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Livin' on a Prayer: Insecurity Over Looks Makes Us Religious?

TresSugar — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:00:24 PST

Seeing people we consider more attractive than ourselves could bring us closer to God. In a recent study, participants who were shown online profiles of attractive people of the same sex described themselves as more religious than those who did not feel the need to compete on looks.

One evolutionary explanation for the findings is this: when people confront the fact that there are attractive mating competitors out there, they are more likely to embrace a conservative approach to reproduction, aka religiously-endorse monogamy.

I guess this means that really, really good looking people are more likely to be atheists?

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Found! Dear God . . .

GiggleSugar — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:00:00 PST

Move over Bill Cosby. God seems to be getting an earful of the darndest things outta kids these days. The following are a batch of letters - or prayers - intended for the big dude upstairs. Some are thankful for one thing and upset about another, others have questions or make requests, and then there are those that shamelessly hate that b*tch Jennifer Horton. God understands, I'm sure.

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And I Smelled Her Breath . . .

GiggleSugar — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:45:00 PST

. . . Now I'm a believer!

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Can The iPhone See Into Your Soul?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:00:00 PDT

Duuude. Have you tried this on your iPhone yet? (At least The Big Guy's reading National Geographic and not something else, right?!) Thanks, College Humor!

God and Google Go Head To Head

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:11:44 PDT

I often joke with my fellow Sugar ladies about the man inside the internet... that is the 'dear internet' guy who can answer anything and everything. Whenever one of us has a burning question, we often say "just ask the internet!" to which the other person responds by turning to her computer and talking out loud while typing "dear internet, how far..." When I saw these pictures on TecnoCHICA, I couldn't help but think of our "dear internet" fun. These images are totally legit and were taken from signs for the St. Giles Presbyterian Church and the North Shore Assembly of God. Apparently, whoever made their signs was in the mood for a little geeky humor.
My bad - maybe Google and the internet guy can't solve everything after all! All images are from the blog of David Cancel.

Do Tell: Do You Have Some Kind of Spiritual Practice?

DearSugar — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:30:00 PDT

In our own way, most of us regularly express reverence, humility and kindness. These qualities take many forms and can be called by many names. Do you believe in God? Belong to an organized religion? Practice an Eastern religion, or a Westernized version of one? Do you pray? Meditate? Set an intention every new moon? Love and honor the natural world?

Do tell, ladies, do you observe some kind of spiritual or religious practice? If you're comfortable, please tell us what it means to you.

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Sarah Silverman's One Night Stand...With God

GiggleSugar — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:50:00 PST

Sarah has a spiritual awakening of the "one night stand with God" sort. He wakes up and wants more, she just wants her bed back to herself...oh what will Sarah do? Click here to find out.

Fat People Don't Go to Heaven? Since When?

FitSugar — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:12:36 PST

The lengths that people will go to, just to lose weight, never cease to amaze me, but this method may take the cake.

Recently I have been hearing a lot about the Remnant Fellowship Church in Franklin, Tennessee. This church preaches about God and weight loss in the Weigh Down Diet program. Amazingly enough, Weigh Down is the most successful Christian weight loss program in the country, which has many people flocking to Gwen Shamblin (pictured), the leader of Remnant, like fixated moths to a bright light.

The basics of the Remnant Fellowship are this: overeating is a sin. Her book The Weigh Down Diet, which has sold over a million copies worldwide stresses the benefits of eating tiny bites and objects to exercising to offset your caloric intake. The scare tactics and shame methods keep followers in line by telling them overeating will result in hell.

The best part. Remnant does not allow theological debate, and free will is basically out the door. Shamblin directs those with questions to her 800 number.

My take on this whole thing: The best way to lose weight from the Weigh Down Diet is by running (very, very fast) in the opposite direction of the Remnant Fellowship. This diet is cult-like and unhealthy, not only for the body but for the mind as well. I am all for a support group when trying to get fit, but not a support group that tells you it's either weight loss or hell. Shamblin is making millions while her followers are contemplating suicide, that's just not right.

Gwen Stefani Hits the Beach With Her Rossdale and No Doubt Boys

Allie Merriam — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:11:22 PDT

Gwen Stefani went to the beach in Marina del Rey yesterday with her sons and No Doubt bandmates. The group got together for a seaside bash, and Gwen even arrived with presents in hand. Gwen wore heels to escort kids Zuma Rossdale and Kingston Rossdale to a party, where they let loose swimming, running, and playing on a jungle gym. Zuma and Kingston weren't the only kids there - Gwen's No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal brought his young daughter, Coco, too! Gwen and her band are gearing up for the September release of their new album. The first single, however, will be out in July.

Gwen and her husband Gavin Rossdale have both thrown themselves back into music, with him touring the world for the last few months with Bush. The next six weeks will see him do shows closer to home around North America. He broke from concerts to celebrate London's Chelsea Football Club's Saturday win in the European Champions soccer league. He tweeted, "fantastic win for Chelsea - For London - for England. The gods were on their side!"

The Downsides to Meeting Your Goal Weight

Shape — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:32:50 PDT

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar.

When I started losing weight, I often looked at women who were thinner than I was and thought, "Wow, her life must be so easy." I knew that once I got to my goal weight, I'd feel awesome, and healthy living would be just as easy for me as it was for all the "I can eat whatever I want and not gain weight" women around me.

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Now that I've lost 75 pounds, I can say that I do feel awesome . . . but I can't say that a healthy lifestyle comes easy. Weight maintenance isn't as simple as I expected. While being at my goal weight has its perks, I have to admit: I failed to appreciate some of the great benefits I enjoyed along the way. If I did it all over again, then here's what I'd do differently:

See how you can enjoy the weight-loss journey after the break!