Chai Tea

[allredcon]

Personally I avoid anything with the word tea in it. I've done my fair share of repentance for WoW so I just try to avoid it. Anyway!

I had a friend text me tonight saying someone brought her a Chai Tea tonight at work and asked if it's ok to drink it. I said "if you have to ask, no." Well her dad said "The bretheren have stated that the WoW ban on tea and coffee is specifically due to the high caffeine content. Herbal teas have always been accepted for health reasons."

I have not found that article yet, but I'm searching. I did find one on energy drinks though in which it only said "the WoW does not specifically prohibit caffeine." and it said that energy drinks are best to be not consumed in excess. Ok, so it's not saying we CAN'T drink them. So that must not mean it's the caffeine that is causing the issue here. So, what do you guys think. Was I right in telling her that I really think she shouldn't have consumed it (she did after what her dad said)? or am I wrong here?

[Moksha]

I've given up golf because of the tee.

[sixpacktr]

Masala chai (Hindi मसाला चाय: masālā cāy, "spiced tea") is a beverage from the Indian subcontinent made by brewing tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs.[1] By itself, chai is merely the generic word for tea in Hindi and many other languages around the world, but for many English speakers outside those regions, particularly in the Western hemisphere, "chai" automatically implies "masala chai". Conversely however "chai" or "char" is also British slang, referring to tea.

Chai tea is simply saying 'tea tea'. It is tea. It isn't herbal.

[RachelleDrew]

I was under the impression that it was the tannins, not the caffeine, that was the reason tea was spoken against in the WoW. If it were a case of the caffeine alone, we'd all be screwed. You can find it in a ton of stuff that's not mentioned in the WoW.

On another note, most chai has regular black tea leaves in it like Assam. It just has a lot of spices in it to create it's flavor. However, because chai has so many spices and flavors in it, it's REALLY easy to create the taste of hot or iced chai tea without having any actual tea in it.

So if your friend got a regular chai tea, chances are it does have tea leaves in it.

[allredcon]

She just told me "Well, its nothing they'll take my recommend over." Which I thought was a little strange. She is a little naive but she's a complete sweetheart. She wouldn't disobey the Lord on purpose. But I just told her to remember if you have to ask, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Personally, the statement "The Lord will not be mocked." usually scares me straight. haha. Oh how wonderful it is for us to be a God fearing/loving people.

[Moksha]

I am wondering about the status of cardamom in the young sister's chai. Has this herb been thoroughly fasted and prayed over?

[allredcon]

Yeah, I feel bad, and also very stupid. Because I'm pretty sure her dad was sitting next to her telling her what to say to me. But, I felt I should stand my ground! My basic understanding of the word of wisdom is this: The Lord asks us not to drink Tea, Coffee, and Alcohol. I stay out of starbucks, away from liquor stores (well, now I do.), and don't touch anything that resembles any of them. Like Fake teas etc. For me, I'm an addict and I rationalize easily. I explained it to her like a hookah. Many people I know smoke hookah because it's "healthier" than cigarettes. Well, it's not. one puff, maybe. Buti t's still bad. not only that but if you do hookah, you rationalize the fact that it's better for you, thus you smoke more. So that's why I decide to just keep out of any of it anymore. ANyway, this is a long response that probably doesn't need to be this long.

[Godless]

Chai lattes > Chai tea

Dangit!! I want one now!!

[allredcon]

I never liked any of them when I did drink them. I hope my mission president lets me have a redbull once a month haha.

[Dravin]

Neither caffeine nor tannins have been given as an official reason against tea, the reason has been and remains, "God says so."