Month: April 2007

“You mentioned that tea might only be in drink form, that we need to avoid the tea plant. If one takes green tea in pill form they are not only getting the exact same thing into the body but also the caffeine, which is ‘addictive’.” (Lindsay)

As I said before, the Lord has not revealed that any one substance in teas is the reason for the prohibition.

One interpretation of “hot drinks” is that “drinks” is literal and refers only to those substances when one drinks them. That may be an incorrect interpretation, but it is one possible interpretation.

“It is to my understanding from other answered questions on your site, that green tea is a form of tea unacceptable to the word of wisdom. Even though it is from the common tea plant, it is not fermented, or blackened. Would this make a difference?” (Christina)

I am not aware of any statement that specifies whether the type of processing used in making tea affects whether it is against the Word of Wisdom. The only statements I have seen say “hot drinks” refer simply to coffee and tree. I assume by this that it is an all-encompassing definition.