> And the other problem is that if bread is bad for us, > what becomes of all the symbolism where it is > conceived as something good? The daily bread we are > to pray for, the loaves that were multiplied, and the > Eucharist itself. I can deal with a food being > unhealthy for me personally because of my > illness....but if it is healthy for no one, that > creates a problem. > > Has anyone else wrestled with this or a similar > conundrum? Any ideas how to reconcile religion and > paleo diet? > > Andrea Sophia Hi Andrea, I am a Christian and have been avoiding bread since about 1996. Obviously I have not done so perfectly, but I have had very little during that time. The thought that I had to reconcile religion and paleo never occurred to me to be honest. Even if bread is not necessarily bad for us (which I think it is), I don't think I am committing a sin by not eating it. For me it's the other way around, I would feel more like I am committing a sin if I ate something that God specifically told us not to eat. In the case of bread, I don't know of any reference in the bible where it says you MUST eat it. I do have bread during communion, but it's such a small piece I doubt it will hurt my paleo efforts and we don't have communion that often. Not sure if this helps??!! K __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/