Rights of large people

[OakWood]

When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought you were championing the cause of the Nephilim, the giants of old.

Phew!

[JesusSavedMe]

Thank you all for your replies.

[1x1is1]

JesusSavedMe........ I would easily be right to say that anyone that knows you personally does not critique your appearance.  Just you never mind those folks with opinions concerning your weight that don't know you.  Just remember to smile.  You don't want society to ignore you all together either.  And try not to read certain looks from others as hostile. 

 

When people choose to make fun of others, it is usually because they themselves are compensating for something lacking in their own lives.  Even tho you may not be comfortable bearing the extra weight, only you know your limits and boundaries.  You sound like a great person to me.  Nice to know you.

 

GBU

[FreeinChrist]

 

I'm all for equal treatment and not being mean to people.  There are just some communal situations like seating in airplanes, trains, buses, vanpools, etc. where things like someone that is big is unfair as you could be crushing someone else who paid the same price for their seat. 

 

Over eating and or under exercising is just a bad habit like smoking, drinking, or drugs.  There is an underlying problem, and the side effect is resulting in these bad habits.

I have to agree with you, but they can make seats to accomodate large people just as they accomodate those with other handicaps. Most people who are overweight have dieted most of their lives and also have other problems that created it such as thyroid disease. Studies of twins seperated at birth show that eating habits and exercise have relatively little to do with weight. It is determined geneticly. But the ignorant bigotry goes on.

 

 

I agree with you Willa, my mother and sister our both a little overweight and when I watch them eat they hardly eat anything, whereas with weight so far in life God has richly bless me as I can pig out all I want and hardly put any weight on, but if my sister or mom just look at a piece of cake they gain 5 lbs.

 

JesusSavedMe, I won't lie, I usually am more attracted to smaller women, but I have met a few larger women, that I really thought where the cat's meow, just because of the spiritual beauty they had from spending time with God.  I tried to judge people by their motives, not their appearance, as I find this to be righteous judgment, John 7:24 

 

The sad thing is even people of faith can get caught up in the physical appearance as Samuel tried to anoint the wrong man as king of Israel but God told him that He look at the heart, I Samuel 16:6-7.  There is one type of beauty us single Christian men truly desire that is the beauty of a women of God, who spirits is truly close to God, it causes such a spiritual radiance on her, that no amount of earthly beauty could ever compare too.  Peter refers to this beauty while addressing women in I Peter 3:4.

 

 

 

[JesusSavedMe]

Thank you for your thoughtful replies.