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Are you participating in Lent? What are you doing?

submitted by Jiggggg to AskUpgoat 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:07:43 ago (+4/-0)     (AskUpgoat)

Inb4 "Catholics are gay" "christcucks" etc etc

Just trying to start an interesting conversation, fags


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[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 7 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:58:16 ago (+7/-0)

Fasting is good for you, if nothing else it's an excercise in discipline.

I'm not doing anything for lent, I'm not a Christian. I do periodically fast, but only because I'm listening to what my body is telling me. For instance, I gave up beer for over sixteen hours last week.

[ - ] Anus_Expander 3 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 05:58:58 ago (+3/-0)

You were passed out for 16.5 hours? Damn!

[ - ] Outlaw_Aryan 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 00:58:15 ago (+2/-0)

Jesus! How did you survive THAT? Discipline is one thing but self abuse is quite another!

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 07:50:45 ago (+2/-0)

I'm not sure. I pretty much run on beer and hate.

[ - ] Jiggggg [op] 6 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:15:55 ago (+6/-0)

I am not Catholic and therefore do not traditionally give up anything for this time.

However I know I need to make some changes in my life.

I am already quite fit, eat right and exercise often, but I will commit to really eating only things that are good for me. I already don't drink so for me this means more tuna and oatmeal and eggs and no goyslop.

I also want to be more sociable. After the dissolution of a long-term relationship I find myself quite alone as my ex was my go-to partner for outings.

[ - ] SumerBreeze 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 23:36:07 ago (+2/-0)

I am trying to share this vid with as many people as possible. Jesus was right about the synagogue of Satan, after all:
https://files.catbox.moe/gj93i5.mp4

[ - ] deleted 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 12:02:24 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] lord_nougat 6 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:14:05 ago (+6/-0)

I miss the old days of Latin mass, and I guess I am a recovering catholic. But it's still secretly meaningful to me.

[ - ] White_Pride_Cis 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 07:25:28 ago (+1/-0)

I’m Catholic too and the disgust I have with the current Catholic Church is palpable. I am pretty sure the Father that married the wife and I lurks here. We got into a deep conversation about the jews, jesuits, pedophile priests and this mockery of a Pope. At the next mass he called out the jews saying the same people that Jesus chased out of the temple are the same jews today. Within a month he lost his feeder into the role of monsignor in the second largest diocese in the state and got sent to some little town in the middle of nowhere with our only concentration of kikes

[ - ] ReincarnatedGoat 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 12:48:08 ago (+1/-0)

I am a recovering catholic.

as your doctor i would recommend the Church of the Subgenius.

Praise Bob.

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 13:01:02 ago (+1/-0)

Hah, speaking of the old days!

[ - ] knightwarrior41 5 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:10:40 ago (+5/-0)

i was baptized catholic but i lean protestant because many of the catholic teachings goes agaisnt bible teaching

so no i dont participate on this. this tradition is unbiblical

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 5 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:17:17 ago (+5/-0)

Agreed. A great deal of catholic beliefs and traditions have no basis in the bible. They are merely traditions, and if I were a practicing Christian who reads the bible, I would ignore Lent also. The idea of the 40 day period of foregoing of something meaningful is done in imitation of Christ and his wandering the desert, but I don't believe he ever expected his followers to do the same.

I have friends who are catholic, however, and I give them encouragement, because they're my friends and it means something to them, even if I don't believe in it.

[ - ] knightwarrior41 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 00:04:06 ago (+1/-0)

The idea of the 40 day period of foregoing of something meaningful is done in imitation of Christ and his wandering the desert, but I don't believe he ever expected his followers to do the same.

i can understand the thought of fasting (biblical) or abstinence ( also biblical)

first of all, nobody really knows the date in which the Lord entered in to the desert to be tempted by satan. nobody can live one month plus without eating food and water. jesus did the impossible for what ordinary men couldnt just do.

second of all, the lent period has little to do with fasting since they only allows you to eat fish (again where's that in the bible?) and they also mark you with cross in the forehead during ash wednesday and i think in palm sunday too. (again there's none of this in the scriptures)

third of all, people that does this for cultural reasons are doing it also for the wrong reasons.you might mortify yourself to death only to sin again after this "period" oh and btw, before the period of lent there's carnival (which is a festivity in which people rebels in the pleasures of the flesh) again, there nothing like this in scripture.

there are many catholics that will make it to heaven but just as an act of grace by God. the leadership will be likely headed to hell though because they misguided the flock in all matters of faith.

the catholic church has always ruled their flock under the yoke of biblical ignorance.

many catholics refuse to even acknowledge that before the reformation the catholic church prohibited the flock to read the bible. also because in those times the flock couldnt read it either because of lack of education.

[ - ] bobdole9 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 01:17:56 ago (+1/-0)

many catholics refuse to even acknowledge that before the reformation the catholic church prohibited the flock to read the bible. also because in those times the flock couldnt read it either because of lack of education.
500 years of "don't look into it, we'll tell you what to think" with Bibles in Greek or Latin only.

[ - ] knightwarrior41 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 01:31:51 ago (+1/-0)

yup

[ - ] deleted 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 07:52:43 ago (+2/-1)

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[ - ] knightwarrior41 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 09:39:32 ago (+0/-0)

If you mean extra-Biblical, sure, there is nothing specifically listed in scripture that demands participation. But I disagree with the notion that it would be "unbiblical". It's a religious observation of Jesus entering the wilderness prior to the crucifixion. It's why it is before Good Friday.

this is even a lie because when jesus enter the wilderness (yes it was a desert) it was just after he was baptized by john the Baptist at the start of his ministry. his dead and resurrection happened 3 years later

Does it really matter whether the days line up 1:1 for an observation? Even in the Jewish observation of Passover with Moses being in the desert for 40 years, the days for Passover were/are only a representation.

yes it does matter. for example you have an anniversary or birthday in lets say april 1 i'm sure that you wont celebrate this on august 1. do you understand what i mean. details do matters. like the example that i posted above

Christ entered into the wilderness

i was wrong, you are correct on this one



This comes down to a question of Sola Scriptura vs. Prima Scriptura. Without foundational Church traditions it leaves the door open for people to reject the Trinity and other concepts that are core to the Christian identity. And beyond that, any interpretation of >Biblical rituals will require a tradition in order to interpret how they are implemented. Christianity is more than just scripture, even if it is the case that scripture can be an important tool for ruling out bad doctrines and bad traditions.

Fasting in Jesus' case meant he ate nothing for 40 days.

Luke 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

what part of eating NOTHING do you understand. also jesus didnt took a canteen of water to the wilderness. the bible is mute about this. it does says he fasted and by that it was a full fast. no water no food for 40 days. again, no canteen of water there

This comes down to a question of Sola Scriptura vs. Prima Scriptura. Without foundational Church traditions it leaves the door open for people to reject the Trinity and other concepts that are core to the Christian identity. And beyond that, any interpretation of Biblical rituals will require a tradition in order to interpret how they are implemented. Christianity is more than just scripture, even if it is the case that scripture can be an important tool for ruling out bad doctrines and bad traditions.


again, a half truth i'm sola scriptura and i dont reject the doctrine of the trinity (Godhead) of the baptisms (water and holy spirit) the virgin birth of christ. his immaculate sinless life. his atonement at the cross for our sins. his resurrection. his second coming in judgement in the last day.

you dont need tradition to see these doctrines in the bible. this is a fabrication by the roman catholic church. yes churches and places of worship are important and its good to congregate among the brethren with help of a pastor or a bishop. but also tradition can and has been corrupted. go and do a search in how many popes contradicted each other since the roman catholic began to be. its a long list.

also there are teachings that are unbiblical. the praying to the saints and angels for intercession. the prayers to icons and statues. the claim that that mary is the queen of heaven. the claim that the pope is the vicar of christ (no such thing) the claim that only the priest can only forgive sins. the mass for the dead(yes they do this. remember i was baptized as a catholic)

the claim the host (cookie) that is sacrificed each week is the body of christ which only the prelate can participate of it with a few exceptions and there's more false claims from the RCC

That's not the point.

so whats the point then?


What are you talking about?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival#:~:text=Carnival%20is%20a%20Catholic%20Christian%20festive%20season%20that,the%20period%20historically%20known%20as%20Shrovetide%20%28or%20Pre-Lent%29.

Carnival is a Western Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent.[2] The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, public street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity.[3] Participants often indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol,

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Carnival-pre-Lent-festival

you are a catholic and you dont know your own traditions?

[ - ] 2Drunk 3 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 00:12:35 ago (+3/-0)

I'm giving up my sobriety.

[ - ] Outlaw_Aryan 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 01:10:53 ago (+2/-0)

It's for the best.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:45:46 ago (+3/-1)

I'm gonna dig all the lent out of my belly button.

[ - ] Kozel 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 23:33:17 ago (+2/-1)

I'm not jewish so no.

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 23:32:51 ago (+1/-0)

I'll never lend anyone anything anymore

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 05:59:52 ago (+0/-0)

Neither a borrower nor a lender be

[ - ] UncleDoug 1 point 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 22:19:39 ago (+3/-2)

I'll be eating lots of red meat during Easter when you faggots are eating soy wafers.

[ - ] ReincarnatedGoat 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 12:55:57 ago (+0/-0)

im giving up on working with or for kikes.

on a positive note i will volunteer to help my brothers.

To practice an unkiked life, first you must remove the kike from within.

[ - ] AngryWhiteKeyboardWarrior 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 08:04:18 ago (+0/-0)

Why the fuck would you follow what some control-hungry faggots 2000 years ago decided to make idiots do in the name of religion?

[ - ] usedoilanalysis 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 07:06:18 ago (+0/-0)

Idk what you even have to do.

[ - ] bobdole9 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 22, 2023 01:19:22 ago (+0/-0)

I prefer participating in consumption of paczkis.

Polocks know how to make a Berliner.

[ - ] MaryXmas 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 21, 2023 23:05:26 ago (+1/-1)

Give up something or take on something. Ask forgiveness for your sins. Give up coffee or ciggs, or beer, or masturbating, or sex with hookers, or whatever. Or maybe start drinking, smoking, banging hookers, or doing drugs. But make sure to ask for forgiveness. See why Catholics are so conflicted? Personally, father John paid a little too much attention to the youth group when I was a kid. And then we have the boomer group that alienated me for years and wonders why I won't go to mass.