The WoW wasn't the WoW as we know it until the 1900s

Aug 31, 2015
4:03:21pm

Turnpike Lane

Meaning, they considered it counsel back them, not commandment. It evolved after Brigham Y9oung passed away, but has been pretty uniform for over 100 years now.

http://en.fairmormon.org/Word_of_Wisdom/History_and_implementation

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The Mormon angle they're taking on Hell on Wheels is getting crazy. *spoiler*

ChubbyChaser

8/30/15 7:50pm

That was bizarre.

Mathew

8/30/15 7:52pm

My non member friend told me Brigham was smoking a cigar in the last episode

idacoug

8/30/15 7:53pm

Didn't he chew til the day he died?

spugeddy24

8/30/15 7:55pm

Good thing because they didn't have blenders back then.

foofcoug

8/30/15 8:00pm

No. He routinely drank Scotch as a sleep aid. As did a lot of folks.

mantis mutu

8/30/15 8:42pm

Pretty sure he used tobacco his whole life.

spugeddy24

8/30/15 9:18pm

It would surprise me if it were more than an occasional indulgence. He

mantis mutu

8/30/15 9:35pm

"He drank scotch often". Do you think he used tobacco? No way!

The Dude Abides

8/30/15 10:39pm

If he used it as a sleep aid I'm not sure he would've considered it habitual

mantis mutu

8/31/15 12:01am

Obviously, the word of wisdom doesn't allow for scotch if used as a sleep aid.

The Dude Abides

8/31/15 10:48am

Why wouldn't it? It says "strong drink" (Scotch for sure) is "not for the belly"

mantis mutu

8/31/15 11:38am

haha. Fair enough.

The Dude Abides

8/31/15 12:23pm

I don't think the WoW says you can use strong drinks to sleep.

spugeddy24

8/31/15 3:56pm

The WoW wasn't the WoW as we know it until the 1900s

Turnpike Lane

8/31/15 4:03pm

And it never says you "can't" use them, period. It's an informative revelation

mantis mutu

9/1/15 7:39am

lol. I'm sure my stake pres will be just fine with my whiskey use to get to bed

spugeddy24

9/1/15 10:47am

Well I'll agree us present Mormons don't follow the "Word of Wisdom"

mantis mutu

9/1/15 11:32am

I can agree with all that.

spugeddy24

9/1/15 12:08pm

Thanx for the chat, man.

mantis mutu

9/1/15 6:09pm

Yeah, I think he was.

ChubbyChaser

8/30/15 7:55pm

I think that is pretty accurate. He was a smoker.

Bravescoug

8/30/15 7:59pm

Hell on wheels is a good show that went downhill ever since the Mormon agenda

spugeddy24

8/30/15 7:55pm

Sort of like what Heroes did when they threw in the lesbian twist.

zonacougar

8/30/15 7:58pm

Heroes was great S1. I thought it went downhill fast after that.

spugeddy24

8/30/15 7:59pm

I don't mind them including Brigham Young and depicting much of the politicking

ChubbyChaser

8/30/15 7:59pm

I still enjoy it. I like some comedy in my drama series. The comedy in Breaking

JAGA97

8/30/15 8:01pm

It's still a decent series, but I'd rather see Bohannon after his familys killer

spugeddy24

8/30/15 8:02pm

I agree.

JAGA97

8/30/15 8:06pm

totally agree. it was a great show, but has gone downhill, badly.

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