Current Events > Anyone else giving up something for Lent?

(+) Yeah! (+)

Even if you aren't Catholic,
I think it's a great way to set new habits or break bad ones.

I'm giving up religion

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I'm giving up sex

Catholics need to give up the Catholic church and not just for 40 days.

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Im giving up masturbating with mayo

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I'm giving up Lent.

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R1masher posted...

Im giving up masturbating with mayo

That's why Miracle Whip exists.

Give up shit posting

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Southernfatman posted...

Catholics need to give up the Catholic church and not just for 40 days.

if someone had posted this about islam it'd be an auto-warn or worse.

great answers

Coastal_elite posted...

if someone had posted this about islam it'd be an auto-warn or worse.

My comment wasn't coming from an anti-religious angle, but from a "let's not support a corrupt organization that has a huge pedophilia and rape problem" angle.

And Muslims should give up Islam too. Let's see what happens to me.

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Guess I'll give up GameFAQS

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As is obvious from my username, I am a very devoted Reformed Protestant, so I have serious problems with the ritual of Lent. I find it to be equivalent to the worldly, unbiblical sanctimoniousness that the Apostle Paul denounces in Colossians 2:20-23:

"If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulationsDo not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch (referring to things that all perish as they are used)according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh."

Lent takes our eyes off of the salvation that Christ has already secured for those who believe in Him and places so much weight on an empty ritual that is no where sanctioned in Scripture. Jesus also commands his disciples to fast in secret and to not go around displaying their supposed holiness in the way that the Pharisees do (Matt. 6:18). This is far removed from "Ash Wednesday" and "Lent" in which those who participate place ashes on their forehead and advertise their participation in the ritual in various ways.

The joy that the Christian should experience in celebrating the resurrection is not the joy that comes from saying, "hey, now that Lent is over I can eat chocolate again," but is instead the joy that comes from a recognition that the Lord Jesus conquered sin, temptation, and death and saved believers from condemnation under the law. The trivial things that we could give up for Lent are absolutely insignificant in relation to the sacrifice made by the eternal God who, out of love for his people, came into the world, took on a fleshly body, and fulfilled the requirements of the law so that those who believe in his name shall not perish but obtain everlasting life. In taking our eyes off of the person of Christ and placing them onto dead works, rituals, and arbitrary rules, the celebration of Lent betrays the message of the Gospel.

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When does Lent begin?

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SolaFide posted...

As is obvious from my username, I am a very devoted Reformed Protestant, so I have serious problems with the ritual of Lent. I find it to be equivalent to the worldly, unbiblical sanctimoniousness that the Apostle Paul denounces in Colossians 2:20-23:

"If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulationsDo not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch (referring to things that all perish as they are used)according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh."

Lent takes our eyes off of the salvation that Christ has already secured for those who believe in Him and places so much weight on an empty ritual that is no where sanctioned in Scripture. Jesus also commands his disciples to fast in secret and to not go around displaying their supposed holiness in the way that the Pharisees do (Matt. 6:18). This is far removed from "Ash Wednesday" and "Lent" in which those who participate place ashes on their forehead and advertise their participation in the ritual in various ways.

The joy that the Christian should experience in celebrating the resurrection is not the joy that comes from saying, "hey, now that Lent is over I can eat chocolate again," but is instead the joy that comes from a recognition that the Lord Jesus conquered sin, temptation, and death and saved believers from condemnation under the law. The trivial things that we could give up for Lent are absolutely insignificant in relation to the sacrifice made by the eternal God who, out of love for his people, came into the world, took on a fleshly body, and fulfilled the requirements of the law so that those who believe in his name shall not perish but obtain everlasting life. In taking our eyes off of the person of Christ and placing them onto dead works, rituals, and arbitrary rules, the celebration of Lent betrays the message of the Gospel.

Sir, this is an Arby's

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I'm giving up "giving things up for lent" for lent
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No because besides the whole Catholicism aspect, Lent is fucking dumb and trivial as a New Year's Resolution...

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Southernfatman posted...

Catholics need to give up the Catholic church and not just for 40 days.

Agreed. Save the children from all the pedos the church has protected.

Yeah Capybara

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/blog/the-giant-venezuelan-rodent-that-tastes-like-fish-and-other-obscure-lenten-delicacies

"A papal bull was issued, allowing the consumption of capybara throughout Lent, which continues in Venezuela and other South American countries today."

I don't buy it catholics! its not a fish!

Machete posted...

I'm giving up "giving things up for lent" for lent

clever

SolaFide posted...

As is obvious from my username, I am a very devoted Reformed Protestant, so I have serious problems with the ritual of Lent. I find it to be equivalent to the worldly, unbiblical sanctimoniousness that the Apostle Paul denounces in Colossians 2:20-23:

"If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulationsDo not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch (referring to things that all perish as they are used)according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh."

Lent takes our eyes off of the salvation that Christ has already secured for those who believe in Him and places so much weight on an empty ritual that is no where sanctioned in Scripture. Jesus also commands his disciples to fast in secret and to not go around displaying their supposed holiness in the way that the Pharisees do (Matt. 6:18). This is far removed from "Ash Wednesday" and "Lent" in which those who participate place ashes on their forehead and advertise their participation in the ritual in various ways.

The joy that the Christian should experience in celebrating the resurrection is not the joy that comes from saying, "hey, now that Lent is over I can eat chocolate again," but is instead the joy that comes from a recognition that the Lord Jesus conquered sin, temptation, and death and saved believers from condemnation under the law. The trivial things that we could give up for Lent are absolutely insignificant in relation to the sacrifice made by the eternal God who, out of love for his people, came into the world, took on a fleshly body, and fulfilled the requirements of the law so that those who believe in his name shall not perish but obtain everlasting life. In taking our eyes off of the person of Christ and placing them onto dead works, rituals, and arbitrary rules, the celebration of Lent betrays the message of the Gospel.

I cant tell if you intentionally misinterpret the whole purpose of lent in order to vilify it, or if this is just what your Protestant brothers told you because of our innate tribal nature

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

Sir, this is an Arby's

The comment was entirely germane to the discussion. I explained my reasons for not celebrating Lent. Pardon me if it bothered you that I didn't respond to the question with a trite and simplistic anti-religious sentence, as others here did.

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fuck off prod

SolaFide posted...

The comment was entirely germane to the discussion. I explained my reasons for not celebrating Lent. Pardon me if it bothered you that I didn't respond to the question with a trite and simplistic anti-religious sentence, as others here did.

You say that like somehow saying it makes this not an Arby's...

Also, interesting sig. I would not have expected a former WWE star to have said something like that >_>
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Southernfatman posted...

My comment wasn't coming from an anti-religious angle, but from a "let's not support a corrupt organization that has a huge pedophilia and rape problem" angle.

lmao thanks for doubling down on my point.

If you had made a topic calling islam .... what you have above between quote marks, you WOULD get warned ("Islam is a ..... ")

lentils
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