REACTION: Jillian Michaels vs 20 Body Positivity Activists

The political and cultural left has spent decades branding themselves as the "party of science" while labeling conservatives as "anti-science." On a recent episode of Jubilee's "Surrounded," health expert Jillian Michaels sat down with 20 body positivity activists to debate multiple claims, one being: "obesity is not healthy, and pretending it is puts lives at risk." I never imagined this would be a controversial claim, given the science and objectivity around the subject as it relates to health. It is not personal or in any way related to a persons worth. It should be fine to have a science based health conversation and all seek health together, no matter what our personal health situation is. However, this turned into a controversial debate, one that points to broader themes and questions in our culture and political environment.

Underneath everything is a much deeper question about where we find our worth. Self-love, body positivity, and self-affirmation are never going to fill us. Only Jesus can. Our bodies are temples we're charged to steward, and pursuing health is a good thing, a biblical thing, no matter where you are on that journey. The most loving thing we can do, for ourselves and for the people we love, is to affirm truth, even when it's uncomfortable.