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I understand what you all are saying, and I really appreciate the quote, I just find these to be very sad people. I hope they don't represent the norm in the church. Obviously they have much to learn about compassion and understanding. And leadership is tolerant of this mindset? They promote it? These members don't seem to be living very righteously to me. I'm embarrassed for them and their posts.

I would never join a church based on it's membership only, however, if these are truly religious people and represent the church in any way, it's frightening to those of us looking to join. I am not interested in perfection, I'm looking for basic human decency.

I am overweight, but do to medical reasons. I know this because I am a Registered Nurse (RN). There are several conditions and medication that can contribute to significant weight gain. But weight is not my issue. I am also an investigator, and it sickens me to read the posts from the "anti-fat" people. I was drawn to this church because I respected it and saw love and compassion, but you make me NOT want to be a member. I fear I am making a huge mistake by joining a religion that contains such stereotyping and hatred. I've obviously been mislead - I don't want to associate with such negative people. Your posts certainly do not portray you in a positive way, and it makes the church look bad as well. I didn't think the church had members like this.