Leitourgeia kai Qurbana: Contra den Zeitgeist

From MSNBC, an article about a gene that makes one susceptible to obesity without 3-4 hours of moderate activity a day. The Amish who have this gene aren’t obese, however, because they, well, don’t drive and are very active throughout the day. Key quote:

Study co-author Dr. Soren Snitker of the University of Maryland acknowledged that it’s unrealistic to expect most people to shun modern conveniences and return to a 19th century lifestyle for the sake of staying trim.

Paging Rod Dreher. Maybe WALL·E had a point…