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====Christianity==== In [[Christian denomination]]s of the [[conservative holiness movement]], such as the [[Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection]] and [[Evangelical Wesleyan Church]], the use of tobacco and other drugs is prohibited;<ref name="AWMC2014">{{cite book|title=The Discipline of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference)|year=2014|publisher=[[Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection]]|location=[[Salem, Ohio|Salem]]|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|37}} ΒΆ42 of the 2014 [[Book of Discipline (United Methodist)|Book of Discipline]] of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection states:<ref name="AWMC2014" />{{page needed|date=March 2021}} {{quotation|In the judgment of The Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference), the use of tobacco is a great evil, unbecoming a Christian, a waste of the Lord's money, and a defilement of the body, which should be the temple of the Holy Ghost. We do, therefore, most earnestly require our members to refrain from its cultivation, manufacture, and sale, and to abstain from its use in all forms, for Jesus' sake. We will not receive as members into our churches nor will we ordain or license to preach or to exhort, persons who use, cultivate, manufacture, or sell tobacco. Using tobacco by a member of a church or of the Conference after being received from this date (June 28, 1927) is a violation of the law of the church, and the offending party should be dealt with according to the judiciary rules.<ref name="AWMC2014" />{{rp|44}}}} Members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (popularly known as [[Mormons]]) adhere to the [[Word of Wisdom]], a religious health code that is interpreted as prohibiting the consumption of tobacco as well as [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]], coffee, and tea.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stack |first=Peggy Fletcher |author-link=Peggy Fletcher Stack |date=August 31, 2012 |title=It's Official: Coke and Pepsi are OK for Mormons |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |agency=([[Religion News Service]]) |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-31/national/35492011_1_drink-caffeine-lds-leaders-mormons |url-status=dead |access-date=September 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327204542/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-31/national/35492011_1_drink-caffeine-lds-leaders-mormons |archive-date=March 27, 2013}}.</ref>
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