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Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts) Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:40 AM Feb 2018

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DIMMIT! I'm eating meat on Ash Wednesday!

Okay, so I haven't participated in decades, but still, I am getting guilty pangs eating my double bacon, half turkey Club.

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DIMMIT! I'm eating meat on Ash Wednesday! (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2018 OP

Surely Hell awaits you. redwitch Feb 2018 #1

I was raised Protestant but I still haven't had any meat, so far, today... Rollo Feb 2018 #2

You'll be fine highmindedhavi Feb 2018 #3

It is almost 3 am Thursday in Sydney (or so my app says)... so just follow Australia time today... hlthe2b Feb 2018 #4

That works for me. Baitball Blogger Feb 2018 #5

always a loophole... hlthe2b Feb 2018 #6

Well, all is lost. You might as well dig in then. DetlefK Feb 2018 #7

I ate fish sticks every Friday for 18 years...probably as pablum! angstlessk Feb 2018 #8

redwitch

(14,944 posts)

1. Surely Hell awaits you.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:42 AM

Feb 2018

A shame since you seem like such a lovely person. ❤️

Rollo

(2,559 posts)

2. I was raised Protestant but I still haven't had any meat, so far, today...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:45 AM

Feb 2018

For breakfast, some Yakisoba vegetarian noodles...

But it will probably be ham and cheese for lunch...

I don't have a problem with fasting for health reasons (it's supposed to be a good weight control method) but it's tough for me to rationalize that God wants people to starve, albeit temporarily.

Same for Ramadan.

I view Lent and Ramadan as institutional ways to strengthen church/mosque control of its membership. Not as anything particularly holy or even religious.

Just my ignorant opinion, mind you.

highmindedhavi

(355 posts)

3. You'll be fine

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:45 AM

Feb 2018

from what little I understand its traditional not biblical

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)

4. It is almost 3 am Thursday in Sydney (or so my app says)... so just follow Australia time today...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:47 AM

Feb 2018

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

5. That works for me.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:47 AM

Feb 2018

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)

6. always a loophole...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:49 AM

Feb 2018

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

7. Well, all is lost. You might as well dig in then.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:56 AM

Feb 2018

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

8. I ate fish sticks every Friday for 18 years...probably as pablum!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 05:01 PM

Feb 2018

THEN I find out I coulda had a burger!!!

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