Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Beauty is in the eye of God

As much as I want to say, "I told you so," to the former sorority girls expelled from their sorority because of their appearances, it shows how far society has come. You can find the story on the U.S. edition of CNN.com. I think it's worth commenting on, because apparently this sorority wasn't content to just give bids to the pretty girls, but now they're willing to expel girls after they've been initiated.

Another article on CNN says that 20 year olds are more narcissistic than ever, which I believe. It's painful to watch fellow students disrespect people who have worked decades for their positions. It's sad to hear post-test discussion where people say "I can't believe he put that much on the test, who does he think he is?"

I think I lost my blogging momentum, but I don't think it takes much to see just how much we need to remember the image of God as a huge part of our foundation for how we relate to other people, and that there is something more to being a beautiful person than having nice skin. I think Dove's recent commercial is worth its weight in gold for the message its sending:

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