how does the church respond or feel towards eating diorders?
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i'm pretty sure the catholic church would categorize them as sins, especially gluttonous activities like bulimia and binge eating, as they are greedy acts and therefore sins. \nother churches, not so sure, but Protestant churches tend to provide support groups and help for most kinds of ailments or disorders, so they can't have TOO much against them. good luck . JP
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I think I heard this one on the radio.\n\nThe Catholic blesses the food, the Protestant takes a bite off the plate, the Muslim grabs the gun and kills everyone else in the room.....I think that's how it went.\n\nBAD joke though.  It's it amazing how we put stereotypes on people that are not positive at all?  I would prefer it go this way:\n\nThe Catholic, the Protestant, and the Hebrew get everyone to clasp hands; they all say a blessing in their own way over the food, then they all pass the plate, each taking a bite, and say, "Do this, in rememberance of me.  This is my body that was broken for you, take and eat, all of you, in rememberance of me."  Then they bow their heads and pray silently, each in their own way, while they eat.\n\nThey all hang the gun on the wall to remind them that while they are all in this place, they are brothers----and the gun is a reminder of the sin they left behind.
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I am impressed and delighted by all the answers u got body and i rejoyce at the truth that comes out of all these beautiful mouths.(except maybe cronin1848!!)\n\nYes I do my brother and personaly it is sex orientated!(nothing extraordinary I asure u!) But the more I seek God with the help of the sacrement and the more I C that I will one day, soon, be liberated from this particular chain, cause my Love for God is growing and my desire for sin is making more and more unhappy!\n\nDo not put ALL ur energy on stopping satan...Seek God only via his beloved son, our Jesus Christ...AMEN
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It's pretty lame. I hope some of them just don't realize they're doing it. If they think it's okay, they need an attitude check.\n\nSome of the Church has been changing, but for a long time, that mentality seemed entrenched in the culture -- "Good people," they thought, "do this, and dress like this, and go to church on Sundays rather than work for money," and so on. If you didn't conform to their standard, you were someone who was either looked down on or considered to not be "quite as good" or "religious" as them.\n\nWhat's funny is that Jesus habitually hung with tax collectors (who were basically Jewish turncoats, helping the Romans collect tax so they could skim money off their own countrymen), and prostitutes, and people normally considered "unclean" by the Jews (skin diseases, etc.) -- so much so that he was put down by his own people for doing it. He was associating with people they thought were "bad."\n\nThe thing is, Jesus actually seemed to enjoy hanging out with these so-called "non-religious folk" and wasn't doing it just out of lip service. He actually seemed to get a kick out of it and love being with them, despite the fact they might not have been living the way he thought they should live. He actually loved them and enjoyed them as people.\n\nThat's the big lesson much of the Church is still trying to learn.\n\nSorry that my brothers and sisters are acting in such a way that leaves you all feeling left out in the cold...
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You need a catholic for this question.  Many people of Jesus' time had exactly the question you propose.  They said this is intolerable language and many stop following him.  It is a critical point, all Christians should take it seriously.  Without explanation, Jesus turned to his disciples and said; what about you, will you leave me too?   Peter spoke up and ask, where else shall we go, you have the words of everlasting life.  They did not pretend to understand what Jesus was saying.\n\nJesus is the new Passover meal, the new covenant.  Through his blood the cruse of death will pass over believers.  Jesus replaced the old sacrifices.  He was the priest, who offered the sacrifice and he was the lamb of sacrifice.  He presented this to his apostles at the last supper, when still the apostles did not understand and then he did it physically on the Cross, he gave up his body and poured out his blood.  As the Apostles reflected on the meaning of the Cross, and remembered the words of the last supper, it then made sense.  He gave them a new Passover meal where he was the lamb and  people were to eat his flesh under the appearance of bread and blood under the appearance of wine.\n\nNow we can see it was not cannibalism but a melding of the old form of sacrifice and the new and prefect sacrifice.  The Church as tried to explain this by saying through the power of the Holy Spirit, when the priest consecrates the bread and wine at Mass, they become Christ's body and blood, just as they did at the last supper - take this bread, this is my body, and the same with the wine.\n\nWhy do you need a catholic to answer this question, because the Protestant churches lost the priesthood in the Reformation.  So they claim these words are only metaphor or figure, when clearly, scripture tells us this was intended as real by Jesus: My flesh is real food..\n\nYour's, as I said, is a critical question, bible Christians should look at its implications very seriously.
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The "church" as an institution I think has really used spirituality to hype the political agenda of it's rulers (witness the Inquisition). But the confirmation of rules that really help a society work (don't steal, murder, cop another person's spouse or property) I think would be something that a "God" would be all in favor of.  I think that there are God ordained humans whose life's work is to remind those of a lesser spiritual bent that "to treat others as you would be treated" is the ideal.  These people SHOULD be "the church" but like you say there are those who for milllineums have used the claim that they have a "direct line to God" to control whole populations.  I figure if there IS a God, and He created me, why wouldn't He care what happens to me and if I am living a worthwhile life or not. I'm not sure about a heaven or hell type of judgement, but once again, if there IS a God/Creator then I figure he cares if I am a hurter or a helper and when I go back to Him He will care about an accounting that I have for my actions while I passed through his Creation.
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no there isnt but u should know better then to eat at church girlfriend. it is disrespectfull to others and to god it doesnt takt a genious to know that sss
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My religion tells me to eat only the clean and healthy things in this world.\n\nMy religion tells me that we eat to live, and that we don't live to eat. It tells me that if I had chicken then I should cook it and make a lot of soup so that I would be able to give some of it to those who need it.\n\nMy religion tells me to eat only when I'm hungry, and that I am better off sleeping with an empty stomach then to sleep bloated with food I didn't need to eat in the first place.\n\nMy religion tells me to eat only what is 'halal', and pure, and to thank God for the grace that He has shed upon me. \n\nThat's what my religion tells me about food. and that is why I am so found of it.
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Yes of course. You should think whatever feels best to you. I do believe God is happy that everyone is worshiping Him no matter which religion they choose. I personally like to take a little taste from everything available at the religion buffet.
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Worship, pray, and enjoy.\n\nThank you for showing respect in asking for advice.\n\nDo whatever feels right in your heart.\n\nStand and sit when others do. Catholics typically sit to listen to God's Word and stand to pray.\n\nCatholics kneel during the consecration of the Eucharist (Holy Communion). You may kneel or sit at this time, whichever you choose. \n\nAs a Methodist, your beliefs about the Eucharist is not the same as ours. We believe in the true presence of Christ. Out of respect for both of our faiths, please do not receive Holy Communion.\n\nAt this time, you may be invited to go up for a blessing from the priest. If you choose, go up with your arms crossed over your heart to receive the blessing.\n\nIf you are comfortable, pray along with the prayers and sing along with the songs.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Philippians 4:6\nBe anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.\n\nColosians 2:20\nTherefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.\n\nPhilippians 4:8\nFinally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
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I was raised Catholic, although I do not practice this religion anymore.  I hope that doesn't disqualify me to answer.  The things I will talk about are among the most compelling reasons that I do not practice this religion anymore.\n\nI have major issues with the Church (capital C, I guess that means the Pope) opposing birth control in this time and age.  To me, that is criminal.\n\nGuilt and unworthiness as a basic premise for living.  I am not perfect, but I achieve my highest good when I stay focused on the good in myself, not on the evil, sinful parts.\n\nMale dominance model, God the father, God the son.  Hello, any women up there in the upper ranks?\n\nOh and how could I forget, the church's backward, hateful postion on homosexuality.  Give me a break.  How the heck can you claim to be a religion when you judge and exclude others?  The presumption of that makes my blood boil.\n\nWhat I miss: \n\n1.  The feeling of community with others (didn't have it at the time, but when I occasionally go to church now, I feel like others have it).\n\n2. The poetry of the services.  Those readings are literature, and I miss them.  I miss the beauty of churches, the sense of connection with the medieval past.  I miss chanting with others.  I miss the music and beauty of hymn.\n\n3.  I miss praying.  I don't do it really now, but then I would.\n\nUnfortunately, I feel that the Catholic Church is a political body that claims it is not political, and this is where my greatest opposition lies.  By telling people how to vote on issues, the massive Church deigns to act as if it has all the answers, all the CORRECT answers.  I have a real problem with that.\n\nNow I am much more a spiritual person who finds greatest and inspiration in nature, connection between people, acts of kindness, dance and music, etc.  I do think that Catholicsm gave me a foundation of love for good, which is something I do not regret.
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well, it kinda depends on what your issues with that church were.  Is it a church where you feel that you are being spiritually led and where you feel the leaders of the church including the pastor are looking for God's will in the church?  Those are the most important things...if you feel God's sincere presence there and that they are doing God's work.  Then you can overlook or work with them to solve other petty problems.  Good luck and God bless.
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Not true.  It is a feeling of satisfaction.  Christians frighten no one with treats of hellfire and damnation.
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Seriously, I had a friend who was in seminary school, and one day he was visiting with me and our buddies when we ordered out for some Pizza and beer.  It started as a joke, but being all Catholics at the time, we simulated Communion using the Pizza as the host and the beer as the blood.  Just as we started out, a weird feeling came over us all, and the joke stopped and we performed the communion together taking it very seriously.  \n\nI will ring your doorbell and run away!!!
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Yes.  Salad bar seekers.  They pick and choose what they want and leave the rest behind.\n\nA devoted Christian follows Christ. It is difficult.  But it is not impossible.\n\nHannah
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That passage is talking about when you gather at The Lords Supper (communion) it helps if you read the whole passage and not just a verse in it. It was very common for people to meet and eat with eachother in fellowship and worship. There is nothing wrong with it, but when you gather together for Communion, its not to get together to pig out.