BQ 82739 Kirby, Beer, and Swearing
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:56 pm
BQ 82709
I feel like this question could have gone a lot deeper. Here's a whole bunch of slightly questionable situations that pertain to this question.
One question that has a lot of people divided is, "Is it ok/appropriate for LDS farmers to sell their barley to beer manufacturers?" Due to Idaho's climate, rainfall, and other factors, it is one of the better areas for growing beer barley. Due to the beer industry, growing barley for beer is one of the safest crops you can grow (many beer companies will pay in advance even if the crop isn't perfect). In fact, there are a lot of LDS bishops and stake presidents who grow barley for and work directly for beer companies in Idaho.
My sister used to work as a bartender and later as the bar manager at a restaurant. This particular restaurant realized (as have many others) that LDS bartenders tend to be more honest and don't drink the merchandise as often as others. My sister had to frequent the liquor store often, but she never drank.
I worked at a grocery store and was required to sell alcohol and cigarettes to customers.
As for swearing, many men (and women) in the military are in an extremely stressful environment and tend to swear because of their job. It's not a job requirement to swear, but it happens. If a military member comes back from deployment or just a long training and lets an f-bomb loose, how bad is it?
Personally, I don't think Kirby has done really anything (at least that was listed in the post) that would affect his standing in the church. I think an LDS member in any above positions would be in fine standing with the church. Kirby is an actor. Heck, I even think it would be ok if he ended up being the murderer on some CSI type show. Granted, I think it would have been waayyy different if he agreed to participate in an adult X-rated film.
What does everyone else think? Would you work with beer for your job or swear if you were required to?
[This also reminds me, did anyone else find the BYU Psych shout out to be hilarious?]
I feel like this question could have gone a lot deeper. Here's a whole bunch of slightly questionable situations that pertain to this question.
One question that has a lot of people divided is, "Is it ok/appropriate for LDS farmers to sell their barley to beer manufacturers?" Due to Idaho's climate, rainfall, and other factors, it is one of the better areas for growing beer barley. Due to the beer industry, growing barley for beer is one of the safest crops you can grow (many beer companies will pay in advance even if the crop isn't perfect). In fact, there are a lot of LDS bishops and stake presidents who grow barley for and work directly for beer companies in Idaho.
My sister used to work as a bartender and later as the bar manager at a restaurant. This particular restaurant realized (as have many others) that LDS bartenders tend to be more honest and don't drink the merchandise as often as others. My sister had to frequent the liquor store often, but she never drank.
I worked at a grocery store and was required to sell alcohol and cigarettes to customers.
As for swearing, many men (and women) in the military are in an extremely stressful environment and tend to swear because of their job. It's not a job requirement to swear, but it happens. If a military member comes back from deployment or just a long training and lets an f-bomb loose, how bad is it?
Personally, I don't think Kirby has done really anything (at least that was listed in the post) that would affect his standing in the church. I think an LDS member in any above positions would be in fine standing with the church. Kirby is an actor. Heck, I even think it would be ok if he ended up being the murderer on some CSI type show. Granted, I think it would have been waayyy different if he agreed to participate in an adult X-rated film.
What does everyone else think? Would you work with beer for your job or swear if you were required to?
[This also reminds me, did anyone else find the BYU Psych shout out to be hilarious?]