The Christian View of the Body

Teens are focused mostly on their body image.  Body-oriented commercials try to encourage us to buy things, from energy drinks to toothbrushes, and in the commercials, the models have their "perfect bodies" in tight-fitted clothing to show off their assets.  This kind of imagery is all around us, and fills the media.  It gets into our minds without us even being aware of it, and we become so so self conscious about how we look.

The Christians have different views of the body image.  They reject the American/Canadian body obesssion about being fit, looking hot, and following the images put into the media. The importance of looking good is with the worship of sexual attractiveness. The television, and media are really telling us in all their “body-language” is that the most important thing in life is sexual attractiveness — Having that “sexy” body that will draw your object of desire to you. The media's  “body-awareness” is just one part of the obsession with sexual attractiveness that has grown recently in the past few decades.

"Don’t worry about the death of the body- there are other things more important than the body, worry about the death of the soul!” Matt. 10:28  The quote is saying don't worry about your body because when you die its your soul that rises to heaven, but your body remains on the ground.  You should work on your inner beauty (soul) because that is what counts and that is what is moving on after your death. But staying healthy is very important as well, maintaining a healthy weight, eating right, and excercising daily. In class we learned that we shouldn't compare ourselves to others to others, we are who we are and we should be ourseleves.

Beatitude Attitudes in the Media



A healthy model is a a happy model!




This is not a happy model!



Television shows that promotes a positive body image would be America's Next Top Model. Models these days are suppose to look a certain way to convince the world that everyone should fit one certain template. But on AMNTM they have plus size models as well.  Anyone can be a model if you have the right attitude and perserverance. Having plus size models on their show lets the females out there (especially the younger girls) know that being bigger is okay.  Not everybody needs to be 6' and weigh 105lbs. Everybody is beautiful just how they are.



Plus size models are beautiful. They are just as beautiful as the other ones. Nothing is wrong with being a little bigger and there is a Miss Plus Size America beauty pagent.  I think that is a great pagent and a wonderful message being sent out. Everybody, every women, every size should love their body and embrace their womanly features.

Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are



Oh, her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair, falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful, and I tell her every day

Yeah, I know, I know, when I compliment her she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so, sad to think that she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look ok, I say

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while
Because girl you're amazing, just the way you are(yeah)

Her lips, her lips, I could kiss them all day if she let me
Her laugh, her laugh, she hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful, and I tell her every day

Oh, you know, you know, you know, I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for then just stay the same
So, don't even bother asking if you look ok
You know I'll say

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while
Because girl you're amazing, just the way you are
The way you are, the way you are
Girl you're amazing, just the way you are

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while

Cause girl you're amazing, just the way you are. Yeah

Songs in the media that encourage beatitude attitudes would be positive songs such as Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars.  The song talks about him loving his girl no matter what. He loves everything about such as her eyes to her face. He tells her she's beautiful everyday and he means it! Some girls out there put on a lot of makeup to impress boys or seek attention of others, but Bruno Mars is telling everyone that they're beautiful and they don't need to do anything to change their appearance.