[boatbums]

Why is it FRoman Catholics can freely and gleefully dominate the Religion Forum on all the wonders and greatness of Lent but a non-Catholic posting a thread trying to explain why one doesn't observe it like they do is spammed, derided, insulted and the thread is virtually taken over by them???

Nobody - not even the author - denies the place and benefits of fasting in a Christian's life. So why the blasting and blustering just because someone discusses the history of the practice and why one chooses to observe it differently? We have some blatant, anti-anyone-but-Catholic-Christians here and it becomes pretty obvious when one dares post something like this. I wonder why the panic? What are they afraid of?

[WVKayaker]

... I wonder why the panic? What are they afraid of?

I think they are afraid to leave the comfort of their indoctrination. The knowledge that everything you have been taught is built on sinking sand and myth is hard to take.

Our intentions seem clear enough. Preach the good news, the Gospel. The single thought that we can become part of God's children, with all the benefits found in the fruits of the Spirit. Faith is all it takes. The relevant Scripture has already been posted on the thread.

But, I often think we follow a different Spirit, one without a mother always nagging!

[Cvengr]

If a believer were practicing the faith in regards to Lent, rather than promoting the ritual, they would be warning others of the temptations of turning those rituals into sinful thinking.

Nothing wrong with repentance and fasting through faith in Christ, nor in judging ourselves through faith in Christ, but if those are counterfeited as a substitute for what God provides, then they are sinful.

For example, if we attend a mass to crucify Christ again, we fail to have faith in what He provided at the Cross.
If we fast to earn holiness, we make our effort a work to turn God into a debtor and it is sinful. If we seek forgiveness and absolution of sins via a priest other than Jesus Christ, then we substitute His protocol for the forgiveness of sin by His forgiveness and seek approbation by another en lieu of Him, and continue in degenerate sin.

Those who believe they can give absolution instead of God, who even seek worship as priests, may also manifest their degenerate behavior by not only marking those who seek their involvement, but degenerate even further by marking them with an upside down crucifix. When brought to their attention, they will continue to degenerate by claiming it is a crucifix of Peter, which manifests their obvious lack of faith in the work of Christ on the Cross.

[Mark17]

What are they afraid of?

I think I can say that I feared getting out of my comfort zone, but I had an inner frustration that I just could not put my finger on. It took some good old fashioned humble pie to get right with Jesus, but better late than never.

[metmom]

I wonder why the panic? What are they afraid of?

Admitting you've been wrong all your live is a hard pill to swallow.

[MamaB]

I have wondered the same thing. What are they afraid of?

[D-fendr]

just because someone discusses the history of the practice..

Ah yes, the reasoned discussion of the history.. You must have missed the comments - including your own.