Going over the word of wisdom is always an interesting topic
because everyone has differing opinions on how it should be interpreted. I have
always wondered how the “caffeine battle” came to be. There is nothing written
in the word of wisdom which points either way and yet it has somehow been amended
and revoked from so many people’s interpretation of the word of wisdom. It really
bothers me that so many students are trying to make themselves martyrs for the
cause by encouraging BYU to sell caffeinated beverages when there is no
explicit doctrinal support for either side of the claim. BYU simply does not
want to sell caffeinated drinks and to bring religion into the argument is a
complete misapplication of doctrine even if this is a “religious” school.
If anyone wants to counter BYU’s decision they should do so
without in any way appealing to religion and then they actually might have a
leg to stand on.
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