Green44

Wow, its been a long time since I came back to this. And yea you guys understand what I was asking, I appreciate pointing out my weird sentence. Soooo, I'm even more confused than I started. fyi 1)How is 'Hot Drinks' confined to only tea and coffee (yes i know 1800s) when it was commanded by an omnipotent God? Actually reading the part in the WoW (which is a great abbreviate btw) makes it seem like soup would count as a nono. 2)Is caffeine a problem? Most say no, but it is always brought up. I'm guessing its just thrown in there to add to the negativity of the substance? idk 3) IDK if Calli Tea is only my friend's thing, but he told me it was 'mormon herbal tea' ... and there is green tea in it. Does anyone drink this or know of it? 4)The whole bacon thing is because Pork is seen as the ultimate "non-kosher" animal. I totally value vegetarians/ism, I was a pesco - ovo vegetarian for a little bit, not anymore. But will try again soon. America is too meaty... in so many ways. 5)Again reading the WoW it totally seems like LDS's would only eat meat VERY occasionally because that one has circumstances and all... "have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used sparingly; And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used, only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine" I think that is all for now. Thank you for your replies!!! It seems to me that the WoW is to be taken individually, and one can pick and choose what applies to their life?

Hey guys! I pretty much made an account for this one question. My friend goes to the Church of LDS and he stays away from a lot of honorable things (cursing, rated R movies, sex before marriage, etc), but I was drinking tea the other day because I am a tea fanatic and offered him some, he respectfully declined and said it was something that he tries to stay away from. He says he can drink herbal tea (which I thought was all tea), so I believe I can offer him chamomile, chrysanthemum, etc. So I want to clarify why people who follow LDS do not drink 'warm/hot' drinks as I have searched. He did not know the reason and said it was because of caffeine, but he loves soda, red bull, and chocolate. Looking online I read caffeine was not the problem but that the Word of Wisdom talks about not drinking warm drinks meaning coffee and tea. Yet Herbal tea and hot chocolate is ok? He also drinks this herbal tea called Calli Tea ( Sunrider Calli Tea ) Yet, there is green tea within Calli tea, as well as other herbal teas. I want to understand why tea is not ok. As a health factor it contains a lot of antioxidants, is completely natural, and is said to heal many different things. Its not a big deal, I just want to understand why he strays away from something that I regard as very healthy and beneficial. -Have a great day guys!