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Re: A question to think about......

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From: Maraya
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 00:00
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klaatu wrote:
> 
> Maraya wrote:
> >
> > Chris wrote:
> > >
> > > pciszek@otherworld.std.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In article <v6sof52lbs.fsf@colon.dev.ampersand.com>,
> > > > Mark Atwood  <zot@ampersand.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >What? Owning a media distribution company, a private University, some
> > > > >farmland, and a bunch of meeting halls is a bad thing for a church to
> > > > >own?
> > > >
> > > > I was under the impression that the LDS church is a major shareholder
> > > > in a lot of stuff including either Pepsi or Coke.
> > >
> > >  I believe that's Royal Crown - that's why they were first to market
> > > with a caffeine free diet cola.
> >
> > Is caffeine a sin?  Someone should tell them that Aspartame is worse...
> 
> Actually, whether or not it's a sin, it's well-established that the "Mormon
> diet" has lengthened many lives and improved the health of many. And no, I'm
> not a Mormon.

I hope you didn't think that was a criticism - just a question.  I
happen to be a strict vegetarian (vegan) myself.  I had never heard that
Mormons couldn't have caffeine.

Maraya
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Subject: Re: A question to think about......
Date: 1998/11/27
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