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How many people are on 0 drugs? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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No weed, no alcohol, no caffeine, no meds, nothing legal or illegal.

If this describes you, how you doing with your rawdogging of reality?

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[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Mormons don't drink coffee because it's hot, not because its caffienated they get a lot of caffiene via soda.

[–] HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The ones I used to work with didn’t drink anything with caffeine. Never heard of the hot thing.

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

So apparently it's something even Mormons are confused about but official doctrine is that caffeine is not a problem. The one guy I knew was fine with caffeine

https://www.npr.org/2016/01/03/461843938/can-mormons-drink-coca-cola

: In 2012, the church released an official statement stating explicitly that caffeinated soda is allowed under church doctrine. Still, many Mormons will not consume caffeinated drinks.