Make the ultimate sacrifice for Lent: Give up God
Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, the day to go crazy before Lent kicks in. For 40 days, starting tomorrow, we’re supposed to deprive ourselves and do penance for the debauchery that hits its peak today.
Traditionally people give up something for Lent. It may be something as minor as not eating ice cream, or something as major as fasting and self-flagellation for all 40 days.
I would like to suggest something even more radical. Rather than the relatively unhelpful sacrifices like starving or beating yourself, why not do the one thing that could most dramatically change your world view? Why not make the ultimate sacrifice and give up God?
Compared to a lifetime of belief, 40 days of unbelief should not ultimately be enough to make a dent in your faith. That is unless God doesn’t exist. Are you brave enough to find out?
February 25th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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February 26th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Instead of ” giving up God ” ( I will reserve judgement on that idea ) try giving up on not helping your fellow humans.
February 26th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
How about if I help people give up God?
I already do try to help my fellow humans, and other animals as well, and I can and would do that regardless of my beliefs about gods.
In fact, I think that not believing in gods makes me want to help more because I don’t believe that there is any supernatural force out there to help people. That means if we don’t do it, it doesn’t get done.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I pray that you stop this stie so that you may find the time to find God because that is why you make such selfish acts against God is because you don’t know him yet and you long for that some one… you are lonely and everyoe can see it in your website…you need him, but you feel that the only way to get his attention is to kill God first…so i pray that you stop or before God takes action with anger on you and trust me you dont want that for youself…
November 8th, 2009 at 3:34 am
Actually most of us are quite content with our lives so far, and many of us aren’t all that selfish. The only things I really long for are knowledge and understand, and more time goes on the more I understand and the more I am lead to the inexorable conclusion that the bible along with all other religious texts are nothing more then mythos. The reason why most of us speak out against religion or at lest the more fundamentalist points of view is that it is fundamentally detrimental to us individually, us as a society and us as a species. You can pray for us all you want Victoria, but in the end the only one your actually praying to is your self.
February 26th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
I’ve been researching the internet for ideas about teaching the meaning of Lent to the children at my church, and stumbled on this web site. I admit, I was intrigued enough by the title of this web site, I just had to check it out. (Forgive me Lord, for giving into temptation.) Everyone has the right to believe in what ever they want and practice their beliefs. That’s why we love this great country. We all have free will. God even allows us free will. I am a Disciple of Christ, one of God’s soldiers. I will share my beliefs and feelings about my chosen practice to those who have a true interest, but I do not force my beliefs on others. I will pray that those of you who are self-appointed missionaries, to be considerate of other people’s right to their own will.