Not a single thread on this already? Where'd all the God fearing TWWers go?


Anyway, what is something you enjoy often that you're giving up for Lent?

3/9/2011 4:27:30 PM

Religion

3/9/2011 4:28:15 PM

My religious calendar is all skewed. We're working on graphics for the set after easter already. I didn't even realize it was time.

Whats the dates again?

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 4:29 PM. Reason : ^you enjoy that often?]

3/9/2011 4:28:46 PM

Sex














Loljk

3/9/2011 4:31:37 PM

from twitter:

@blakeshelton
Side note #2: Just found a Lego I've been missing for over 25 years in my belly button!!!! #winningwithlint

3/9/2011 4:32:10 PM

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"^you enjoy that often?"

sorry, my computer can't display italics.

3/9/2011 4:34:55 PM

Lent

3/9/2011 4:36:11 PM

Quote :

"PREGAMING LENT WITH MARDI GRAS"

3/9/2011 4:51:53 PM

Not religious but I am giving up fried food for lent....I need a reason to stay away

3/9/2011 4:53:39 PM

I'm giving up on NC State basketball

not because it's lent....just because we suck big fat donkey dick

3/9/2011 5:01:38 PM

i know what Lent is and the purpose behind it...

but apparently it's not something Methodists are all too concerned with...

I mean...I go to church pretty much every Sunday and I've never heard anything about the "giving up for 40 days" thing...


but we did have an Ash Wednesday service this morning at 7 a.m...but my church is an hour away so I didn't quite make it...

so...I'm using the fact that I'm Methodist as a reason not to give up anything...

I always just say "my God loves me and doesn't make me give up things I like"

3/9/2011 5:05:23 PM

not shit
its silly

3/9/2011 11:03:37 PM

Quote :

"Religion"

3/9/2011 11:05:37 PM

videogames

I want to see if I can give up my largest addiction for a while just to test my will power and spend more time learning guitar.

3/9/2011 11:48:44 PM

I'm giving up leaving you folks alone for Lent.

3/9/2011 11:49:39 PM

im doing sodas....only diet now

3/9/2011 11:51:53 PM

Matthew 6: 1 - 6, 16 - 18

"Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 "Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5 "And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
16 "And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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"I always just say "my God loves me and doesn't make me give up things I like" "

God doens't make you give up anything, you give it up in preparation for Easter and out of love for Christ. Christ loves you regardless of which you choose.

[Edited on March 10, 2011 at 12:20 AM. Reason : l]

3/10/2011 12:18:56 AM

Did you miss the part where I said I know what Lent is and the purpose behind it?

3/10/2011 1:39:30 AM

I thought you were supposed to give up something REALLY important, like something you almost couldn't live without. You know, actual sacrifice.

The bullshit people give up for lent is well....bullshit.

3/10/2011 1:43:01 AM

I'm not religious, but figured it couldn't hurt to give up soda for awhile, and Lent gives me a good excuse. Fried food is another vice, but considering I work at a chicken wing restaurant, that one is a tougher sell.

3/10/2011 1:52:43 AM

My church goes basically vegan for Lent.

What about you TKE-Teg? You asked but you didn't answer your own question!

3/10/2011 2:12:32 AM

I'm giving up alcohol

3/10/2011 8:41:55 AM

^ Me too. It's been two days and I already want a beer.

3/10/2011 8:45:50 AM

Back in my Grammy's day, if you were a good Catholic you just ate bread and drank water during Lent. Now days just giving up chocolate while pigging out on everything else is good enough

3/10/2011 8:56:13 AM

should i play satan in this thread?

3/10/2011 8:57:30 AM

i don't really partake in any of my vices often often to actually give up anything meaningful...

perhaps caffeine would be about the only thing i could eliminate

3/10/2011 8:58:29 AM

^shopping (clothes, shoes, jewelry etc)

3/10/2011 9:00:13 AM

yeah...i don't do that very often either

3/10/2011 9:01:54 AM

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"I'm giving up alcohol "

Hahaha one of my friends who is also pregnant said the same thing yesterday!

i'm being a good catholic this year and giving up something. this year its sweets and refined sugar. i've developed quite the addiction to the two.

one year i gave up pizza bagels. i had a SERIOUS addiction to it and my roommates dared me to give it up for Lent. i never really ever ate pizza bagels again

3/10/2011 9:27:42 AM

all forms of candy.

I will miss my daily reese's cup.

3/10/2011 9:29:30 AM

give up tdub!!!

3/10/2011 9:31:16 AM

I gave up facebook.

[Edited on March 10, 2011 at 9:36 AM. Reason : and honestly it feels great.]

3/10/2011 9:36:10 AM

isn't the idea to give up a vice and as a result be closer to god...not just improve your diet (which everyone wants to do anyway, for different motivations)?



[Edited on March 10, 2011 at 10:05 AM. Reason : friend of mine said she was giving up husbands ]

3/10/2011 10:04:49 AM

You can interpret it several ways. Giving up something during Lent is symbolic of the time spent by Jesus in the desert while he was being tempted by Satan.

I wasn't good yesterday and forgot to fast during the day

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"What about you TKE-Teg? You asked but you didn't answer your own question!"

Fast food restaurants...in addition, of course, to "no meat Fridays".

3/10/2011 11:27:43 AM

white people do this shit

3/10/2011 11:28:13 AM

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"isn't the idea to give up a vice and as a result be closer to god...not just improve your diet (which everyone wants to do anyway, for different motivations)?"

trust me, sugar is a vice. especially when it's gotten so bad i'm wanting to eat spoonfuls of refined sugar to get my fix.

it will make me closer to god because then i won't be cursing him when the scale doesnt budge

3/10/2011 1:39:06 PM

My husband and the Knights of Columbus are doing the annual Fish Fry at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Cary

Every Friday during Lent for lunch and dinner

This year you can order/pay online and then pick a time to pick it up

http://www.spicecubed.com/category_s/169.htm

3/10/2011 1:41:49 PM

I have to say that I never have understood lent. I consider myself christian, spent my whole life going to church, attended seminaries, mission trips, etc.

Yes I understand it is in remembrance of Jesus' 40 day fast and all that jazz. I just dont see the relationship between the two. And I absolutely hate it when people wear their religion on their sleeve, posting on facebook constantly what they are giving up for lent (see scriptures above about the hypocrites and fasting). If you want to do it, fine, do it, respect to you. But the second that you brag about it, you lose complete respect from me, and according to the scriptures "become as the beggar".

And one last thing. It really kills me when people say that they are giving up things like alcohol, smoking, sex, or other thing that someone claiming to be a christian should do in the first place



on a side note, i went to wikipedia to look up the history of lent (im sure its another false catholic-based tradition) and this is what it came up with


[Edited on March 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM. Reason : .]

3/10/2011 1:58:55 PM

probably stayed like that for 30 seconds

check out the revision history for an exact time

3/10/2011 2:04:54 PM

I was gonna give up masturbation for Lent. That lasted about 30 minutes.

3/10/2011 2:31:45 PM

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"And one last thing. It really kills me when people say that they are giving up things like alcohol, smoking, sex, or other thing that someone claiming to be a christian should do in the first place"

but dont you know, catholics aren't christians

KIDDING. actually when i was in high school in texas this uber religious southern baptist girl told me that catholics weren't christians and that i couldn't talk to her anymore because since i was a catholic, i was going to hell

thank you for reminding me of that super awkward moment in my life.

3/10/2011 2:42:00 PM

dbhawley being a judgemental Christian ITT

3/11/2011 1:52:48 PM

I'm half way through a 3 month stint with no alcohol. I'm kind of counting that even though I started way before lent.

3/11/2011 1:57:08 PM

^ i did that once a few years ago. cut out alcohol for about 10 weeks.

3/11/2011 2:00:14 PM

You know giving things up for lent is supposed to be a self sacrifice to the benefit of others, right?

All you people giving up sodas and sweets are doing it wrong.

Alcohol might work if you're a mean drunk

3/11/2011 2:28:47 PM

thank you for the PSA on Lent

3/11/2011 2:31:54 PM

you're welcome

3/11/2011 2:32:47 PM

^it actually varies based on the sect of Christianity you believe in, but thanks anyway!

3/11/2011 4:44:26 PM

^

3/11/2011 4:45:17 PM

could do some best friend fish tonight

3/11/2011 6:04:23 PM