How tough could it be to fast under their rules? If a muslim can do it anyone can.
I had a muslim convenience store owner in Northern Canada tell me that Christians didn’t know how to fast.
“In a muslim fast nothing, even a pencil, can touch our lips.”
He left out the part about their fast only lasting while the sun was up, and that as soon as it was down they had a BIG meal, then “fasted” again the next day while the sun was up. In northern Canada the sun isn’t up for very long either.
He made himself out to be a pious martyr for his “superior” manner of fasting.
I said “Well good for you.” What I didn’t tell him was I had been fasting for four days—four 24-hour days—with NO food, NO water, and NO evening reprieve meal. The attitude I had from my fast prevented me from one-upping him (as it should have).
Not to gloat, but I think that Christians DO know how to fast.
No water for four days?