Comments on: The Other Side Of The Word Of Wisdom http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Daylan Darby http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-141 Daylan Darby Wed, 15 Jun 2005 05:21:52 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-141 Sorry I've forgotten where I've read this: What's the difference between a Mormon and a non-Mormon? The temperature of their caffiene Sorry I’ve forgotten where I’ve read this:

What’s the difference between a Mormon and a non-Mormon?

The temperature of their caffiene

]]> By: julie http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-140 julie Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:48:58 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-140 Thanks, Rusty! :o) Thanks, Rusty! :o)

]]> By: Rusty http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-139 Rusty Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:00:13 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-139 Julie, Good question. Generally the interpretation is left to the membership of the Church. So one person might interpret it as "don't eat meat every meal" and another might read it as "don't eat meat during the summer". My personal interpretation is somewhere in the middle. Your question about grains is also a good one, though I think the answer is that those things aren't prohibited, the verse is just suggesting what those substances are used for. It's not saying that man can only eat wheat. Julie,
Good question. Generally the interpretation is left to the membership of the Church. So one person might interpret it as “don’t eat meat every meal” and another might read it as “don’t eat meat during the summer”. My personal interpretation is somewhere in the middle. Your question about grains is also a good one, though I think the answer is that those things aren’t prohibited, the verse is just suggesting what those substances are used for. It’s not saying that man can only eat wheat.

]]> By: julie http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-138 julie Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:38:52 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-138 I'm not a Mormon, but I've been following this discussion on the Word of Wisdom today, and I was wondering how many Mormons don't eat meat during hot summers. (I read the WofW <a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/89" rel="nofollow">here</a>) When I went to an LDS church one summer, the potlucks always contained meat products. This part confused me, too: <i>Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowls and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals</i> Does that mean that Mormons aren't to eat cornbread, oatmeal, or barley soup? If so, then these potlucks were even more radical than my friends' contraband Coke bottles suggested. I’m not a Mormon, but I’ve been following this discussion on the Word of Wisdom today, and I was wondering how many Mormons don’t eat meat during hot summers. (I read the WofW here) When I went to an LDS church one summer, the potlucks always contained meat products.

This part confused me, too: Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowls and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals Does that mean that Mormons aren’t to eat cornbread, oatmeal, or barley soup?

If so, then these potlucks were even more radical than my friends’ contraband Coke bottles suggested.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-137 J. Stapley Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:22:31 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-137 As you know from some of our past discussions, I believe that I share your ambivalence on the issue. I personally think all advertising to children should be proscribed, though I don't think it would be legal or feasible. Food companies are only interested in making money. Period. The thing is, though, that they will sell what people buy. I can't tell you how many healthy, great tasting, products I have worked on that have failed, simply because the average American isn't willing to pay 20% extra. That said, I do believe they hold a large measure of responsibility precisely because consumers are ignorant...but maybe that is the governments job. Asking companies to watch out for a bunch of ignoramuses from which they are harvesting cash doesn't work very well. As you know from some of our past discussions, I believe that I share your ambivalence on the issue. I personally think all advertising to children should be proscribed, though I don’t think it would be legal or feasible.

Food companies are only interested in making money. Period. The thing is, though, that they will sell what people buy. I can’t tell you how many healthy, great tasting, products I have worked on that have failed, simply because the average American isn’t willing to pay 20% extra. That said, I do believe they hold a large measure of responsibility precisely because consumers are ignorant…but maybe that is the governments job. Asking companies to watch out for a bunch of ignoramuses from which they are harvesting cash doesn’t work very well.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-136 Rusty Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:50:34 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-136 Steve, That's funny. Steve,
That’s funny.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-135 Rusty Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:48:24 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-135 John, Interesting points. I've often thought of that aspect of "evil corporations" that most employees are just going to work and doing business, no ill-will towards anyone. And I don't even know if those "conspiring men" would consider what they're doing as a conspiracy, rather trying to efficiently make more money, because hey, it's just business. Good points. J. Stapley, It'd be interesting to know more about what you do and get your feelings on the ethics/non-ethics of artificial flavors/sweeteners. And like I said, I think there are conspiring men in those industries, not that the industries themselves are conspiracies. I should probably have explained why I sometimes feel like the artificial flavoring industry smacks of conspiracy, but I didn't want to derail my post too much. Sometimes I guess I just have a hard time with the idea of a Cheeto, puffed starch with fake flavor with zero nutritional value marketed towards children. It just doesn't seem right. Now, that being said, I enjoy Cheetos, beef, and sugar and don't know how to reconcile my feelings about them and the WoW. John,
Interesting points. I’ve often thought of that aspect of “evil corporations” that most employees are just going to work and doing business, no ill-will towards anyone. And I don’t even know if those “conspiring men” would consider what they’re doing as a conspiracy, rather trying to efficiently make more money, because hey, it’s just business. Good points.

J. Stapley,
It’d be interesting to know more about what you do and get your feelings on the ethics/non-ethics of artificial flavors/sweeteners. And like I said, I think there are conspiring men in those industries, not that the industries themselves are conspiracies. I should probably have explained why I sometimes feel like the artificial flavoring industry smacks of conspiracy, but I didn’t want to derail my post too much. Sometimes I guess I just have a hard time with the idea of a Cheeto, puffed starch with fake flavor with zero nutritional value marketed towards children. It just doesn’t seem right.

Now, that being said, I enjoy Cheetos, beef, and sugar and don’t know how to reconcile my feelings about them and the WoW.

]]> By: Steve Evans http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-134 Steve Evans Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:32:40 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-134 There is no beef conspiracy. There is no fast-food conspiracy. Please just can we keep to realities, people? Love, The Fried Food Cattlemen's Association for Better Government There is no beef conspiracy. There is no fast-food conspiracy. Please just can we keep to realities, people?

Love,

The Fried Food Cattlemen’s Association for Better Government

]]> By: Steve H http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-133 Steve H Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:24:42 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-133 J, I knew there was something shifty about you. J,
I knew there was something shifty about you.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://www.nine-moons.com/2005/06/13/the-other-side-of-the-word-of-wisdom/#comment-132 J. Stapley Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:15:27 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=110#comment-132 ...says the VP of a sweetener company. …says the VP of a sweetener company.

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