What are you giving up for lent?

[Alobar]

I'm agnostic, and for the most part despise organized religion. However I still always give up something for lent (and party like the sinner I am on fat tuesday). I figure being a white american upper middle class male, I'm better off than several other billion people in this world, and in an effor to not totally become a spoiled prick, I like to give something up so I can remember what it feels like not to have something.

This year I'm giving up Alcohol and any food I didnt cook myself. (i.e. no restraunts, fast food, hot pockets, etc. etc.)

anyone else giving anything up? Are you doing it because it's part of your religion, or just cuz?

[stabn]

I'm giving up nothing; the same i do for lent every year. Even when i was a Christian i didn't give up anything for lent (it seems to be sporatically followed for protestants, unlike catholics who seem to give up things for lent fairly religiously).

[gaming_mouse]

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What are you giving up for lent?


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same as every year... my belief in christ.

[miajag81]

I'm giving up making bad folds on the river.

[mmbt0ne]

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unlike catholics who seem to give up things for lent fairly religiously

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Nice choice of words.

I was raised Catholic when my parents were married, but I've been Baptist for the last dozen or so years, and have never given anything up. I doubt I will this year either.

[stabn]

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Nice choice of words.


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I thought about using another word, but i thought it fit. I grew up baptist and lent almost never came up. It's probably the whole 'giving something up for the sake of giving something up' thing.

[thatpfunk]

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same as every year... my belief in christ.

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Made me laugh /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[thatpfunk]

You're agnostic and you're giving up booze??? /images/graemlins/frown.gif Jesus Christ help you.

[pshreck]

I'll be the first ignorant one to jump in with this post....

I thought the practice of giving something up for lent was ONLY followed by Catholics?

[deacsoft]

I did this a couple years ago, but I liked it so much I'm doing it again. This year for Lent I'm giving up Lent. And yes. I am Catholic.

[Reef]

I guess it's too late to say religion

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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I'll be the first ignorant one to jump in with this post....

I thought the practice of giving something up for lent was ONLY followed by Catholics?

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Yes. This is a Catholic thing, at least officially/technically.

[brassnuts]

I'm giving up religion.

Edit: Damn you reef.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

Balki used to give up donuts. He only ate them at church, and you could still do what you gave up on sunday.

What a genious.

[Bez]

This is good work. What a great thing to give up.

[Chobohoya]

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same as every year... my belief in christ.

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[HDPM]

OMG. What good is being a white American upper middle class male if you give up booze and restaurants? Please. And to remember what it is like not having something? Get a grip on yourself. What you do is go to a nice bar and see people who have stuff you don't. Then you can be envious and know what it is like not to have something. For instance, I don't have an S Class all wheel drive. See, I'm a victim. If I saw somebody driving one, I could know what it is like to go without. And if you went to the bar to drink, you might realize you can't afford to spend a few million on a wine collection. Or owning your own distillery. See, right there you see how miserable human existence can be. And looking at your computer, can't you picture Bill Gates sitting on billions you are doing without?

As for me, well tonight I had to press the button on the automatic garage door opener 3 or 4 times before the door opened. What's up with that? I am a victim of that too. Why give up anything more. See, there is plenty of hardship if you look around.

(for sensitive readers, this post is not serious. No whiny responses about real human suffering.)


Well, one serious point. The whole idea of sacrifice is flawed. Particularly the view promulgated by the Catholic Church. I sort of get what you are saying about giving up something. However, to give up something because you feel guilty and to time it with a religious ritual that calls for it but that you don't follow seems a bit strange to me. You may be falling for altruism. Be careful because true altruism is horrendous. Even if you give something up, realize that you giving it up will not help anybody else. Your suffering will not help anybody else. So why bother? Even symbolic suffering strikes me as irrational. Better that you did something productive that might help somebody rather than just give up booze thinking somehow it is better to deprive yourself.

[deacsoft]

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This year for Lent I'm giving up Lent.

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Anyone with me on this one?

[MarkL444]

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any food I didnt cook myself. (i.e. no restraunts, fast food, hot pockets, etc. etc.)

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this is a good idea. if i could cook better i would maybe try it. good luck

[eric5148]

I'm with you. But quoting yourself is gay.

[deacsoft]

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I'm with you. But qouting yourself is gay.

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I know and I'm sorry.

[Michael Davis]

For Lent I am not going to let anyone insert anything into my anus.

-Michael

[deacsoft]

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For Lent I am not going to let anyone insert anything into my anus.



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Then that would mean that you like having that done and that it will be difficult for you to give it up.

[Michael Davis]

Are you assuming I didn't already know that?

I generally autothreebet checkraises!

-Michael

[deacsoft]

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Are you assuming I didn't already know that?

I generally autothreebet checkraises!

-Michael

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I'm just making sure. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[2planka]

Catholicism

[Duke]

People beat me to my response already.

~D