I was watching a program, and in the program a man asked: What if obese persons got heckled like smokers do? That really hit me. When we see people smoking on the street we, who are health reformers and caring citizens, we who claim to have the message of the Living Lord, who state that our bodies are His temple, and we are to herald His message to all the world, see persons smoking we get a sense of righteous indignation and scoff at them. If they contract a disease because of their habits we rarely take pity on them. "They did it to themselves."
Do we feel the same about those who are obese? Yes we do. We do not vocally express what we are thinking because it is not politically correct and or polite. How do we address this epidemic that is the leading cause of death in America. It has surpassed smoking related deaths. Heart disease is the number one killer amongst African Americans.
When do we take responsibility and say no! Yes, we are to spread the gospel and the good news to all persons. Imagine that you are on the outside of the church and someone approaches you and try's to explain the gospel to you while smoking a cigarette. Now imagine that same person without the cigarette, but with large fries in their hands. What would be the difference?
If the ones in the church are doing the same thing that they are doing, why go in there to begin with? What really is the missing piece?

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