First Day of Lent

I gave up my new years resolution, fuck that.

[quote]X-Factor wrote:
Fuckin fenians.[/quote]

Wow… you’re quite the tool, eh?

I gave up alcohol…til last night when some friends I hadn’t seen in awhile were coming through town

[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Watch out! Mentioning Lent, God, the Bible and so forth will bring the wrath of several well-known board members down upon you.

How dare you talk about the things that are important to you!

On a serious note, good job and keep going. 40 days is not that much!

HH[/quote]

Please quote the post on this thread that mocked religion or Lent.

You were the one to bring the thread off-topic with an un-needed and unasked for shot of stupidity.

You, and your attitude of persecution, are the reason these threads get ugly.

[quote]brian_valentin wrote:
mertdawg wrote:
harris447 wrote:
I hope you just made that up, because it isn’t even close to the truth…

The original Law of giving up meat on Fridays during Lent goes back sometime to around the 1300’s (possibly later or earlier)…it is rumored that it was originally created to help the fish markets in and around Rome - the fish markets were not doing enough business and the Vatican was lobbied to help and they banned eating of meat for a time, they have never reversed the Law because the secondary effect (and the one used to justify meatless Fridays) is that by giving this up (and others voluntarily) you are denying yourself and in turn should reflect on Jesus’ suffering on the cross for you/mankind.

Interestingly up until the 1960’s (with Vatican II) Catholics were restricted from eating meat on ALL Fridays through the year plus any holy days and during the Lenten season Catholics were to fast for the 40 days and only eat one small meal per day after sunset…that was changed to fasting only on Fridays and eating no meat on Fridays after the passing of Vatican II

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Brian, you’re dead-on. I actually explained this to a friend who’s not Catholic the other day and he couldn’t believe the Church would do this, but the Church was actually fairly corrupt at that time.

Zac

[quote]brian_valentin wrote:
mertdawg wrote:
harris447 wrote:
A semi-related question: what was the reason behind “no meat on Fridays?”

I know that the church has done away with this rule, but how long was it in place and why was it abandoned?

Up until the 60’s meat was given up for ALL of lent, every day, not just friday’s. (As well as other wednesdays and fridays not during lent).

The purpose was to avoid becoming psychologically/physically dependent on animal protein, and probably to decrease your testosterone for a time. It was also so that we would appreciate animal products more.

In other words, it was a type of exercise, and it was not a sin not to give these up.

I hope you just made that up, because it isn’t even close to the truth…

The original Law of giving up meat on Fridays during Lent goes back sometime to around the 1300’s (possibly later or earlier)…it is rumored that it was originally created to help the fish markets in and around Rome - the fish markets were not doing enough business and the Vatican was lobbied to help and they banned eating of meat for a time, they have never reversed the Law because the secondary effect (and the one used to justify meatless Fridays) is that by giving this up (and others voluntarily) you are denying yourself and in turn should reflect on Jesus’ suffering on the cross for you/mankind.

Interestingly up until the 1960’s (with Vatican II) Catholics were restricted from eating meat on ALL Fridays through the year plus any holy days and during the Lenten season Catholics were to fast for the 40 days and only eat one small meal per day after sunset…that was changed to fasting only on Fridays and eating no meat on Fridays after the passing of Vatican II

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[quote]Kuz wrote:
X-Factor wrote:
Fuckin fenians.

Wow… you’re quite the tool, eh?[/quote]

Yup haha, surprised anyone got that.

Just taking the piss no worries.

[quote]zed962 wrote:
brian_valentin wrote:
mertdawg wrote:
harris447 wrote:
I hope you just made that up, because it isn’t even close to the truth…

The original Law of giving up meat on Fridays during Lent goes back sometime to around the 1300’s (possibly later or earlier)…it is rumored that it was originally created to help the fish markets in and around Rome - the fish markets were not doing enough business and the Vatican was lobbied to help and they banned eating of meat for a time, they have never reversed the Law because the secondary effect (and the one used to justify meatless Fridays) is that by giving this up (and others voluntarily) you are denying yourself and in turn should reflect on Jesus’ suffering on the cross for you/mankind.

Interestingly up until the 1960’s (with Vatican II) Catholics were restricted from eating meat on ALL Fridays through the year plus any holy days and during the Lenten season Catholics were to fast for the 40 days and only eat one small meal per day after sunset…that was changed to fasting only on Fridays and eating no meat on Fridays after the passing of Vatican II

Brian, you’re dead-on. I actually explained this to a friend who’s not Catholic the other day and he couldn’t believe the Church would do this, but the Church was actually fairly corrupt at that time.

Zac[/quote]

Sorry, your wrong. Fasting came directly over to the early church from Jewish traditions.

The early Christians associated fasting with penitence and purification (see Matthew 6:16; Mark 9:29). During the first two centuries of its existence, the Christian church established fasting as a voluntary preparation for receiving the sacraments of Holy Communion and baptism and for the ordination of priests. Later, these fasts became obligatory, as did others subsequently added. In the 6th century the Lenten fast was expanded from its original 40 hours, the time spent by Christ in the grave, to 40 days, on each of which only one meal was permitted. After the Reformation, fasting was retained by most Protestant churches and was made optional in some cases. Stricter Protestants like the Puritans, however, condemned not only the festivals of the church, but its traditional fasts as well. The Orthodox church observes fasts rigorously.

I gave up:

  • Weights/any form of exercising
  • Eating (except chocolate)
  • Drinking water
  • Masturbation

Wish me luck!

[quote]zed962 wrote:
Brian, you’re dead-on. I actually explained this to a friend who’s not Catholic the other day and he couldn’t believe the Church would do this, but the Church was actually fairly corrupt at that time.

Zac[/quote]

Pretty much validates why I laugh at those who do give up something for Lent… no Biblical basis whatsoever.

Pass the steak.

I tried giving up Dr. Pepper. made it two weeks.

Gave up masturbation, and have hung in so far. Thankfully my wife is the understanding sort and has been helping out.

[quote]PSlave wrote:
zed962 wrote:
Brian, you’re dead-on. I actually explained this to a friend who’s not Catholic the other day and he couldn’t believe the Church would do this, but the Church was actually fairly corrupt at that time.

Zac

Pretty much validates why I laugh at those who do give up something for Lent… no Biblical basis whatsoever.

Pass the steak.[/quote]

You are an idiot. Jesus went into the desert and fasted for 40 days. He said “only through prayer and fasting”. The Jews fasted whenever they were going to be making an important decision.

[quote]mertdawg wrote:
PSlave wrote:
zed962 wrote:
Brian, you’re dead-on. I actually explained this to a friend who’s not Catholic the other day and he couldn’t believe the Church would do this, but the Church was actually fairly corrupt at that time.

Zac

Pretty much validates why I laugh at those who do give up something for Lent… no Biblical basis whatsoever.

Pass the steak.

You are an idiot. Jesus went into the desert and fasted for 40 days. He said “only through prayer and fasting”. The Jews fasted whenever they were going to be making an important decision.

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Fasting is not the same as giving up Cokes or porn.