I did that last year. I gave up meat on every day of the week except on Fridays. If I could eat meat in front of a Catholic, it was double points. If that Catholic happened to be a vegetarian, it was triple points.
I don't think I ever found a vegetarian Catholic.
Doing things for the explicit purpose of offending people you disagree with is a pretty ass-hole-y thing to do.
I did that last year. I gave up meat on every day of the week except on Fridays. If I could eat meat in front of a Catholic, it was double points. If that Catholic happened to be a vegetarian, it was triple points.
I don't think I ever found a vegetarian Catholic.
Doing things for the explicit purpose of offending people you disagree with is a pretty ass-hole-y thing to do.
For any Catholic to get offended by that would be a stretch. Most people I eat with are tolerant, and know enough about me to not be offended.
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I did that last year. I gave up meat on every day of the week except on Fridays. If I could eat meat in front of a Catholic, it was double points. If that Catholic happened to be a vegetarian, it was triple points.
I don't think I ever found a vegetarian Catholic.
Doing things for the explicit purpose of offending people you disagree with is a pretty ass-hole-y thing to do.
But religion is the root of all evil! Everything bad comes from religion!
Hey Richy, that quote you have in your sig from Mcdermott, the one about covering a rock with paper, I think that's actually from a Demetri Martin show or something.
You guys do know that no catholic has done that whole "no meat on a Friday" thing in the last half a century, right?
Except during lent and good friday.
It used to be every friday, now it's only on Good-Friday.
Most Christians still eat meat on Good-Friday, anyway.
It used to be way more than that. It used to be every Wednesday and Friday, 40 days before Easter, 40 days before Christmas, and on various Saints' holidays. It used to be somewhere between a third and half of the year were fast days.
Edit: Wait a minute, they decided that "fasting" meant "not eating meat?" What sort of weakass nutrient-deprivation-n00b shit is that?
Nothing that comes from land animals. No meat, cheese, eggs, milk, etc. Nothing that's touched animal blood or grease either.
Fruits and veggies are ok, as are grains, fish and seafoods, and of course alcohol.
Is this one of those archaic usages things like where "wine" means "grape juice?"
No, it's one of those things where an old pious guy at my church walks around with a bottle of wine refilling people's drinks as we eat lent food.
No, I meant how "fasting" doesn't actually mean "don't eat food." Just like apparently some Bible scholars say that all the references to wine in the Bible are actually grape juice, and that's why good Christians still shouldn't drink alcohol, despite the Bible talking about wine a bunch.
Hey Richy, that quote you have in your sig from Mcdermott, the one about covering a rock with paper, I think that's actually from a Demetri Martin show or something.
Is it? He stole someone else's quote? That bastard.
You guys do know that no catholic has done that whole "no meat on a Friday" thing in the last half a century, right?
Except during lent and good friday.
It used to be every friday, now it's only on Good-Friday.
Most Christians still eat meat on Good-Friday, anyway.
It used to be way more than that. It used to be every Wednesday and Friday, 40 days before Easter, 40 days before Christmas, and on various Saints' holidays. It used to be somewhere between a third and half of the year were fast days.
I bet that was easier back when most people were peasants and couldn't afford meat all that much anyway. And the rich people could just buy indulgences from the church.
Edit: Wait a minute, they decided that "fasting" meant "not eating meat?" What sort of weakass nutrient-deprivation-n00b shit is that?
Nothing that comes from land animals. No meat, cheese, eggs, milk, etc. Nothing that's touched animal blood or grease either.
Fruits and veggies are ok, as are grains, fish and seafoods, and of course alcohol.
Is this one of those archaic usages things like where "wine" means "grape juice?"
No, it's one of those things where an old pious guy at my church walks around with a bottle of wine refilling people's drinks as we eat lent food.
No, I meant how "fasting" doesn't actually mean "don't eat food." Just like apparently some Bible scholars say that all the references to wine in the Bible are actually grape juice, and that's why good Christians still shouldn't drink alcohol, despite the Bible talking about wine a bunch.
Ah I see. Well then to answer your question, I have no idea where the tradition of what to eat/drink and not to eat/drink during fasts came from. To be honest, that's one Church tradition I don't quite obey :oops:
You guys do know that no catholic has done that whole "no meat on a Friday" thing in the last half a century, right?
Except during lent and good friday.
It used to be every friday, now it's only on Good-Friday.
Most Christians still eat meat on Good-Friday, anyway.
It used to be way more than that. It used to be every Wednesday and Friday, 40 days before Easter, 40 days before Christmas, and on various Saints' holidays. It used to be somewhere between a third and half of the year were fast days.
I bet that was easier back when most people were peasants and couldn't afford meat all that much anyway. And the rich people could just buy indulgences from the church.
Indulgences are a purely Catholic concept while fasting is universal in Christianity. Plus, indulgences are a much more recent idea than fasting. So indulgences didn't influence the choice of fast days.
Wait... did you really just call me an asshole for mocking a ritual that you yourself don't even obey?
No, I called you as asshole for deliberately trying to offend people who obey it.
When I'm with people from my Church who fast, I fast as well. I don't go out of my way to eat meat in front of them.
Eh, I suppose I should clarify: It's not like I explicitly said to them, "I'm eating this meat today, I hope it offends you." I hardly see why I should conform to some eating standards when around someone who is doing them.
Wait... did you really just call me an asshole for mocking a ritual that you yourself don't even obey?
No, I called you as asshole for deliberately trying to offend people who obey it.
When I'm with people from my Church who fast, I fast as well. I don't go out of my way to eat meat in front of them.
I don't go out of my way to pretend to hold to the traditions of other people's faiths, especially faiths that are routinely used as justification to cause actual harm to real people.
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I worked in my SCIENCE! lab all easter. That gives me +100 heathen points!
[PS: I'm also Atheist now, in case anyone wonders as I had some rather large changes in life over my hiatus from the forum. So people are clear and are not zOMG]
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I said that to my boyfriend, but he didn't get it
For any Catholic to get offended by that would be a stretch. Most people I eat with are tolerant, and know enough about me to not be offended.
Except during lent and good friday.
I like to inform people that Valentine is about werewolves, blood and fucking.
Fruits and veggies are ok, as are grains, fish and seafoods, and of course alcohol.
Well, I'm sure any two out of those three hold true for any given person.
Is this one of those archaic usages things like where "wine" means "grape juice?"
Most Christians still eat meat on Good-Friday, anyway.
No, I meant how "fasting" doesn't actually mean "don't eat food." Just like apparently some Bible scholars say that all the references to wine in the Bible are actually grape juice, and that's why good Christians still shouldn't drink alcohol, despite the Bible talking about wine a bunch.
I bet that was easier back when most people were peasants and couldn't afford meat all that much anyway. And the rich people could just buy indulgences from the church.
From whatever pagan ritual Christianity hijacked and slapped the Valentine label on.
http://www.fatemag.com/issues/2000s/2006-02article2a.html has it in the headline, but doesn't have the whole article. Checked wikipedia briefly but couldn't find it there.
When I'm with people from my Church who fast, I fast as well. I don't go out of my way to eat meat in front of them.
I do that for vegetarians.
But they have to be cute.
You don't have to obey it to respect the feelings of people who do.
Eh, I suppose I should clarify: It's not like I explicitly said to them, "I'm eating this meat today, I hope it offends you." I hardly see why I should conform to some eating standards when around someone who is doing them.
I don't go out of my way to pretend to hold to the traditions of other people's faiths, especially faiths that are routinely used as justification to cause actual harm to real people.
SCIENCE!
Are supernatural creatures considered furries?
Guh. . .like a pile of sentient poo. I think my body is rebelling.
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I worked in my SCIENCE! lab all easter. That gives me +100 heathen points!
[PS: I'm also Atheist now, in case anyone wonders as I had some rather large changes in life over my hiatus from the forum. So people are clear and are not zOMG]
Dragons fucking.
The horrible furry fanfic I read involved a dragon.
And a large stallion.
Yeah.
One day. One day.
With horse on dragon sex?