What should MTG give up for Lent?

[wnylib]

She claims to be a good Christian. Lent started last week with Ash Wednesday. It is customary for Christians to give up something for Lent because it is a period for self reflection, self sacrifice, and spiritual growth.

It used to be that only Roman Catholics gave up something for Lent, but Protestant denominations have also started doing this, including getting ashes on Ash Wednesday.

So, what should MTG give up?

I suggest she give up harassing and screaming at people whose politics are different from hers. Think she could last from now until Easter without harassing people?

[CurtEastPoint]

1. breathing

[wnylib]

3. Well, that would quiet her down.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. This wins. End thread.

[NowISeetheLight]

15. Got my Vote!

[2naSalit]

34. First thing I thought too!

[phylny]

35. I thought it,

you wrote it.

[Takket]

40. took my answer......... LOL

[Vinca]

2. Many pints of blood in a warm bathtub.

[wnylib]

8. Only if McCarthy or Bang Bang has to clean up the mess.

[fierywoman]

4. Talking.

[TheBlackAdder]

32. The empty husk that used to be her soul.

[Ocelot II]

6. Congress.

[wnylib]

10. I'll second that.

[Deuxcents]

7. Give up screaming at people? In a word, no.

[wnylib]

9. No she shouldn't? Or no she wouldn't?

[Deuxcents]

11. Both, most likely. I wanted to say her congressional seat but Osclott beat me to it!

[wnylib]

19. We should encourage her to give up Congress

by starting a trend on social media calling on her to resign during Lent as her personal Lenten sacrifice.

[Deuxcents]

23. Yes..where do we sign?

[wnylib]

25. I am not on Twitter or Facebook, but

people who are could start promoting the idea.

Then she could whine about being harassed on social media, too. It would make her day to have something to whine about and make our day to see it bothering her.

When she objects, tell her she is not a good Christian.

[Wicked Blue]

12. Her vocal cords

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. Lying and spreading false information.

Or, Kevin McCarthy.

[rurallib]

14. I would say adultery. It has been hard on her marriage

uh - former marriage that is.

[keithbvadu2]

37. Faithfulness in marriage is what she gave up.

[Rebl2]

16. She should

give up speaking out loud and social media sites.

[rubbersole]

17. Butt plugs and dildos from Target.

[MontanaMama]

26. I hear they keep those next to

the toothbrushes...

[rubbersole]

28. Children's toothbrushes according to her.

[fightforfreedom]

18. Her seat in Congress.

Then she can apply for the job she is made for. A bartender at a Biker Bar.

[wnylib]

21. Works for me.

[rubbersole]

31. What do you have against bartenders in biker bars? 😉

[Aristus]

20. The ghost.

[brooklynite]

22. FWIW, I'm not aware of anyone other than Catholics who fixate on Lent.

[Elessar Zappa]

36. Some Lutherans and Episcopals observe Lent.

I’m not sure how common it is but my former Episcopal church always observed Ash Wednesday and Lent.

[zeusdogmom]

24. There is a list of things one might give up for Lent

Includes
13. Entitlement
15. Hatred
16. Negativity
25. Destructive speech
28. Disunity
34. Narrow view of God

The list of 40 things by Pastor Phil Ressler, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Old Bridge NJ includes other suggestions

1. Fear of failure
2. Your comfort zone
3. Feelings of unworthiness
4. Impatience
8. Blame
9. Guilt

Obviously I’m not including all 40 but most are things we are all guilty of doing to ourselves and our loved ones. It is a different view of looking at “giving something up for Lent”

[wnylib]

29. Thank you. I am familiar with the list. My pastor

discussed it at my church.

I admit that I am guilty of using the occasion to challenge a hypocrite's claim to being Christian.

[NutmegYankee]

27. Only 20% of Protestants observe Lent by sacrificing something.

It's not required in most protestant faiths.

[wnylib]

33. Yes, I know, having been raised in a Protestant church where

it was not the custom but is being encouraged now. The Protestant denomination that I now belong to did not do it in the past, but is now encouraging it, too. Neither one makes it a requirement, but they do discuss and encourage it. A few other denominations are also doing this now, along with dispensing ashes on Ash Wedenesday, which they did not used to do.

I am wondering about the 20% that you mentioned. The ELCA Lutherans and the PCUSA Presbyterians are now encouraging the practice and some Methodists, too. Episcopalians do it. Those are mainline Protestant denominations. If you put them all together, along with the few Evangelicals who now encourage it as a part of spiritual meditation, I think that it would be more than 20% of Protestants. Not a majority, but more than 20%.

Anyway, the point is that it gives MTG less of an excuse to say that it would not apply to her.

[GReedDiamond]

30. The one thing she would never miss...

...her walnut-sized brain.

[OAITW r.2.0]

38. Talking...or. if that's too much to ask...

breathing.