Lent

[BrowneIssue]

Hang on...I just read that Lent is not a Xian ceremony.

The irony being that all the Xians are actutally following a pagan festival that has no basis at all in their scripture.

Brilliant !

That article does not really stand up.

'lencten', Old Germanic, is nearer in meaning to "lengthen", in reference to the days getting longer.

The 40 days of fasting represent Jesus' time in the desert.

It is a moveable feast because it is attached to Easter which is a moveable feast courtesy of it being determined by lunar movements courtesy of being linked to the Jewish Passover.

Lent does not follow Mardi Gras. It is the other way round.

That article is littered with revisionary falsity.


I do not believe there is a God, but I do believe these dodgy Merkin preachers are well suspect.

[EternalOptimist]

I thought JC was a wine lover himself? Of all his miracles it was the water into wine trick that could have persuaded me to be a christian.

Definately not. It's got to be the old 'walks on water' routine. Imagine , getting straight to the pub without looking for a bridge. That would go down well in Adam that would

[chef]

i'm giving up involuntary celibacy by taking Thursday afternoon and Friday off and going away for dirty weekend with possible gf chef..

not quite 40 days and 40 nights but it's an admirable start

[cailin maith]

i'm giving up involuntary celibacy by taking Thursday afternoon and Friday off and going away for dirty weekend with possible gf chef..
not quite 40 days and 40 nights but it's an admirable start

Bloody hell, you are a fast worker!!

[RasputinDude]

Giving up drinking and newspapers (online and dead-tree)

[Churchill]

That article does not really stand up.

'lencten', Old Germanic, is nearer in meaning to "lengthen", in reference to the days getting longer.

The 40 days of fasting represent Jesus' time in the desert.

It is a moveable feast because it is attached to Easter which is a moveable feast courtesy of it being determined by lunar movements courtesy of being linked to the Jewish Passover.

Lent does not follow Mardi Gras. It is the other way round.

That article is littered with revisionary falsity.


I do not believe there is a God, but I do believe these dodgy Merkin preachers are well suspect.

I'm more of an "Old Testament" bloke.
(The bits that suit, obviously )

[chef]

Bloody hell, you are a fast worker!!

4 months since nutter gf, that's plenty of time

and less of the "fast"... "fantastic", "lengthy", "amazing" are all acceptable, but not "fast"

[Churchill]

Bloody hell, you are a fast worker!!

[cailin maith]

4 months since nutter gf, that's plenty of time

and less of the "fast"... "fantastic", "lengthy", "amazing" are all acceptable, but not "fast"

We forgot modest, too!

[Pinto]

I'm giving up tormenting myself.