Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

[handmaiden]

Having recently come into rare contact with the out-of-doors, I find myself questioning the appropriateness of applying sunscreen.

On the one hand, vanity is a sin, and as a True Christian Lady, I should not be focused on my outer appearance. When God tells me it's time to get old, it's time for me to look as old as possible--it seems like a slap in God's face for me to disparage His Great Plan for my life and seek to retain any hint of youthfulness.

On the other hand, I am, alas, of the dago persuasion, and even as I must continually landscape my upper lip as to avoid giving offense to the Lord with my manly mien, I worry about acquiring--without really trying--a tanned complexion.

Sunscreen keeps me as white as possible, but it also smacks of vanity. Should I apply sunscreen to keep my complexion pale but then expose myself to other influences that can properly age my skin? I have found that not smoking and drinking have kept me looking somewhat younger than my actual age--and not thinking any complex thoughts has only compounded this effect.

Should I be thinking more deeply? And what about the Joy of Jesus? People tell me that I have a lovely smile, and medical science has determined that frowning uses more muscles and ages the face faster.

Any wisdom--Biblically based, of course--that can be applied to this problem would be appreciated . . . even more so than sunscreen.

Swarthily Yours,

Handmaiden

[Nobar King]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

Dear Sister,
You needn't be so concerned with the color of your skin. It's what's inside that counts. However, no amount of sunscreen is going to make you a white Christian if you're colored differently. Don't think that wearing tons of makeup like some godless goth will make a difference, either.

More important is whether you burn, or not. A serious sunburn can hurt! If you don't burn then I guess that you don't need the sunscreen.

[HTannor]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

Sister Handmaiden, I fear most True Christians here in Landover have little experience in the ongoing conflict between using sunscreen and going "bareback" as it were.

I believe you would have much better luck in contacting a person with a more complete background in the subject. And here I'm talking about........



......the Godly John Boehner, Speaker of the House in the US Congress.

I have it on good authority Speaker Boehner is in the process of setting up a Facebook page devoted exclusively to the subject of tanning. I'm told there will be a number of pages focusing on Spf factors, tanning beds, and sunburn relief products.

Perhaps you should explore that area and report back to us.

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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Sunscreen keeps me as white as possible, but it also smacks of vanity.

It's not vanity for a lady to try to look good for the sake of her father or husband. And they SHOULD want you to have Christ's complexion. Many a case of jungle fever has started with a seemingly innocent bit of olive-grove fever.

[handmaiden]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

It's not vanity for a lady to try to look good for the sake of her father or husband. And they SHOULD want you to have Christ's complexion. Many a case of jungle fever has started with a seemingly innocent bit of olive-grove fever.

Thank you, Brother Jeb for your keen observation. As it happens, I have met many people over the years who have expressed varied opinions as to my true ethnicity.

Many have thought me to be Jewish or Latina. One person believed me to be of some Asian persuasion. And one African American woman led me into a conversation in which she questioned me about my background because she saw aspects of an African influence in my features.

With all this speculation in mind, it seems that sunscreen may be a moral imperative for me. My only concern is that, given the subtle suggestion of possible hints of non-European antecedents in my lineage, perhaps sunscreen is a sneaky attempt at passing myself off as truly white, when I am-- at best-- ecru. And we all know what it means when a bride wears ecru to her wedding.

Undecidedly Yours,

Handmaiden

[Mister E]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

Sister, I point you to 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Read that and find your answer.

Remember, if you need any part of your body out of your own reach covered, 1 you are not dressed modestly, 2 your husband must take care of it.

As a result of condition 2, you may not leave the shelter of your home if you have your issue. Your husband may not see you naked nor touch you. Put yourself away.

[Alexander Milano]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

I'd say use sunscreen if you think you need to.

[wait_what]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

I'd say use sunscreen if you think you need to.

And you are. . .?

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

Remember that while human interpretations of beauty change with the fashions, God thinks that attractive dark women are unlikely, and not worthy of being looked at:

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: Song of Solomon 1:5-6

And what if God wants to choose you as a prophet or (for some reason) as a leader? You might miss out if you're too tanned. God chooses prophets and rulers of nations by simply choosing the white person:

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. - 1 Samuel 16:10-13

[Alexander Milano]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

And you are. . .?

Alex Milano from California.

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

Alex Milano from California.

THE Alex Milano from California?

[Alexander Milano]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

THE Alex Milano from California?

I don't know any other Alex Milano here so yes.

[HTannor]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

I cannot understand all this dilly-dallying around the subject of tanning. "You should do this." "You should do that." Blah, blah, blah.

Hasn't anyone taken the trouble to contact Speaker Boehner and gotten his Godly Advice™? (Don't give me any poo-poo about contacting him myself because I have a rather nice tan and don't need any advice he might offer.)


If you come grovelling to me asking for help, I will refer you to my patent attorney who is in the process of securing my rights to the method I use.

My attorney is Brother Free Market Fred who has extensive contacts in an area that will compound the formula, bottle it, and ship it to those areas where tanning is a priority - and here I'm thinking Canada, Greenland, and the Scandahoovian areas of the globe.

Go away Unsaved Trash.

I will personally market this miracle product only to my True Christian Bothers and Sisters™.

And, of course, to my good friends at Amway who will offer an extraordinary opportunity to those that deserve it. (I've already been in contact with Richard DeVos, a co-founder of Amway, and he suggests that distributors have a wide circle of family and friends for maximum earning potential.)

[Humongous]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

well, whenever I go out for a wade in the bog out behind my trailer, I always use some sunscreen. I aint got any of that fancy store bought variety, so i manufacture my own by mixing some expired miracle whip, and some of the leftover organic accumulates from within my flesh folds? I slather it all over my supple torso, and hooves. it does a fine job of blocking the sun, but OLD DOMINION, the smell is something putrid!

[Miss Christine]

Re: Sunscreen--Sinful or Selfless?

Interesting quandry.... I've never considered sunscreen an issue of vanity myself. The way I see it, sunscreen is an all around benefit. God saw fit to bless me with beautiful white skin and my SPF 100 sunscreen helps me protect what he created. Plus, as mentioned previously, keeping my skin intact makes me more pleasing to look at for all the Godly men out there. Afterall, I wouldn't want to assault their eyes with sun spots and ghastly moles .