Featured Is Eating at a Buffet a Sin?

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Gluttony isn't about being fat. It is about the addiction to food and overeating as ways of life. Some folks can't help but be overweight because of their body type. Now, if food and drink are addictions in your life this is a different issue.

So no, buffets are not sinful. I went to a buffet the other day and sat for several hours whole editing a paper. I ate the whole time. It was great. I left and ran for an extra hour during my workout. My metabolism allows me to eat well and not gain much weight, others aren't so blessed.

 

I sure hope eating at a buffet isn't a sin. If so, I'm in big trouble since I meet my brother at Golden Corral every Sunday morning for breakfast. I love their battered and deep fried bacon :thumbsup: (and their mini blueberry muffins too).




And before anyone jumps on me for not being in church on Sunday morning, let me just say that I attend on Sunday evening.

 

Is gluttony a sin AND are you overweight? Yes, umm...I mean no. I mean, yes, gluttony is a sin and, no, I'm not overweight.

As usual, I can't answer your survey.

Let me break it down, one question at a time.

Is eating at a buffet a sin? No.

Is gluttony a sin? Yes.

Are you overweight? No.

 

I Corinthians 9:27 should settle this. Paul wrote: "I buffet my body....."

 

LOL! Excellent one!

 

Might as well pipe in here.

I don't like buffets. Typically the food is bland, and I imagine it to be something that has been previously frozen. So the quality of food is usually marginal.

But the worst thing about buffets is the very real possibility of getting sick. I've had a high "success" rate at getting sick at buffets so I avoid them. If I must go, I bring hand sanitizer with me and use it just before I grab my fork and start eating.

Think about it--multiple strangers handle the large serving spoons used to dole out the food. These serving spoons are under heat lamps, meaning they are kept at temperatures that will keep bacteria and other bugs active and alive. Suppose the person who uses the serving spoon for the salisbury steak before your turn just got done blowing their nose before walking up to the serving line? Or they used the bathroom and didn't wash their hands. Then they handle the warm spoon. Then you grab it. Then you go back to your table and eat stuff with your now contaminated hands.

Another problem areas are the large serving containers with hinged/roller covers. These containers have sterno candles under them to keep the food warm. You have to grab the handle of the cover and rotate it out of the way to get to the spoon and the food. Guess what? They don't change the covers on these things! They bring in new trays of food that they slide into the containers. The covers are touched and handled by EVERYONE that eats from that container of food, plus the spoon inside. Who knows what germs are thriving on them. Classier places have napkins wrapped around the handles of these covers, but most places do not.

Just some food for thought for everyone.

 

Hilarious thread.:laugh:

 

No he didn't, but that is a Versions issue.

 

Good thing there is a pit of highly corrosive acid in your guts, huh?