My Fellow Lenters?

[Dana]

pft 40 days!!!!

that's more than a few weeks.

I don't think it makes some one better. I do think that it's a nice romantic idea - that you will live with sacrifice even for a few weeks.

I fail to see the romance in fasting... but hey whatever gets you off.

 

[JanieDough]

Unless you're giving up contact with your spouse for lent...

no still romantic in the sense I meant

I meant it's romanticizing religion, if God cares if you give up coke, etc.

 

[Guyzerr]

my one friend said shes giving up sweets, not eating or drinking anything but water after 7pm and only smoking pot once a week.

Sounds more like new years resolutions to me lol

Nothing like a religion of convenience I always said. You gotta love them Catholics. :thumbup Bingo, drinking, smoking tobacco and now pot. That pope guy has it down pat.

 

[Guyzerr]

I fail to see the romance in fasting... but hey whatever gets you off.

Less eating = less passin' wind. That adds to romance.

 

[purpledove]

I'm a Christian, but I eat and drink what I want.

:homo: it's an option if one decides to give up this or that. A form of a sacrifice. A discipline. Otherwise, our Pastor advises fasting as that's much more Biblical. BUT it's still not a must

 

[Dana]

I hate people who are religious when it suits them. Fucking sheep.

 

[skyblue]

Why would a none Catholic no matter where they lived, fold for someone else? If you're not catholic. Don't do Catholic rituals.

why would millions of americans of all races dress in green and claim to be irish on st patricks day?.....same thing really

 

[purpledove]

There is a difference between being religious and being godly

Respect for other's beliefs and practices imo makes one's life less miserable and bitter

 

[Dana]

why would millions of americans of all races dress in green and claim to be irish on st patricks day?.....same thing really

if someone claims to be Irish and they're not thats just as fucking stupid. Alotta people in the USA just see St. Patrick's day as a day to get drunk. it's just an excuse. I don't think they're really trying to think they're Irish. Besides shirts are shirts. You can change a shirt. You're less likely to change your religion if you're a heavy follower. So I really don't see it as the same thing.

 

[Guyzerr]

if someone claims to be Irish and they're not thats just as fucking stupid. Alotta people in the USA just see St. Patrick's day as a day to get drunk. it's just an excuse. I don't think they're really trying to think they're Irish. Besides shirts are shirts. You can change a shirt. You're less likely to change your religion if you're a heavy follower. So I really don't see it as the same thing.

Well Dana you are a real shining example and case in point. You wear your hat like you're a gangsta' and a gangsta' you ain't.

 

[Dana]

Well Dana you are a real shining example and case in point. You wear your hat like you're a gangsta' and a gangsta' you ain't.

whatever dude. Wearing my hat a certain way isn't a "gangsta" thing.

 

[Peter Parka]

why would millions of americans of all races dress in green and claim to be irish on st patricks day?.....same thing really

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q97IfBOIR5Q

:thumbup

 

[JanieDough]

I kind of wish that if you had some one on ignore it would keep them from commenting in your threads....

 

[Maulds]

I'm not Catholic, but I live in an area that is almost all Catholic.

So for lent I am giving up Coke and fried foods. That's HARD cher!

I gave up sugary sodas and snacks...not for Lent just because I wanna drop some weight and not become diabetic

 

[Zorak]

Why would a none Catholic no matter where they lived, fold for someone else? If you're not catholic. Don't do Catholic rituals.

Do you celebrate Christmas?
You're not a Christian, right? So why do you celebrate Christmas?

That's not a particularly clear method of thought you've got going there.

I'm giving up alcohol for lent just to see if I can do it, and I'll buy haggis on Burns Day because it's cheap and available and I'll drink Guinness on St. Patrick's for the same reason. I couldn't give a fuck about the royal wedding but I'm not going to complain about the day off!

The world has too many people like you who say what we shouldn't do. I say, do what the fuck you like.

 

[Dana]

I kind of wish that if you had some one on ignore it would keep them from commenting in your threads....

Good luck with that.... hahahahaha
I don't even know why the fuck I'm on ignore...