Comments on: The Blessed Fasts of Lent http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/ trying to nail down the shifting signifiers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:59:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Simon Jones http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Simon Jones Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:43 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/#comment-2978 I'm not into this giving stuff up rubish! I'm becoming a Muslim so I can enjoy their month long religious eatathon where you have to eat everything very fast apparently. It's called something like "ram it down". From now on you can call me Ikba Muktaffta, or you can call me Al. I’m not into this giving stuff up rubish! I’m becoming a Muslim so I can enjoy their month long religious eatathon where you have to eat everything very fast apparently. It’s called something like “ram it down”.

From now on you can call me Ikba Muktaffta, or you can call me Al.

]]> By: Anthony Velez http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/comment-page-1/#comment-2970 Anthony Velez Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:13:16 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/#comment-2970 Roger - Taking up something is a good point, and perhaps I will address this idea in a future post. In actual practice the giving up often leads to a taking up. I am skipping lunch for Lent and use the time that I would have been eating for prayer instead. Roger - Taking up something is a good point, and perhaps I will address this idea in a future post. In actual practice the giving up often leads to a taking up. I am skipping lunch for Lent and use the time that I would have been eating for prayer instead.

]]> By: Roger Green http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/comment-page-1/#comment-2969 Roger Green Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:20:58 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2008/02/11/the-blessed-fasts-of-lent/#comment-2969 I guess I've not so much about "giving up" something (though, in fact, I've given up caffeinated cold beverages) as much much as I'm into taking on something - specific prayers, Lenten devotionals and the like. I guess I’ve not so much about “giving up” something (though, in fact, I’ve given up caffeinated cold beverages) as much much as I’m into taking on something - specific prayers, Lenten devotionals and the like.

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