Guest curvette Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Originally posted by Taoist_Saint@May 20 2004, 06:20 PM I wish someone would invent a non-alcoholic beer with caffeine. A beer for Mormons! Okay. You go get the patent, and give us a cut of the profits! Quote
Guest curvette Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Originally posted by Starsky@May 20 2004, 09:21 AM Yes...I think that maybe the WofW was just warming up the people...as a word to the wise...and then became commandment when most became wise.... :) Oh, kinda like He "warmed" them up for plural marriage? I don't recall any "warming up" revelation for that one. (and the Word of Wisdom is a heck of a lot easier to accept than the plural marriage thing in a Victorian society.) Quote
Guest Taoist_Saint Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Oh, well....they will just have to drink it during the other 3 weeks to stay awake in sacrament meeting. Quote
broadway Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Originally posted by Taoist_Saint@May 20 2004, 07:20 PM Since it seems that caffeine is ok (but not coffee) and non-alcoholic beer is ok...I wish someone would invent a non-alcoholic beer with caffeine. A beer for Mormons! O'Douls is a non-alcoholic beer.and why on Earth would anyone want to drink it? I tasted Budweiser once and it was horrible. I tried a Cosmopolitan once and it was horrible. I tried a Fuzzy Navel and it isn't very good either. Alcohol is definatly an aquired taste...if it doesn't taste very good, and there are no side benefits such as getting a buzz, then why drink it?Like the BudLight Billboard says, choose on taste and I choose to follow the WoW.broadway Quote
Maureen Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Originally posted by broadway@May 21 2004, 10:32 AM Alcohol is definatly an aquired taste...if it doesn't taste very good, and there are no side benefits such as getting a buzz, then why drink it? I like a variety of red and white wines from all over the world. They're good for digestion and they keep your arteries clean - wonderful benefits in my book.M. Quote
Guest Taoist_Saint Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 I like the taste of beer. Yes, it was an aquired taste, which I aquired before I joined the Church. Quote
broadway Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Originally posted by Taoist_Saint+May 21 2004, 11:51 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Taoist_Saint @ May 21 2004, 11:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--broadway@May 21 2004, 10:32 AM O'Douls is a non-alcoholic beer.and why on Earth would anyone want to drink it? I tasted Budweiser once and it was horrible. I tried a Cosmopolitan once and it was horrible. I tried a Fuzzy Navel and it isn't very good either. Alcohol is definatly an aquired taste...if it doesn't taste very good, and there are no side benefits such as getting a buzz, then why drink it?Like the BudLight Billboard says, choose on taste and I choose to follow the WoW.broadway I like the taste of beer. Yes, it was an aquired taste, which I aquired before I joined the Church. Now that I am a member, I miss the taste of a cool, refreshing beer. Beer is just something I like to drink when I want something refreshing with more taste than water, but not as sweet as soda.I guess the only Mormons interested in non-alcoholic beer would be converts who already aquired the taste for it. no....there are people such as yourself who have aquired the taste but for other reasons don't drink alcohol. Desingnated drivers would be one. People with health issues would be another...I am sure there are others.I don't think one would be considered 'unworthy' for drinking a non-alcoholic beer. Neither would they be unworthy for drinking non-caff tea and coffee (non caff is very different than de caff). To be worthy to enter the temple, one has to follow the letter of the law. This is why I think it is the members who have made such a big deal over it and not the leaders. The leaders have been saying the same thing for a long time. Do not drink coffe, tea or alcohol in order to be worthy. It is the members who have wanted that disected further into sub catagories. Ask any bishop what it takes (regarding WoW) to be considered worthy to enter the temple, and he will not go into sodas, non-alcoholic beer, or sparkling grapejuice This gets into spirit of the law which can jet off into very many directions, such as 'the appearance of evil', ' caffeine intake' , ' definition of HOT drinks' etc...Free Will, Personal Choice...you get the idea.broadway Quote
Guest Starsky Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 a Fuzzy Navel ROFL....I know it must be a real drink...but the name cracks me up! Quote
Guest Taoist_Saint Posted May 21, 2004 Report Posted May 21, 2004 Of course there are many non-Mormons who drink O'Douls for other reasons, as you described. Quote
Cal Posted May 25, 2004 Report Posted May 25, 2004 IMHO so much attention to little rules of conduct like the WoW totally distracts from a focus on the really important things. I think this is what Jesus was getting at with much of his criticism of the Jewish law. Funny how JS used to say things like "I teach them correct principles and the govern themselves".....and yet there is hardly an aspect of life that us LDS don't have some rule for. Quote
Guest Starsky Posted May 25, 2004 Report Posted May 25, 2004 Originally posted by Cal@May 24 2004, 05:49 PM IMHO so much attention to little rules of conduct like the WoW totally distracts from a focus on the really important things. I think this is what Jesus was getting at with much of his criticism of the Jewish law.Funny how JS used to say things like "I teach them correct principles and the govern themselves".....and yet there is hardly an aspect of life that us LDS don't have some rule for. Great insights Cal. Matt. 23: 23 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.So there are more important things...but that doesn't really mean to illiminate the lesser stuff...just don't get hung up on it...or use it to profess your superiority...especially if you haven't done the other weightier things... Quote
Guest Ammon Posted May 26, 2004 Report Posted May 26, 2004 Can't believe this is still alive... hijacked somewhat, but alive. Quote
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