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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Is she not allowed in because she is not "practicing" or because she is tainted from drinking?
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It would be because she is not practicing. Standing in the LDS church is determined by present practices, not an individual's history. Members who want to visit the temple are interviewed by their Bishop to determine if there is anything in their conduct that would render him/her "unworthy". They use a standard set of questions when interviewing (mostly based around the individual's faith in God, treatment of their family and peers, and adherence to church commitments) - it's not just a matter of them making questions up like it's a game show or something.
Mormon's don't (or shouldn't anyway) ostracize people because of decisions they have made or past practices that aren't in keeping with church standards. People don't become "tainted" or "ruined" forever because of the decisions they make - like any Christian faith it is expected that LDS members will all make mistakes and they are encouraged to use the experiences to learn from and better themselves, so long as they are willing to do so.
Likewise, it makes me laugh when I read stuff like the comment about the Mormons replacing all the temple carpets after the tours because they have been "sullied by the unbelievers" or whatever. They do replace the carpets and probably some other minor things before the dedication ceremony, but the religious (or non-religious) disposition of the people who took the temple tours has nothing to do with it so much as just regular wear and tear. Try parading 100,000 people through your living room in 4 weeks and see how your house holds up.