A practical question for Mormons

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If a devout Mormon opened a business like a restaurant would they serve things they themselves are prohibited from consuming like coffee, tea, alcohol, etc.?
 
Good_Daughter said:
If a devout Mormon opened a business like a restaurant would they serve things they themselves are prohibited from consuming like coffee, tea, alcohol, etc.?
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The mormons own and operate the Marriott hotel chain and they don’t have any problem with coffee, tea or alcohol. It all has to do with the bottom line.
 
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If a devout Mormon opened a business like a restaurant would they serve things they themselves are prohibited from consuming like coffee, tea, alcohol, etc.?
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If a devout Catholic doctor started a health clinic would he advise his patients on artificial birth controll?

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and why don’t they drink coffe or tea or alcohol in the first place?
 
Good_Daughter said:
If a devout Mormon opened a business like a restaurant would they serve things they themselves are prohibited from consuming like coffee, tea, alcohol, etc.?
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God has given us all free choice. Some would and some wouldn’t. But I do believe that most would serve coffee, tea and alcohol. It would be hard not to and still stay in business. Also, what would be the point in depraving people their free choice. Now I would draw the line on porn etc. No need to offer that free choice.
 
zerinus said:
If a devout Catholic doctor started a health clinic would he advise his patients on artificial birth controll?

zerinus
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A devoted Catholic would not, and any Catholic should not, prescribe ABC if they are in the health care field. ABC is an objective evil and to co-operate in it would be a sin on the part of the provider.
If a Catholic is a restaurant owner, though, they do not need to close on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, as fasting on those days are disciplines of our church and it is not an evil that the rest of the world must see (by the grace of God).
If Mormons think coffee, tea, etc are an objective evil, then they should not serve those drinks. However, if refraining from them is merely a discipline for the Mormon, then I would think it is not incumbent upon them to extend that to the public they serve.
 
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A devoted Catholic would not, and any Catholic should not, prescribe ABC if they are in the health care field. ABC is an objective evil and to co-operate in it would be a sin on the part of the provider.
If a Catholic is a restaurant owner, though, they do not need to close on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, as fasting on those days are disciplines of our church and it is not an evil that the rest of the world must see (by the grace of God).
If Mormons think coffee, tea, etc are an objective evil, then they should not serve those drinks. However, if refraining from them is merely a discipline for the Mormon, then I would think it is not incumbent upon them to extend that to the public they serve.
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Good answer.👍
 
exiled said:
A devoted Catholic would not, and any Catholic should not, prescribe ABC if they are in the health care field.
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How do you know? There are many good Catholics who disagree with the Catholic Church’s stance on birth control or priestly celibacy. Perhaps they would.
ABC is an objective evil and to co-operate in it would be a sin on the part of the provider.
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That may be the Catholic Church’s position, but there are many good Catholics who might disagree.
If a Catholic is a restaurant owner, though, they do not need to close on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, as fasting on those days are disciplines of our church and it is not an evil that the rest of the world must see (by the grace of God).
If Mormons think coffee, tea, etc are an objective evil, then they should not serve those drinks. However, if refraining from them is merely a discipline for the Mormon, then I would think it is not incumbent upon them to extend that to the public they serve.
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Thank you. That is very well expressed. I agree with that. The only thing that I would add to that is that the LDS Church has not stated a position as to whether tea and coffee are “objective evils” (as porn would be for example), or merely a matter of “Church discipline”. It would be up to each prospective “restaurateur” to make that decision for herself.

zerinus
 
zerinus said:
How do you know? There are many good Catholics who disagree with the Catholic Church’s stance on birth control or priestly celibacy. Perhaps they would.
These are what is known as “Cafeteria Catholics” who pick and choose what they will believe or obey.

That may be the Catholic Church’s position, but there are many good Catholics who might disagree.

Then they are not “good” Catholics. (see above)

Thank you. That is very well expressed. I agree with that. The only thing that I would add to that is that the LDS Church has not stated a position as to whether tea and coffee are “objective evils” (as porn would be for example), or merely a matter of “Church discipline”. It would be up to each prospective “restaurateur” to make that decision for herself.

zerinus
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Question for zerinus… Are “Jack” mormons good mormons? Same thing as “Jack” Catholics.
 
hosemonkey said:
Question for zerinus… Are “Jack” mormons good mormons? Same thing as “Jack” Catholics.
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I second what hosemonkey has said, zerinus. To be a Catholic in a state of grace (individual culpabilities aside) we must accept what the church teaches. I don’t think your church is so different in that regard. I don’t know many LDS doctrines (actually, I don’t think I know any doctrines), but pick anything you know of that a LDS must believe. Is there anything that the LDS church teaches is pure evil, no exceptions? If a Mormon insists on promoting and living in evil, can they be considered a good Mormon?
 
hosemonkey said:
Of course, this is flexible. If the mormon organization bought Liggett & Meyers, mormons would be smoking tomorrow.
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Zerinus gets word that mormon doctrine has (again!) been changed. And now he has to modify his blog.:banghead:

Robert
 
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