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I've not make that mistake. I for one don't even believe in the concept of sin. I was just curious about why so many Christians vilify one particular "sin" - homosexuality - yet seem to embrace and even encourage another "sin" - gluttony.
When communities consider adding "sexual orientation" to their non-discrimination laws, we see Christians come out in droves to protest against the adoption of such laws. Yet when fat-activists lobby to change such laws so that you can't discrimination on the basis of being obese (which they've successfully done in several cities plus Michigan and nearly did in Nevada recently), you don't hear a peep from the same people. Why don't we see Christians showing up holding signs saying "God Hates Fats" and "No Special Rights for Gluttons"?
Welcome to our current society---no concept of sin. Secularism. Nothing is wrong so nothing is true or false.
Precisely. Chick-fil-A is a perfect teachable moment. Support traditional values and that is their right. No force, eat there or don't. No force involved.
Precisely. Chick-fil-A is a perfect teachable moment. Support traditional values and that is their right. No force, eat there or don't. No force involved.
Maybe they all confess? The Lord forgives your sins. Say a few rosaries and head for BK. Funny how the left gets all out of whack about this nonsense. Oh the hypocrisy. LOL
Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins that have long been part of Christian teachings. I think OP has a point, which is that most Christians seem to like to bang the bible and point the finger when it's "someone else", especially one of thems gays... but they conveniently overlook their own sins as defined in their own doctrine.
Precisely. Chick-fil-A is a perfect teachable moment. Support traditional values and that is their right. No force, eat there or don't. No force involved.
We are talking about enforcement of Christian values through law, not teaching.
I never said Chik fil A was in the wrong. I disagree with them, but they have every right to say and do what they want.
Where that differs from main stream Christian conservatives, and anti-gay rights folks, is you'd like to enforce that with law.
Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins that have long been part of Christian teachings. I think OP has a point, which is that most Christians seem to like to bang the bible and point the finger when it's "someone else", especially one of thems gays... but they conveniently overlook their own sins as defined in their own doctrine.
Recent discussion surrounding Chick-fil-A and homosexuality got me thinking about another topic related to fast food and religion: gluttony. To some Christians, whether homosexuality is a sin is debatable, but I thought that it was universally agreed among Christians that gluttony is.
America's waistline is ballooning, and I think it's perhaps the biggest problem we face as a nation. It's especially a problem in the Christian community. I found a FoxNews article about this, and it was pretty startling:
I'm a non-religious homosexual, so I'm curious about this, especially in light of how much anti-gay sentiment comes out of some churches these days. Do churches not preach about gluttony to the extent they do about sexual sins? Do churches not discuss physical well-being and its role in psychological, emotional, and spiritual health?
We've seen a rise in pro-gay groups over the last decade, but we've also seen a rise in pro-fat (or fat-pride) groups over the last decade too. Such groups have even successfully lobbied and gotten weight status added as a protected class to some anti-discrimination statutes. Over the same period, an awful lot of anti-gay groups have popped up and we hear a lot of anti-gay rhetoric coming from fundamentalist churches. In debates about homosexuality, I've heard many Christians say that all sins are equally sinful - personally I've never understood that. Isn't gluttony one of the 7 mortal sins? If anything, isn't gluttony a worse sin than homosexuality? Why haven't we see a corresponding rises in anti-glutton groups or hear similar anti-fat rhetoric coming out of fundamentalist churches?
Chick-fil-A purports to be a business that is dedicated to the teachings and principles of Christianity. Is that really possible for a business that thrives off of and stokes the gluttony of others? Is it really any more moral than a Christian strip club? Is an after services Church buffet supper of high-fat, hyper-salted mountains of food really any less sinful than an after services Church gay-sex orgy?
"Extreme Christians" seem to extract from the bible (one which they take quite literally) that , which suites their personal life styles.
I have no probable with people that are fat or religious but I do have a problem with people who pick and choose what to condemn from the bible, and all I can say about these lists is holy hypocrisy!!!
Fattest States ('x' denotes appearance on both lists)
1. Mississippi x
2. Alabama x
3. West Virginia x
4. Tennessee x
5. Louisiana x
6. Kentucky x
7. Oklahoma x
8. South Carolina x
9. Arkansas x
10. Michigan
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