Mormons Accidentally Drink Green Tea… Chaos Ensues

About this episode

The episode discusses a green tea mix-up at BYU and its implications on Mormon culture and current events.

A quiet little mistake at BYU sets off a surprisingly big reaction! When a drink at the Mormon-owned Brigham Young University turned out to contain green tea, it reopened the question of what the Mormon "Word of Wisdom" actually bans, and why a 19th-century health rule still causes confusion today. Frank and Dan unpack the green tea mix-up and the strange logic behind Mormon caffeine culture (because they most definitely do consume the stuff!!) Elsewhere in the episode: Congress launches a "Sharia Free America" caucus, anti-LGBTQ parents win a $1.5 million payout over school books, the Taliban burns musical instruments in Afghanistan, Kansas makes clergy mandatory reporters (with a major confession loophole), a Catholic bishop is accused of embezzling church funds for trips to a Tijuana brothel, and Tucker Carlson's new prayer-app sponsor sparks backlash from Christians. 💸 Support the show and keep the blasphemy flowing: www.thankgodimatheist.com/donate

People in this episode

Hosts: Frank, Dan

Topics covered

• Mormon culture
• caffeine
• Word of Wisdom
• religion
• society
• current events

Keywords

• Mormons
• green tea
• caffeine culture
• BYU
• Word of Wisdom
• Congress
• anti-LGBTQ
• Taliban
• Catholic bishop
• Tucker Carlson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brigham Young University, Congress, Taliban, Kansas, Catholic

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