What are you giving up

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Doug

I've now't worth giving up......

what about all the swag from that ship down your way?

[Acrylic-bob]

As I recall, the Lenten fast is supposed to put christians in mind of the forty days jesus spent fasting in the desert prior to his death at the hands of the Romans. It is generally believed that to attempt a complete fast for such a period would ultimately result in illness and death for the average human and so the church suggested a token; meat.

This is why we have Shrove Tuesday in this country, which was the day on which housholds used up their eggs and milk, and why continentals have Carnival; from the latin "CARNE VALE" (farewell to flesh).

Because of its intimate association with christianity I cannot see why people of no particular belief would want to indulge in this archaic pastime.

Since I am not preparing for immanent self-sacrifice and have no messianic mission, I do not feel constrained to emulate jesus and so the Acrylic household will, as usual, ignore Lent, apart from the occaisional indulgence in the Bach St Mathew Passion.

I noticed this morning that the increasingly ridiculous and irrelevant Bishop of Liverpool suggested that we should give up a light bulb for lent; to show our concern for the planet.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by cashman

what about all the swag from that ship down your way?

Ok, ok I’ll give up the soggy Penguins, but only if a certain Accywebber gives all the sailors back….

[blazey]

Originally Posted by a_stanley

I might as well give up on sex as it's that long since I last had it (my gfriend is in another country and not seeing her til Easter!).

Sounds like something my boyfriend would say, except im not in another country

[LancYorkYankee]

Originally Posted by Neil

I don't do the God thing so I shall be giving up nothing

In my opinion (or more accurately in my belief), this is not a God thing. Just another man-made religious creation. Probably ordained by Pope Boniface XXXVI in 1583. Goes along with no meat of fridays, priest's not allowed to marry, hail marys, pergatory, etc., etc., etc., etc..

Brian

[flashy]

Originally Posted by Doug

Ok, ok I’ll give up the soggy Penguins, but only if a certain Accywebber gives all the sailors back….

daddy

[blazey]

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

As I recall, the Lenten fast is supposed to put christians in mind of the forty days jesus spent fasting in the desert prior to his death at the hands of the Romans. It is generally believed that to attempt a complete fast for such a period would ultimately result in illness and death for the average human and so the church suggested a token; meat.

This is why we have Shrove Tuesday in this country, which was the day on which housholds used up their eggs and milk, and why continentals have Carnival; from the latin "CARNE VALE" (farewell to flesh).

Because of its intimate association with christianity I cannot see why people of no particular belief would want to indulge in this archaic pastime.

Since I am not preparing for immanent self-sacrifice and have no messianic mission, I do not feel constrained to emulate jesus and so the Acrylic household will, as usual, ignore Lent, apart from the occaisional indulgence in the Bach St Mathew Passion.

I noticed this morning that the increasingly ridiculous and irrelevant Bishop of Liverpool suggested that we should give up a light bulb for lent; to show our concern for the planet.

I'm a catholic. I like the idea of giving up a light bulb, but it's hardly on a personal enough level to make that my 'sacrifice' if you may. We could do like the muslims do and eat just when its dark I suppose, though I'm not too sure whether a day time fast would be the right thing for me either.

I'm still thinking, I'm sure I'll think of something appropriate soon.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by flashytart

daddy

Shut up, and get ta bed.

[lindsay ormerod]

No religion Chez Ormerod, plus with the rate our light bulbs are going we need every last one. If I had to make a pledge to give up summat ( aside form the sex bit , sad singleton that I am ! ) it would be to stop taking on other people's pets ; we now have a menagerie of daftly named animals, none of which I actually bought, I must have mug writ large on my forehead !
(For the sad amongst you the animals are 3 rabbits- Toffee, Truffle and Fudge, 2 hamsters- Bill and Bob, 1 guinea pig -KP and 2 cats Mooney and Eric.)

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

i,m giving up brain sugery this time.

Bad idea ... have the surgery .... it will help bring you back to normal

[panther]

well iv decided to give up nowt!
im not religious so why bother

time for a biscuit me thinks

[Acrylic-bob]

Originally Posted by blazey

I'm a catholic. I like the idea of giving up a light bulb, but it's hardly on a personal enough level to make that my 'sacrifice' if you may. We could do like the muslims do and eat just when its dark I suppose, though I'm not too sure whether a day time fast would be the right thing for me either.

I'm still thinking, I'm sure I'll think of something appropriate soon.

As usual, contrary mary picks up exactly the wrong end of the stick and runs with it. I find it difficult to decide whether this surreal approach to life is an affectation or an indication of something altogether more serious. I really must have a word with prof. Wellings about the standard of his undergraduates.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee

In my opinion (or more accurately in my belief), this is not a God thing. Just another man-made religious creation. Probably ordained by Pope Boniface XXXVI in 1583. Goes along with no meat of fridays, priest's not allowed to marry, hail marys, pergatory, etc., etc., etc., etc..

Brian

Maybe it has more to do with the time of year. In the middle ages ... that's the time when everyone was fifty ... the food that was stored for winter was giving out at this time of the year; so, it is easier for people to fast when there was very little to eat. Perhaps it put a religious spin on the inevitable hungry times; maybe made people feel good about the bad times. It would be difficult to get people to fast at an all you can eat buffet, but much easier to get them to hold off eating if all that is available is a shrivelled up wiener (no filthy comments Flashy) and a piece of last weeks pizza.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by flashytart

christ is Darwen REALLY that bad?

Yes, have you never been?

[Less]

Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee

In my opinion (or more accurately in my belief), this is not a God thing. Just another man-made religious creation. Probably ordained by Pope Boniface XXXVI in 1583. Goes along with no meat of fridays, priest's not allowed to marry, hail marys, pergatory, etc., etc., etc., etc..

Brian

Of course it's a God thing, it's just not your God thing, like Christmas it was Hi-jacked by the Christians to fit neatly, (cough, cough), where they need an example, there have always been Pagan feasts and I would imagine very enjoyable until somebody that thinks sticking a bloke on a cross making him suffer, then making sure that anyone that follows any other religion is persecuted to the point of death unless they agree to take him as their saviour.

But don't worry about it, because every other faith that supports the idea of an omnipresent being is doing the same, so it must be right!