What a stupid ritual. Every time I see some moron (especially a grown man) wish ash on his forehead I want to smack him. The bishops are also asking for “flushing the toilet less often.” Just how brain-dead are these idiots? Do they think people just hang out in the bathroom flushing their toilet as a hobby? Last time I checked, people flush their toilets when something is deposited in them. What exactly is it that they are suggesting we do instead?
Just when I thought religious people couldn’t get any dumber, they prove me wrong. TGO
Refer to brief story below. Source: Reuters
LONDON (Reuters Life!) – British church leaders are encouraging people to give up their iPods for Lent, instead of more traditional vices such as chocolate, to help save the planet.
The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, and the Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, are among those calling for a carbon fast for Lent — a period ahead of Easter which Christians traditionally consider a time of penance and reflection — which begins on Wednesday.
As well as spending a day without using technology such as mobile phones or iPods, the 46 daily suggestions also include eating by candlelight, cutting meat and vegetables thinner so they cook faster and flushing the toilet less often.
“Instead of giving up chocolate for Lent, why not fast for justice … to help those suffering from the effects of climate change,” said Jones.
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Steve Addison)
