Criticism of Mormonism/Books/The Changing World of Mormonism/Chapter 18

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Page	Claim	Response	Author's sources
468	The admonition not to eat meat is mostly ignored by the Church.	Word of Wisdom/Eat meat sparingly ^{[needs work]}	John J. Stewart, Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet, p.90
469	Joseph Fielding Smith said that drinking tea can bar a person from the Celestial Kingdom.	Word of Wisdom/Tea ^{[needs work]}	Doctrines of Salvation 2:16
469-470	Church members feel that Joseph "carefully observed" the Word of Wisdom. Joseph wouldn't be able to get a temple recommend today.	Presentism or anachronism: the requirements of the Word of Wisdom were different in Joseph's day than in the 20th century. The authors hope their audience will be shocked by this, and do nothing to explain the differences in application of the Word of Wisdom. Word of Wisdom	John J. Stewart, Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet, p.90
470	Joseph sometimes drank wine.	Presentism or anachronism: in Joseph's day, wine was not forbidden by the Word of Wisdom, especially if used in a medicinal sense. Word of Wisdom	History of the Church 2:369 ^{[citation needed]} History of the Church 6:616"
470	Joseph smoked a cigar.	Word of Wisdom	"Joseph Smith As An Administrator," M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, May 1969, p.161

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