http://livingwithmormons.com/word-of-inconsistent-wisdom/ Collisions between faith and reason in Utah Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://livingwithmormons.com/word-of-inconsistent-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Niels Fri, 28 May 2010 07:26:08 +0000 http://livingwithmormons.com/?p=277#comment-424 First off, the word of wisdom is part of a tool to decide who can enter the Temple. To answer your question--Yes, I think a glass of wine here and there would not be bad. I think a glass of coke has more adverse affects than those of wine. Anyone giving you that kind of body language is totally inappropriate. If you want a glass of wine, that's your business. I myself am a very active member of the LDS church and have never had a drink, but I am not opposed to others drinking (as long as they don't get behind the wheel). Some people just get caught up living in Happy Valley :) and need some perspective. haha. (I have been a sailor for the last few years). The thing is, the Church is not going to spell out exactly what is right and what is wrong. How would they be able to regulate temple recommends if they said one or two glasses of wine is okay? People react differently to alcohol and it would be impractacle to decide who has had that one glass too much and who is in the green. So it is better to simply say 'no strong drinks.' It is a word of wisdom, in that you should live a healthy life. I agree with you 100% that there are plenty of people who don't drink because the word of wisdom says not to, but then do other things that are unhealthy. They shouldn't be overweight, for instance. The word of wisdom part of one way to decide who can enter the Temple. We don't have to be perfect, but there is a minimum standard. Alcohol is part of that, coke is not. And that's the bottom line. The word of wisdom was not instigated as a means of deciding who can enter the temple, but is used as it now. The actual doctrine does not say "alcohol" but it says "strong drink". Perhaps wine would not fall under strong drink. Or maybe it originally meant getting drunk. Either way, it is now established as a standard in the Church and members who want to enter the temple will have to live it the way the leaders of the church interpret it. These are my views, but what do I know? First off, the word of wisdom is part of a tool to decide who can enter the Temple. To answer your question–Yes, I think a glass of wine here and there would not be bad. I think a glass of coke has more adverse affects than those of wine. Anyone giving you that kind of body language is totally inappropriate. If you want a glass of wine, that’s your business. I myself am a very active member of the LDS church and have never had a drink, but I am not opposed to others drinking (as long as they don’t get behind the wheel). Some people just get caught up living in Happy Valley and need some perspective. haha. (I have been a sailor for the last few years). The thing is, the Church is not going to spell out exactly what is right and what is wrong. How would they be able to regulate temple recommends if they said one or two glasses of wine is okay? People react differently to alcohol and it would be impractacle to decide who has had that one glass too much and who is in the green. So it is better to simply say ‘no strong drinks.’ It is a word of wisdom, in that you should live a healthy life. I agree with you 100% that there are plenty of people who don’t drink because the word of wisdom says not to, but then do other things that are unhealthy. They shouldn’t be overweight, for instance. The word of wisdom part of one way to decide who can enter the Temple. We don’t have to be perfect, but there is a minimum standard. Alcohol is part of that, coke is not. And that’s the bottom line. The word of wisdom was not instigated as a means of deciding who can enter the temple, but is used as it now. The actual doctrine does not say “alcohol” but it says “strong drink”. Perhaps wine would not fall under strong drink. Or maybe it originally meant getting drunk. Either way, it is now established as a standard in the Church and members who want to enter the temple will have to live it the way the leaders of the church interpret it. These are my views, but what do I know?

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