Posted on 02/27/2006 9:47:28 AM PST by tje
Just wondered what people were giving up for Lent.
"Has the Pope made "driving on the right side of the road" a requirement for being a good Christian?"
Not a Roman Catholic, but the Pope presumably tells people to follow the teaching of St. Paul, which is pretty clear on the subject of following mundane ordinances, such as driving on the right side of the road:
"Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.” (Rom. 13:1-2).
Methodist?
I'm Baptist, and Lent is not something Baptist take part in. At the same time, I have to give dredit to Lent. A few years ago my wife (formter catholic) asked me what I would give up for Lent. At the time I doubt anyone would call me a christian, but I told her that for Lent I would read 400 pages of the bible over Lent. That made her happy.
Of course, looking back on it, my wifes' Catholic parents are not too happy with that decision. Now my entire family is Baptist. While committing to read the Bible over Lent did not result in my immediate turning Christ, it definately played a part....
12 days?
Drifting.
Lighten up!
You're methodist.
Not muslim...
(I hope.)
Easter is the celebration of the Resurrection. Good Friday is the celebration of the Crucifixion.
Yes, Methodist. High Methodism. We get ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday, if we wish.
I'm a Buddhist. We don't give up anything for Lent
Winter? These operate at just shy of 300 degree F. We laugh at winter. H2S embrittlment makes us cry, however.
I would look if you have a shallow leak (less than 3-5 feet shallow) and see if you are getting ice in the casing (or whatever you call water well pipe).
An ice blockage will detroy a pump, then when the pressure is off, drop and disappear.
Uh.....the difference is not eating meat for 40 days or not eating meat just on Fridays.
Seriously - in the old days (and currently for many in the Orthodox Catholic churches) fasting for Lent meant no meat at all during Lent (except for Sundays), only one main meal each day and nothing to eat at all on Good Friday. Many of the Orthodox churches also had no flesh at all (meaning no meat OR fish), no eggs, no cheese or dairy products of any kind and no sugar or sweets. This meant they could basically eat only bread and vegetables. This diet probably led to a very long life - or maybe it just SEEMED like a very long life!
Even though I am a back-slid Catholic, I am going to try to go 40 days with no chocolate. It might sound easy to some - but not to me!
That one is tough to square with the "I was only following orders" Holocaust guards...
It's more vicious than that!
He's made it a requirement, in most of the worl, for staying alive!
Yep, that's me in the morning. Cup of coffee in one hand, and a jar of peanut butter in the other. Yes, I do double dip. I confess.
Well- did she figure out a thing or two?
It is an effort to emulate in our own small, human way, the time Christ spent in the desert.
You nailed it...I am convinced G-d made cheap girls and fat cigars with me in mind.
Broccoli.
Oh, and self-mortification.
Since lent is a vestige of Ramadan, I'm giving up Lent.
yes, she did.
(sigh)
but for a moment there, I was hopeful.
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