"The more I read the New Age literature, the more I am struck by several facts. Almost none of it seriously wrestles with the historical and textual arguments put forward by serious Christians. New Age thought is insufferably fuzzy and inconsistent. Anthing it likes or can use, it rips out of its historic context and redeploys with new content, often made out of whole cloth. It almost never deals with evil, because it is most commonly pantheistic -- and religions that do not wrestle with the problems of human evil are blind beyond words. Worse, almost all of this multiplying thought is irremediably selfish. The aim of the exercise is self-fulfillment, self-actualization, serenity, productivity, power. God, if he/she/it exists, exists for me. And from a biblical perspective, it is this profound selfishness that lies at the heart of all human sin."

- D.A. Carson
Thursday, August 25, 2005
At Least Her Skin WasThin
Posted by Jared @ 7:54 am CDT
Filed under: Current Events

A fat lady's doctor tells her she needs to lose weight. So she sued him she filed a complaint with the state board of medicine.

Won't be long before folks are suing their pastors for preaching about sin.

(A wave of the donut to: WorldMagBlog)

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1. jen - 08/25/2005 8:00 am CDT

Ridiculous, isn't it.

*sigh*

2. Bryan - 08/25/2005 8:03 am CDT

Do you want to know what's really great about this? When it was reported yesterday on the "Today" Show, the segment was sponsored by Little Debbies. The irony (or hypocrisy, if you're a cynic like I) was sweeter than a honeybun.

3. Shrode - 08/25/2005 8:13 am CDT

Yeah, it's crazy. I read about this yesterday. What makes me mad about that is that if you're own doctor can't tell you things like that, than who can?

Speaking the truth in love, means doing it for the right reasons and in the right way.

Love without truth isn't real love.

Truth without love is harmful.

4. Rich - 08/25/2005 8:21 am CDT

Some of my co-workers took me out for lunch for my birthday, and I over-stuffed myself. Almost needed a nap afterward.

Think I can get a couple of bucks in the civil courts for them attributing to my extra poundage and nearly causing me to lose my job because I almost slept through it?

I'm willing to settle.

5. Alan - 08/25/2005 8:44 am CDT

I don't mean to get technical here, but from what I understand, she is not suing him. She has filed a complaint with the state board of medical examiners. There is a pretty huge difference.

Also, while I think even filing a complaint was probably overreacting, what he did was more than just tell her she needed to lose weight. He has a very blunt standard speech that he gives to overweight patients. She is not the first patient to be offended by it. For more details you can see this article:

http://www.unionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=59407

which I found courtesy of volokh.com.

6. Jared - 08/25/2005 9:31 am CDT

You're right; she's not suing. (Yet?) She filed a complaint (that could get him disciplined by the medical board) because he said, "You need to get on a program, join a group of like-minded people and peel off the weight that is going to kill you."
He also sent her an apology when he heard of the complaint.

More doctors could use a better bedside manner, but I don't think doctors deserve reprimands for not coddling obese patients whose lives are in danger.

7. Alan - 08/25/2005 9:37 am CDT

Yeah, I basically read it as showing that the guy is kind of a good ol' boy doctor who goes a little over the top out of genuine concern for his overweight patients, and that he tried to remedy the situation as best he could when one patient complained.

8. Phil Johnson - 08/25/2005 11:00 am CDT

I loved the title on this post. If there's an award for best blogheadline, this should be nominated.

9. Jared - 08/25/2005 11:11 am CDT

Hey! Phil! I didn't think you even perused the site anymore. ;-)

Thanks for the 'pliment, man.

(I'm trying to pioneer apostrophizing words not normally 'postrophized.)

10. Shrode - 08/25/2005 1:23 pm CDT

It really is a great title. Really, really good.

Apparently, Dawn Eden isn't the only one who can turn a phrase for good headlines. (She is very good though. I wish I had half of her talent.)

11. Stuart - 09/13/2005 1:05 am CDT

When it comes to health and fitness, doctors know much better than ordinary people. By the way I loved the quote of the moment on this blog.

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