(March 7, 2014 at 9:28 am)xpastor Wrote: Robert G. Ingersoll (1833 -1899) on Lent.
Quote:What possible good did it do the world for Christ to go without food for forty days? Why should we follow such an example? ..... Lent is a mistake, fasting is a blunder, and bad cooking is a crime.from an interview in the Brooklyn Eagle, April 24, 1881
The only truthful statement in all that hogwash is about "bad cooking".
Religion aside, fasting has proven its benefits over and OVER again! Including curing 4th stage cancer. Google it.
And Jesus fasted for Himself...not humanity. Fasting (long term) is a disconnect from society, and material things. It's a spiritual experience, that very few will ever truly know. Also, there are many kinds of fasts! Not just food. You can fast from gambling, or what-have-you.
As for our reasons to fast? Its a personal acknowlegement to God through: Prayer, Fasting and Good Deeds. This will show God and ourselves that we are capable of loving Him and one another. For at least a month or so!
What else do we have to give God, for so much that He has given us?
And, what have any of you done for "humanity" lately? Why-not fast from your time [here] to save baby seals, protest global warming, or find a an organ grinders' monkey to tip?
Quis ut Deus?
