- What is an "unusually high number of Mormons"?
- what is the acceptable ratio?
- What do you do if the number of Mormons exceed the alloted ratio?
- Did the city of Carlisle have a statute that dictated how many children a family could have?
- Were the Mormon families in violation of this statute?
- :dunno:
Is there a chart that indicates what a normal number should be, along with how may Jews, Catholics, Buddists, Muslims.........Athiests there should be?
Since you brought it up..........practicing LDS members follow the Word of Wisdom, which provides a template for healthy living.
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.j...toid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Unless the classmate you've labeled a "hypocrite" ( based on something that you "guess")......... was a glutonous comsumer and addict of candy bars, your statement lacks merit.......for the record.
Here's some fun facts:
One study from the Journal of American Diet concludes that an average 7-oz cup of coffee contains anywhere from 80 to 175 mg of caffeine. That's a pretty wide range. Another study estimates the caffeine content of a cup of coffee at 90-150. Regardless, we can safely average these two studies and say that a cup of coffee will have about 125 mg of caffeine.
These same studies cite the caffeine content of other sources:
- A Cadbury chocolate bar has 15 mg of caffeine (one would need to eat more than 8 Cadbury chocolate bars to equate to a cup of coffee).
- A glass of chocolate milk has a whopping 8 mg of caffeine (yes, that's more than 16 glasses to match a cup of coffee).
- A package of hot chocolate/cocoa, mixed with water or milk, to produce a cup of hot chocolate/cocoa contains 5 mg of caffeine (one would need to consume 25 cups of hot chocolate to equal one cup of coffee).
- Jell-O pudding pops contain 2 mg (over 60 pudding pops to equal a cup of coffee).
- A glass of iced tea contains about 70 mg of caffeine.
- The most popular brands of cola contains about 30-45 mg of caffeine.
However, when considering the health benefits to the Word of Wisdom, should we just look at the caffeine content of coffee, tea and other sources?
It is not just the caffeine in coffee and tea that produces harmful effects to our health.
Take the caffeine out and you are still left with the following consequences:
The coffee bean's composition is dramatically altered during roasting, resulting in chemical transformations where more than 700 "volatile substances…are formed (Garattini, Silvio,
Caffeine, Coffee and Health, Raven Press, New York, 1993, pp. 17-41 and H. Maarse,
Volatile Compounds in Food, Vol. 2, 6th Ed., Zeist, 1989).
Such chemicals as acetaldehyde, ammonia, carbon disulphide, acetic acid, nitrosamines, and others may make coffee a mouthful of trouble! (Garattini, Silvio, Caffeine,
Coffee and Health, Raven Press, New York, 1993, pp. 17-41 and H. Maarse,
Volatile Compounds in Food, Vol. 2, 6th Ed., Zeist, 1989).
But whether it's decaffeinated or not, just one daily cup of coffee increases the risk of bladder cancer three times (
American Journal of Epidemiology 117: 113-127, 1983;
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 547, 1975).
And drinking more than two cups a day of caffeinated coffee doubles the risk of fatal bladder cancer (
American Journal of Public Health 74(8)820-23, 1984).
Brown drink users have an increased risk of stomach, kidney, lung, pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancer. (George Hodgkin, M.S., R.D., et. al.,
Caffeine: Bad to the Last Drop, Loma Linda, CA) and (
International Journal of Cancer 28(6): 691-693, 1981).
So, we know, scientifically, that coffee brings unique and serious health risks, even without the caffeine. There is plenty of the same regarding tea.
http://www.fairlds.org/Misc/Word_of_Wisdom_Caffeine_and_Hypocrisy.html
Bottom line is this:
Although there is no mention of carbonated drinks, ice cream, Ding-Dongs, Big Macs, heroin, cocaine or Otter Pops in the Word of Wisdom.....all things that can be/are addictive should be avoided.
Have I personally read the Dead Sea Scrolls? Of course not. As far as showing you a church that doesn't add to what the Bible says? Come to mine, go to most of the Calvary Chapels. Most of the churches I've been to have taught the Bible and not added extra things on that you need to do. Some people feel compelled to give up alcohol, others don't. Many feel compelled to give up smoking, but then that's just smart. Most give up cussing. If any church tells you to quit drinking, smoking, cussing, and listening to heavy metal before you can be saved, they're adding to the Word. You get saved, then through Christ, any areas that need to be addressed will be. You don't go to the hospital when you're not sick, you don't throw clean clothes in the washer, why would you need to get clean before getting clean?
