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So we did it. (Actually, I gave the bishop “permission” because he asks me about really important stuff like this!) We served diet Coke and diet Pepsi at a round-table type meeting of all the ward leaders. Well, not the Young Men leaders, they no-showed.
🙄 I know, I know, it shouldn’t even be a big deal but it did kinda make a stir and I think people thought it was great! If they didn’t appreciate it they didn’t say anything. And the church building is still standing. Woot! Who knows what will happen next…
Cool! I seem to see that the whole caffeinated soda standard has relaxed in the church, don’t you think? It just is not a big deal church-wide like it used to be. Sure there are some people holding on to this standard, but it seems more culturally acceptable nowadays, in my experience. Would you agree?
I would think 10 years ago, you wouldn’t have been given permission from the bishop on this. Do you think?
Well, they sell it at the Lion House. If you can drink it in BY’s home it’s probably OK in a church building. 
I’m trying to imagine Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd knocking back a couple of diet Cokes at the meeting house, and it’s just not working for me. Our former bishop from 8 or so years ago also served his favorite caffeinated beverages as this same type of meeting at the church. Our current bishop (my husband) felt it was time to bring it back. I don’t think we need to be making up commandments, seems there are enough to follow already. I do think it is relaxing and it’s about time. It’s a bit ridiculous. When we were discussing it I made the comment that the most conservative church members (not meaning political) shouldn’t always dictate to the other members. He agreed, he assigned the Exec to get treats and be sure to get some Diet Coke and Pepsi.
Doug: LOL, that’s when SNL was really good!
Gasp. 😮 LOVE IT! :clap: That’s all.
Please, if you must caffeinate yourself (which I don’t recommend), do it with a natural substance like coffee or tea rather than a scary chemist’s dream like Coke or Pepsi. Tom Haws wrote:Please, if you must caffeinate yourself (which I don’t recommend), do it with a natural substance like coffee or tea rather than a scary chemist’s dream like Coke or Pepsi.
+1…
But, you can poison yourself with coke and pepsi and still go to the temple. Coffee — you’re going to hell.
The word wisdom as we practice it today, is so idiotic and messed up — don’t get me started….
Quote:don’t get me started….
Started? Don’t you mean, “Don’t let me continue?”
😈 Tom Haws wrote:Please, if you must caffeinate yourself (which I don’t recommend), do it with a natural substance like coffee or tea rather than a scary chemist’s dream like Coke or Pepsi.
Agreed. As a person who has an autoimmune disorder, any and all,caffeinated or not, sodas are far worse and much harder on the body than tea or coffee. They do a ton more damage than either tea or coffee to the body, and mostly because they are carbonated. Want kidney stones drink any soda. Want brittle bones drink any soda. Want high blood pressure, drink any soda. Want to gain weight, drink any soda. Want to injest a ton of man made chemicals drink any soda. Want to go to hell, drink coffee and tea. meh.
Arwen wrote:Tom Haws wrote:Please, if you must caffeinate yourself (which I don’t recommend), do it with a natural substance like coffee or tea rather than a scary chemist’s dream like Coke or Pepsi.
Agreed. As a person who has an autoimmune disorder, any and all,caffeinated or not, sodas are far worse and much harder on the body than tea or coffee. They do a ton more damage than either tea or coffee to the body, and mostly because they are carbonated.
Want kidney stones drink any soda. Want brittle bones drink any soda. Want high blood pressure, drink any soda. Want to gain weight, drink any soda. Want to injest a ton of man made chemicals drink any soda. Want to go to hell, drink coffee and tea.meh. 🙂
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