caffeine
A longstanding issue among members of the LDS Church is whether it is permissible to ingest drinks containing caffeine that are not tea or coffee. In 1918, an article published in an official church magazine reasoned that because Coca-Cola contained caffeine, which is also present in tea and coffee, Mormons should abstain from Coca-Cola in the same way that they abstain from the Word of Wisdom "hot drinks". Many Mormons have come to believe that the reason tea and coffee are proscribed is the presence of caffeine in the drinks and to avoid the substance at all costs. For many members, this convoluted section of the Word of Wisdom and mormon culture forms a crack in their belief system that leads to other beliefs unravelling as well.
Profiles with caffeine on their "shelf":
AmethystI love books, hairstyling and the forest. I'm a lesbian. I'm an artist, poet and writer. I'm an over opinionated, cussing, sarcastic teenager with a load of anxiety and terrible mental health. I was a Mormon.
ByrdI'm transmasculine, genderqueer, generally queer, and a refugee of Trump's America. I was a mormon.
thesoulfairyI am an artist who longs for motherhood and enjoys making people feel pretty. I was mormon.
ashmonster2000I’m a husband, father, Soldier, and secular humanist working on the best version of myself. I was a mormon.
savi1lavyI was a mormon. I enjoy reading, writing, and hiking.
lostinbetween22I am a poet & writer of my own story(s). I was a mormon.
freidomI am finally free to be happy!Create an account to share your own story.