LENT?! GAH!

[amuly]

Okay, so here's the deal. I just realized that Lent starts in...er...9 days or so.[Poll #1522994][Poll #1522994]

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[zsazsa4168.livejournal.com]

Nothing I learned in the church school I attended has prepared me to ponder the notion of managing one's porn during Lent. I guess they were even more conservative than I imagined.

I come from a tradition that was divided on Lent as it was. (We were on the fun side. Sure, we had pancake supper for Shrove Tuesday, but then we kept on eating pancakes every day, and everything else we wanted, right up to the Easter chocolate orgy! We gave up nothing.)

But I think the point of Lent is to focus the body and mind to prepare for the miracle of Easter. In that case, your 3rd and 4th options would seem to be right out. And since I think canon, in this case, holds that the sin is committed in your heart, to be safe you'd probably want to stop thinking/caring about sex - let alone having it - outside the context of a marriage sanctioned by the church.

This is about where I begin think it's OK if we set our own standards, within reasonable limits, and just do our best.

There's a Christianity comm on LJ and you could ask them except I don't think they'll let you join if you write porn. Seems a bit unfair, no?

Sorry for rambling on and I hope you haven't taken anything here as being the least bit judgmental. I just find it so refreshing that someone's actually considering a question of faith in this context that I couldn't keep myself from responding.

I hope you have a rewarding Lenten season, however you chose to celebrate/endure it. Peace.

[hab318princess.livejournal.com]

apparently, I learned last lent... you get Sundays off... it's 46 days to Easter or so from Ash Wednesday

And all I can say: you are a braver woman than me!

[amuly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I kinda call bullshit on the whole "Sundays off" thing. I mean, yeah, it's more than 40 days, but there's no way the Catholic church is gonna let you do naughty things on the holiest day of the week. Haha. So I personally don't do the "Sundays off" thing, though I know lots of people who do.
BAH. No fun ;_; But, now I really will be forced to work on my thesis FOR SERIOUS, so it's really a good thing. I guess...

[hab318princess.livejournal.com]

I'm not Catholic so I'm not so clued up on their rules! Mind you: so far I've been part of Brethrens and Pentecostals, I'm still officially a Lutheran... we are now looking a joining another denomination again... and no, they won't find out about my hobby either.

[shojokakumeii00.livejournal.com]

Oh you and your silly Jesus hocus-pocus~

[amuly.livejournal.com]

*smacks shojo upside the head*
And to think I dedicated a drinking game to you!!!! *sob sob sob*
Also I'm getting incredibly anxious just sitting here on finished fics. I...I finished them. I want to post them. They...they are finished...
WAII~~~

[shojokakumeii00.livejournal.com]

Then post them?

(P.S. Jesus magic won't bring Ianto back.)

[amuly.livejournal.com]

...
It works for Jack.
DON'T SMITE ME! *ducks*
But, anyways, at least Lent will force me back on track for my thesis. And I like my religion, go away!