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As you know, Coke and Pepsi are still verboten at BYU, even though its usage has been normalized by the rest of the LDS Church. This is similar to what happened with the Latin Mass, when the Catholic Church unclenched and allowed the Mass to be performed in the native language of the country. Those who valued tradition and mystery above understanding resisted and so you can still find Catholic Mass conducted in Latin in some churches.

That is the case with BYU, where nonsensical custom and obedience are valued over normalization and thus Coke and Pepsi remain off limits to BYU students.

And now you know the rest of the story.

Coke et Pepsibus, non licet!

Can students buy Red Bull or Monster energy drinks on campus? The cola restriction seems like another virtue signalling tactic that only impresses the most devout Mormons. Luckily, the existence of silly rules in the Honor Code has convinced my most scholastically oriented daughter to skip the BYU schools entirely.

I've been thinking that with Elder Uchtdorf's GC confession of consuming a celestial beverage that this might have changed a bit. I wonder what it would take to get Coke and Pepsi in the vending machines at BYU?

After the FP came out and said caffeine wasn't part of the WoW, a group at BYU petitioned to have caffeinated beverages. The response was that behave never had them because there was not a demand from students and teachers. Like anyone believed that.

There are professors who keep mini fridges stocked with the forbidden liquid and simply request that you leave fifty cents on the fridge if you feel the need to have a can. Not the same as having the stuff available in a vending machine, but it does create a kinship between those who follow the straight and narrow a little differently.