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Southern Religion Makes Us Fat, Says StudyPosted on Aug 28, 2006
Protestants in general, and Baptists in particular, are much heavier on the whole than their American counterparts in other religions, a Purdue sociology professor has found. One possible reason: Baptists are denied so many vices, food is “one of the few available sources of earthly pleasures,” says the professor.
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By Chaseme, July 30, 2007 at 10:04 am #
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Jerry’s grandfather and his father...the same guy. His mother and his sister...the same girl. Get my point?
Report thisBy SickOfReligiousRight, August 29, 2006 at 6:14 am #
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It makes sense; really strict Baptists aren’t even allowed to dance, you know — so if they go to a party, I guess they just sit and eat.
Which reminds me — here’s a joke I learned in Kentucky:
Q. Why don’t Baptists f*** standing up?
A. They’re afraid someone will think they’re dancing.
Report thisBy bob, August 28, 2006 at 3:34 pm #
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I remember watching TV coverage of the Schiavo fiasco and being struck by how many very obese people were sitting around in lawn chairs and waving crosses etc. Don’t they know gluttony is one of the deadly sins?
Report thisBy harald hardrada, August 28, 2006 at 3:31 pm #
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let’s not pick on folks from the south—i’m from new england & know that southerners aren’t the only gluttons or religious freaks
Report thisBy R. A. Earl, August 28, 2006 at 3:18 pm #
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He’s obviously full of s*** and needs an enema in the worst way!
It’s a toss up who gets my vote for the “Ugliest American"… Falwell or Cheney. I wouldn’t trust either one of them as far as I could throw them… and from the looks of it, that wouldn’t be far!
Report thisBy Broiler, August 28, 2006 at 10:53 am #
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In this photo Jerry’s head looks poised to explode!
He is the ultimate “fat cat”.
“Praise the lord and pass the fried chicken!”
Amen
Report thisBy C Quil, August 28, 2006 at 8:34 am #
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Well, at least their heads and bodies match.
Report thisBy Ed, August 28, 2006 at 7:50 am #
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Religion makes people stupid also.
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