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Fortinbras Armstrong

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12. It certainly seems to be what you said

Reply to cleanhippie (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 12:10 PM

Mar 2013

The man said that he was going to exercise self-discipline in Lent, and you called doing that "guff". What else does that mean except that you disapprove of self-discipline.

It is meaningful to him, so you should just respect that, and not sneer at him. Or is this just one more example of your general sneering at religion?

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A Religious Ritual Attracts Even Nonbelievers [View all] SecularMotion Mar 2013 OP

I can't speak for other nonbelievers, but Lent has no attraction for me... Moonwalk Mar 2013 #1

I think the attraction is that is only 40 days goldent Mar 2013 #2

I agree with you. How many of us have commited to something for any amount of time that will better demosincebirth Mar 2013 #3

Apparently, you don't think much of self-discipline. Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #4

Apparently, you don't think much about irrelevant acts. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #8

So exercising self-discipline is irrelevant? Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #10

Uhm, yeah, thats just what I said. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #11

It certainly seems to be what you said Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #12

Yeah. I'm not buyin' it, either. Iggo Mar 2013 #6

I think it's similar to this situation: cbayer Mar 2013 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Mar 2013 #5

I didn't do lent when I was a Christian. Gore1FL Mar 2013 #9