A weird thing about human beings is that they will invent a God, and then immediately set about trying to find ways to outsmart it
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A weird thing about human beings is that they will invent a God, and then immediately set about trying to find ways to outsmart it
https://www.businessinsider.com/utah-soda-shops-taste-test-review-2022-6?op=1
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by [email protected]
If you're not familiar, Mormon scripture prohibits the consumption of "hot drinks." This has generally been interpreted to mean caffeinated beverages like coffee and tea, but it is a more open question whether it also includes modern caffeinated drinks like sodas, which are served cold. So Utah has a thriving culture of "soda shops" filling the niche that coffee shops serve pretty much everywhere else -- a place for people to socialize while tanking up on caffeine.
https://faq.churchofjesuschrist.org/can-mormons-drink-coffee
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by [email protected]
I want to emphasize that I am not trying to bag specifically on the Mormons here. The history of Jewish religious thought includes thousands of years of very smart people peering at scripture and thinking they've spotted a loophole
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Michael Stancliftreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit my dad’s brother married into the church and has a large family that now live in SLC area. Growing up whenever they would come visit for a week in the summer, my grandmothers basement pantry would, overnight, become FULLY STOCKED with Coca-Cola particularly but also every possible alternative brand and flavor combination in anticipation of their arrival.
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Michael Stancliftreplied to Michael Stanclift last edited by
@jalefkowit growing up in the 80s my parents always had cans or bottles of Diet Coke in the house but nothing on the level of what happens when the Mormons came to visit.
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Michael Stanclift last edited by
@vmstan Mormons are EXTREMELY SPECIFIC about their sodas
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Michael Stancliftreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit yeah maybe that was why there were so many options. I used the opportunity to create my own unique combinations
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@jalefkowit
Does that mean hot cocoa is forbidden too? Miso soup? Or is it ok as long as you use a spoon?How about coffee jelly? It's neither hot nor a drink, and you're already allowed to have caffeine in sodas.
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@jannem I'm not a Mormon theologian, so I'm the wrong person to ask. Fly to Salt Lake City and you can probably provoke a very lively debate with these questions
