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I'd give up lint for Lent, But here is an article from the Huffington Post.

Posted on: March 19, 2013 - 6:02am

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I'd give up lint for Lent, But here is an article from the Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/atheist-lent-nonbelievers-try-giving-up-something-for-lenten-season_n_2904465.html

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Posted on: March 19, 2013 - 8:56am #1

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Quote:But their observance

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But their observance of the 40-day period in which many Christians abstain from worldly desires in a bid to come closer to God has upset some atheists who say borrowing religious traditions is antithetical to nontheism.

The exercise has also illustrated a divide in the nontheist community -- between older atheists who see religion as inherently evil and younger atheists who are more open to interactions with religious belief.

Wtf? Who cares? I hope they had to look really hard to find this Flynn guy. Some people apparently have nothing to do with their lives except get upset over stupid shit.

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Posted on: March 19, 2013 - 10:37am #2

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This is as much a cultural

This is as much a cultural practice as a religious one. Stupid maybe, but then most cultural practices are.

As for the kids, a few interactions with psycho religious folk will teach them why their peers are so disgusted with religion. They just grew up at a time when religious influence was at an all time low, and didn't get to experience all the real fun.

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