, keeping the Word of Wisdom and shouldn't have a Temple recommend, but it isn't me to whom she must answer for this.

The reasons people avoid caffeine and the reason it can't be bought at BYU or in Temples either is because of the addictiveness of it. Although the Word of Wisdom doesn't say I can't use cocaine, it is considered against the Word of Wisdom by our church leaders if I do, because it is an illegal, mind altering substance. Many members take this interpretation and then apply it to caffiene. This has not been done to that extent by the Church, but who knows, maybe someday it will be. For now, caffiene will not prevent you from getting a Temple recommend. If it did, we would have to give up chocolate bars as well.

Coke Cola - can't stop drinking it Mormon Doctrine Studies - Page 6

Tenaheff, I agree with you but consider the following letter supposedly from the First Presidency. ( Note- this is not verified to be authentic)


https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dbowie/dispute/caffltr.html


The last line of the letter says, "The use of a beverage from which the deleterious ingredients have been removed would not be considered as breaking the Word of Wisdom. This would include Sanka coffee."

Now, it doesn't identify caffeine as the deleterious ingredient. It just says if you take the bad stuff out, then it is ok. Or in other words, if Sanka Coffee has the bad stuff removed, whatever that is, then it is ok to drink. We don't know why coffee and tea are prohibited. Many assume it is the caffeine but what if there is something else in coffee that we are not aware of that is the reason it is banned? So even if we take the caffeine out, decaffeinated coffee may still have something harmful in it.