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CT Classic: To Hell on a Cream Puff

Gluttony makes you soft and lovable. It's the cute sin.

By Frederica Mathewes-Green | posted 8/29/00 | posted 8/01/2000 12:00AM

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This article first appeared in the November 13, 1995 issue ofChristianity Today.See yesterday's story on gluttony, " Rx for Gluttony | Even Christian diet experts rarely talk about it anymore. But the early monks did, and for good reason."Frederica Mathewes-Green is also a Christianity Today columnist. Her latest column is " Every Day Is Casual Friday" (July 18, 2000).Visit Frederica Mathewes-Green's Web site at www.frederica.comPrevious Christianity Today articles about gluttony and fasting include:The Weigh and the Truth | What deeper messages are diet programs sending about faith and fitness? (Aug. 25, 2000) Hungry for God | Why more and more Christians are fasting for revival. (April 15, 1999) How Healthy Is Fasting? | Physicians and clergy alike say fasting is as good for the body as it is for the soul. (April 15, 1999) The Fatted Faithful | Why the church may be harmful to your waistline. (Jan. 11, 1999) Adventures in Fasting | I tried fasting, and instead of insights I got irritable. (March 2, 1998)

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