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[vicarz]

The BMW girl is catholic. I found this out because I pointed out how funny it was that she was eating a giant kit-kat bar with a diet coke (she's very fit, and I do essentially the same thing). She said she was eating it because she had given up Twix for lent. Mocking from all directions ensued.

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[jennbits.livejournal.com]

diet soft drinks (aspartame aside) taste better, too. regular soft drinks are wayyyyyyyy too sweet. chocolate is different. i don't know how. it just is.

[joanarkham.livejournal.com]

What a pussy Lent devotion. She should have given up chocolate all together...it's supposed to be a sacrifice.

Lent

[pulsdeslebens.livejournal.com]

I agree with you about "pussy-ness" of the devotion.

My wife is Catholic and I haven't been able to get a clear answer on this one, but, all I hear about lent are "negative" devotions in the sense of giving something up. How about positive devotions in the sense of giving something like volunteering at a homeless shelter, etc. I guess one could make the argument that you are giving up time, etc., though.

Are you Catholic? What are your thoughts?

Re: Lent

[joanarkham.livejournal.com]

Nope, I was raised Episcopalian, which is pretty much "Catholic-lite".

We would always give up something like soda or candy, then put the money we would have spent into a special collection box which was taken up on Easter. My mom used to also put all the money she found doing the laundry in too. :)

Re: Lent

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I love any religion that gives you rewards for not doing things. Doing good things is not a rewarded behavior, doing things can send you to hell, but not doing things is the road to heaven. What isn't to love?

Re: Lent

[pulsdeslebens.livejournal.com]

Which brand of Christianity said that "Faith without works is dead?"

Re: Lent

[cweaselle.livejournal.com]

It's because Christ wandered in the desert for 40 days and nights without food or water. Giving things up are supposed to remind you of his suffering. It used to be that you fasted, no food or water on Friday and no meat at all. Now it's too hard for people and they only have no meat on friday and give up something or not.

[spunkmunky.livejournal.com]

Amen, sista. I used to make the ultimate sacrifice and give up spinach for Lent what I was little. Boy did it piss off my mom when I told it was "for Christ's sake.".

[lilkender.livejournal.com]

I gave up Catholicism for Lent.