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earthside

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3. It's a Roman Catholic thing.

Reply to aaaaaa5a (Original post)

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 08:00 PM

Feb 2012

Today is, what? the beginning of Lent?

Whatever that is.

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Did anyone watch "Hardball with Chris Matthews" today? [View all] aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 OP

Ash Wednesday....nt StopTheNeoCons Feb 2012 #1

It's ash Wednesday MiniMe Feb 2012 #2

It's a Roman Catholic thing. earthside Feb 2012 #3

ASH Wednesday! elleng Feb 2012 #4

It's not just Catholic, many mainline Protestant churches practice it too. NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #5

True enough ... earthside Feb 2012 #11

Wrong! Bohunk68 Feb 2012 #25

So is Mardi Gras. Ever think of that. demosincebirth Feb 2012 #15

A form of ritual face painting.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #6

Uh, no. whathehell Feb 2012 #20

Thank you to everyone! aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #7

I'm pretty sure that was some sort of shunt... mach5555 Feb 2012 #8

It really looked like she had been shot in the head! Awful! CTyankee Feb 2012 #9

Sick Rick Santorscum had one earlier today Nancy Waterman Feb 2012 #10

I screamed at the TV when I saw her BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #12

Hers was disturbing. It sent a message to me that this stuff with the Church is pretty CTyankee Feb 2012 #14

Agreed. It was distracting. I thought it required a brief explanation from her or Matthews. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #18

Matthews did mention it and the reason, then follwed up with- MerryBlooms Feb 2012 #30

I am sorry if that is the case. I must have missed it. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #31

"Remember, thou art dust and unto Raven Feb 2012 #13

True. demosincebirth Feb 2012 #16

Really strange mark, not like a smudge Scottdt21 Feb 2012 #17

lol grantcart Feb 2012 #19

wow... Iggo Feb 2012 #21

Sorry guys. Not all of us are religious. NT aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #22

Sometimes I forget... Iggo Feb 2012 #23

Agreed! aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #33

I was wondering about that too ecstatic Feb 2012 #24

I have a dumb question to ask that I am hoping can be answered here. bonchesva Feb 2012 #26

Where do you people live? Iggo Feb 2012 #27

Sorry. It was fairly new to me. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #32

If I remember my religion classes correctly, Christians wore sack cloth and ashes Cleita Feb 2012 #28

The first time I saw an ash spot on someone's forehead, I was in my late 40's. mainer Feb 2012 #28