ive met quite a few mormons who drink monster/red bull instead of coffee because the scripture doesn’t say anything about energy drinks. always found that interesting (in the most neutral way possible)

mizuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 22 pts · 1y (4 replies)

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Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y

I believe the wording is "drinks which burn the throat" which naturally means:

❌ Coffee
❌ Alcoholic drinks
❌ Coca Cola
❌ Hot tea
❌ Chai lattes
✅ Sprite, other non-caffeinated soft drinks
✅ Hot Chocolate
✅ Kombucha
✅ Energy drinks???
✅ Herbal Tea (even while hot, but mostly if you're sick as a home remedy)

Most of the focus is interpreted as "contains caffeine and/or alcohol" but the wording is vague enough that it leaves for a lot of weird wiggle room people try to argue (based on convenience usually). It's quite silly

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

nah bubble tea is fine because it's trendy

mizuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

byu actually does have a bubble tea shop, but they make it without any real tea

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

real talk they have been trying to talk my argentine mormon aunt into giving up her matcha and it just makes her laugh

Aeao@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y

I have the first priesthood. they never say cocaine is a sin only that it's unwise. I never claimed to be wise.

TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y

"Shadow, it's me, the Devil. I'm here to convince you to do sin."

niktemadur@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y

And do always remember to tell them that even some mild sinning can be INSANELY FUN!!! 🥳

spicytuna62@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

I cohabitated with my girlfriend for 5 years. We're happily married now. One of the first things she did was make a cross stitch that says "No longer living in sin" with our anniversary on it.

It's beautiful.

theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Good luck bringing the good word of sin to those poor lacking people of Utah.

mizuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 1y

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NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y

The only place where if you're offered uncut coke, you have to ask which kind.

Zoomboingding@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

She made a promise to god, which I intend to break.

Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Yeah if people complain about African immigrants coming to the west to commit crimes, well it's just an equal and opposite reaction. It's just science