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Post Date: 1st Aug, 2008 - 1:32am / Post ID: #

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Name: Erin

Subject: Tea

Message: I'm investigating the church and wanted to know if all natural herbal teas were considered hot drink?

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1st Aug, 2008 - 2:18am / Post ID: #

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Erin, herbal teas are not considered hot drinks but infusions and they are not against the Word of Wisdom. Those teas coming from the "tea plant" are the ones against the Word of Wisdom.



Post Date: 3rd Dec, 2009 - 12:17am / Post ID: #

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In relation to the above answer.
No distinction was made when the pronouncement on hot drinks was made.
It simply stated that hot drinks meant Tea etc.
The oxford english dictionary states.

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  "ยข noun 1 a hot drink made by infusing the dried, crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water. 2 the dried leaves of an evergreen shrub or small tree native to south and east Asia, used to make tea. 3 a drink made from the leaves, fruits, or flowers of other plants. 4 chiefly Brit. A light afternoon meal consisting of sandwiches, cakes, etc., with tea to drink. 5 Brit. A cooked evening meal.


Number 3 clearly states made from leaves fruit or flowers of other plants.
That would include herbal as they are made from leaves from fruit trees etc

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Post Date: 3rd Dec, 2009 - 12:30am / Post ID: #

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For in-depth Discussion about the Tea Plant and the Word of Wisdom see Discussion here: Source 8


 
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