The Word of Wisdom has created rifts in families, neighborhoods and friendship circles. And Judaism’s model doesn’t work in the 17 million-member church.

On Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made clarifications to its Word of Wisdom, a health code for members. Two days later a Redditor made a list of "Hot Drink Alternatives ...

To be fair, the Word of Wisdom could use a modern-day revision. It makes no mention of some very unhealthy choices many of us rely on today. In the 1800s, most of the early Saints grew their own food.