Soda is halal to Mormons despite having caffeine, curiously so is hot chocolate despite having caffeine and being literally a drink which is hot. Only tea and coffee, regardless of the temperature they are served at, are considered "hot drinks."

This is the reason for the Mormon invention of the dirty soda, which is a soda with typical coffee shop additives in it such as creamer and flavored syrups.

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Yum! brand has close tires to the church so naturally it supplies canon beverages.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Interesting, I once worked with a Mormon guy who wouldn't drink coke and this was in mexico were everyone drinks coke all the time, or at least used too.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

i think soda is more of a per-family thing than a church doctrine

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

In Utah there's a whole industry of dirty soda shops which fill the same niche that starbucks fills in the rest of the country, and it's starting to spread to surrounding states.