Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 Hey, Jean. See my response to Joe, who asked the same question (kind of). Let me know what you think. > > > 4. WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT ABUSE OF FOOD, GLUTTONY, IS A > SIN, AND > > ONE OF THE PASSIONS WE MUST FIGHT AGAINST (and there are > so many > > others!). > > Is there a religious assumption that OBESITY=GLUTTONY? > > Jean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 There is an Anglican Church in America which is distinguished from the Episcopal Church. The Anglicans, here and elsewhere, differ in practice and politics from Episcopalians. The churches are affiliated but independent and have more in common in the past than the present, to my mind. I think both would support surgery! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 Thanks, Randall, if that is your name (you didn't sign your reply). I knew that this list would be a great place for me to bring up MY religious concerns about surgery. Your response certainly has confirmed that. > > > 2. Is it a further and unnatural violation of HIS temple? > > Um... what was the original " violation " ? Overeating? Would, say, exposing > oneself to carbon monoxide driving to work also qualify as a " violation " ? > > > Religiously speaking, this body does not really belong to me. > > Please don't characterize this as " religiously speaking " . Not all religious > faiths or even all branches of Christianity have such a self- defeating > (*literally*) notion. > > > 3. What about the Orthodox Church's dictates about fasting (no > animal products or alcohol) on Wednesdays and Fridays and lengthy > periods throughout the year, especially Lent? > > WLS does not prevent you from fasting, or from experiencing the possible > physical unpleasantness of doing so, if that's your goal. > > > 4. WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT ABUSE OF FOOD, GLUTTONY, IS A SIN, AND > ONE OF THE PASSIONS WE MUST FIGHT AGAINST (and there are so many > others!). > > I must have missed the " Thou shalt not eat too much " commandment. What's > the threshold for " gluttony " ? 50 french fries? 20? 10? 5? Any? > > > 5. Is morbid obesity really a disease or is some (or a lot!) of the > condition indicative of our unwillingness to fight temptations? > > Granting for the moment that eating is an evil " temptation " , I know many > people who eat more than I do and have no issues with weight. MO seems > largely biological to me. > > " Condemn not, that ye not be condemned. " --Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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