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Adsos Letter

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16. Seventh Day Adventists don't embrace modern medicine?

Reply to cbayer (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 01:36 PM

Sep 2012

That would be news to me.

The church's Fundamental Beliefs don't allow "recreational caffeine" in any form (soft drinks, tea, coffee, etc.) but I'm not aware that they prohibit the use of Excedrin.

BTW, the proscription against caffeinated beverages, while maintained on church school grounds, is widely disregarded by the laity from what I've observed.

I'm pretty sure the church's hospitals and medical schools embrace modern medicine...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seventh-day_Adventist_hospitals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seventh-day_Adventist_medical_schools

Even though their Fundamental Beliefs deny evolution in favor of creationism they accept post-Fall evolution as it relates to medicine (and other things).

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Mormon Caffeine Policy Clarified, Coke And Pepsi Officially OK For Latter-Day Saints [View all] cbayer Sep 2012 OP

This would be big news to the LDS people I've known Siwsan Sep 2012 #1

Not the LDS I knew. earthside Sep 2012 #3

I am surprised that he felt uncomfortable about using it as medicine. cbayer Sep 2012 #4

I thought that, too, but maybe it was the 'forbidden' aspect overrunning the need Siwsan Sep 2012 #7

I have a Jewish friend who keeps kosher and rather strictly observes the sabbath, and I cbayer Sep 2012 #9

Seventh Day Adventists have no problem with modern medicine. Leontius Sep 2012 #12

Shows what I know, doesn't it? I thought they didn't take any medications. cbayer Sep 2012 #13

I wanted to add this because I initially overlooked Leontius' post as well as your response... Adsos Letter Sep 2012 #17

I thought I had run into this as an issue previously, and I greatly appreciate the clarification. cbayer Sep 2012 #18

Hey, no problem! It's a common enough conflation. Adsos Letter Sep 2012 #19

Seventh Day Adventists don't embrace modern medicine? Adsos Letter Sep 2012 #16

I thought the LDS church bought major stock in Coca-cola way back in the 70s and then kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #8

That's a good question Rob H. Sep 2012 #14

Hot chocolate is HOT, and it has caffeine, so if it's NOT a "stimulating" beverage I don't know kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #15

I think I heard once they do own Pepsi or something like that? I might be wrong. LiberalLoner Sep 2012 #2

LDS needs to listen to Bach's "Coffee Cantata" longship Sep 2012 #5

I thought for sure you were making a joke or talking about a spoof, cbayer Sep 2012 #6

LOL, it's one of Bach's few secular cantata. longship Sep 2012 #10

I will check it out on Monday evening after these blasted tourists leave. cbayer Sep 2012 #11