Lent

[SD Garrett]

to anyone here who is religious, what are you giving up for Lent?

i'm giving up dip. stoked on it too

[Duffskim]

last year my friend and i both gave up meat for lent, and we are both BIG meat eaters. it was mad hard. props to all vegetarians out there, good for you.

I only cheated once in the whole 40 days, im probably gonna do it again this year

[ZapBulletRider]

And God spoke unto them, and instructed them to each sacrifice one thing that they held dear, for 40 days and 40 nights. God warned them that it would be mad hard.

[narwhal]

You know that all Christianity's dont prataice the same type of Lent practices?

(thats rhetorical)

[doug]

skimgrom that's a cool call... dip really fucks with your gums

[Utah]

to anyone here who is religious, what are you giving up for Lent?

i'm giving up dip. stoked on it too
I don't really consider myself, "Religious", but I do consider myself a christian. I'm Presbyterian, but have been recently going to a non-denominational church. Anyways, the point being, I don't practice Lent. I believe its only Catholics that do...

[MDskimmerMAtt]

im giving up skimming




not really im giving up junk food

[Duffskim]

i dont practice lent for any type of religious reason. i do it cause its a challenge, and it can make me a better person somhow.......?

[(S3)]

I don't really consider myself, "Religious", but I do consider myself a christian. I'm Presbyterian, but have been recently going to a non-denominational church. Anyways, the point being, I don't practice Lent. I believe its only Catholics that do...

Hmmm Utah, I thought for sure you were Mormon.

[Billy Heilbron]

Hmmm Utah, I thought for sure you were Mormon.
Thats funny cause the first thing that comes to mind when I see the word Utah is mormon

[Utah]

Hmmm Utah, I thought for sure you were Mormon.
HAHA... I've actually been PMed that question a few times here in the past couple of years...

[Sandskimmernewbie]

I am giving up trying to find porn with Chrith in it.

[fireball]

lent it isn't a competition to see how religous you are. god will bless you when the time comes.- just learned that from church tonoight

[Icej]

I am giving up giving up things.

[doug]

I'm giving up going to church

[dirtnap]

its not what you dont do, its what you do. dont give up something. try to do something good that you wouldnt normally do.

[ZapBulletRider]

well in that case I'm going to rob banks.

[ZapBulletRider]

Duffskim thanks for the new sig by the way.

[Nitroglycerine Himself]

I'm giving up going to church

playin the word game with god huh?

doug - "god, you said give up one thing for 40 days, so i'll see ya later"

[amosb72]

last year my friend and i both gave up meat for lent, and we are both BIG meat eaters. it was mad hard. props to all vegetarians out there, good for you.

I only cheated once in the whole 40 days, im probably gonna do it again this year

you'll probably do what again cheat or the meat?

[fireball]

its not what you dont do, its what you do. dont give up something. try to do something good that you wouldnt normally do.
good point

[Duffskim]

Duffskim thanks for the new sig by the way.
anytime

[Duffskim]

you'll probably do what again cheat or the meat?
i want to give up meat again, although i will probably do both

[morgan]

soda. in the past i've given up fried foods, soda, caffeine, cookies, meat, whatever i am most addicted to at the time. i can't think of anything this year that i would have a really hard time without, so i'm just gonna go with soda since i'm better off without it anyways. i thought about giving up the internet, but i would lose contact with a great deal of my family and friends that are out of state or on different sleep schedules than i am (i work at night).

edit: i'm not catholic, but i follow this practice anyways as a way of self-improvement.

[hobo]

im addicted to soda, i barely drink water.

[sealice aka lone ranger]

the point is to give up somthing you enjoy, not stop somthing thats bad for you. this isnt a new years resolution....

[HopeyMc]

Lent is a time when of doing justice to God, justice to one's self and justice to ones neighbor. For some it is an emersion in prayer, fasting, charity or todays the more mainstream idea of penance. It is not simply giving up something because it is bad for you. It is the idea that you give something up because it separates you from God. 40 days symbolizes the time Jesus spent in the wilderness fasting and being tempted by the devil.

[Utah]

Hopey dropping some knowledge...

[Logan]

yeah. i dont practice lent although ive done davids fast (somewhat of the same thing in the pentecostal church but it also includes fasting). my roommate a couple of years ago gave up cussing which led me to ask "do you enjoy cussing so much that you should give it up to get away from it and closer to god?" it was just weird to me. i think youre supposed to give up something you enjoy, not something you should be giving up anyway.


also zbr, your own quote in your sig? its unprecedented

[Maddshot]

Fuck that, im not giving up anything just because its a mass celebrated religious time. If i want to give up something i will, but not because some 'institution' tells me too. That would be like celebrating a holiday just because its in a harry potter book or something...

[Logan]

...if many people drew their beliefs in life from a harry potter book or something, you would have a good point. if you dont believe in the "institution," the holiday isnt really for you anyway. i hope you give up whatever you want to give up whenever you feel like it. lent isnt a time to give up something. its a testing like jesus had when he was wandering; not a health kick backed by god.

[morgan]

the point is to give up somthing you enjoy, not stop somthing thats bad for you. this isnt a new years resolution....

i loooove me some mountain dew.

[sealice aka lone ranger]

...if many people drew their beliefs in life from a harry potter book or something, you would have a good point. if you dont believe in the "institution," the holiday isnt really for you anyway. i hope you give up whatever you want to give up whenever you feel like it. lent isnt a time to give up something. its a testing like jesus had when he was wandering; not a health kick backed by god.

exactly.




its refreshing to see someone with strong faith here.

[Logan]

its refreshing to see someone quenched by it.

[ZapBulletRider]

it's refreshing to see two men locked in a virtual love embrace

[Blak_skimmer220]

i am trying to give up swearing....its not going to well.

everytime i catch myself its too late.

[jake]

i am trying to give up swearing....its not going to well.

everytime i catch myself its too late.

fucking queer

[Blak_skimmer220]

sparkling wiggle