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Well, hey, idolatry is sin too... (Score:2)
You're correct in that giving up, say, dairy products isn't in itself a beneficial thing; I've always seen the purpose of Lent as to give up things which are at risk of becoming idols.
This year, I've found myself becoming obsessive about playing Go [gobase.org], so from tomorrow I'm taking a 40 day break from playing go, solving any go problems or reading about go. Why? Is go in itself bad? Not per se, but it can become bad when it starts taking over time that should be used for more important things, like, oh, I dunn
Re:Well, hey, idolatry is sin too... (Score:2)
Oh, sure, post that link and tempt me, too. ;)
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