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In August 1915, the LDS Church banned the use of cannabis by its members, and two months later the state of Utah banned cannabis.Some scholars have linked the two events, arguing that cannabis usage by Mormon returnees who had earlier fled to Mexico led the church, and later the state, to make their decisions. [1]
The Seventh-day Adventist Church also recommends that its members abstain from tobacco use. [8] It has called for governments to enact policies that include "a uniform ban on all tobacco advertising, stricter laws prohibiting smoking in non-residential public places, more aggressive and systematic public education, and substantially higher ...
An editorial in the sectarian (LDS Church) Deseret News responded: [67] [68] The LDS Church has a zero tolerance policy concerning sexual misconduct. It also gives specific instruction on conducting one-on-one interviews with youths, including encouraging them to have parents or other trustworthy adults sit directly outside the room.
Shops will be able to sell off whatever stock they have before the ban comes into place. The aim is to address the environmental impact from disposable vapes which contain plastics, metals, and a ...
The legislation includes a total ban on vape advertising and sponsorship, including displays seen by children and young people such as on buses, in cinemas and in shop windows, bringing them in ...
The early LDS Church was more accepting of the symbol of the cross, but after the turn of the 20th century, an aversion to it developed in Mormon culture. [44] However, there are individual Latter-day Saints who tolerate (or even embrace) the use of a cross as a personal symbol of faith. [45]
The LDS Church becomes involved in political matters if it perceives that there is a moral issue at stake and wields considerable influence on a national level [1] [2] [3] with over a dozen members of Congress having membership in the church in the early 2000s, [4] and about 80% of Utah state lawmakers identifying as LDS.
2018 – The BBC stated in an article that in the LDS Church "pornography and masturbation are banned," and quoted two Mormons who said they were taught masturbation was "satanic" and "just below murder." [133] 2018 – A first-hand account of an experience with masturbation interviews growing up in the LDS Church was published by KUTV. In it ...