алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-210 days agoVegans are technically more ardent fasters than most orthodox Christiansmessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down116
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minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoNot eating meat on some Fridays are a Jewish thing that continued into Christianity; Catholics observe it more than other types of Christians, but they are not the only ones that observe it.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoBut that’s still not fasting…
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days agoI did not refute that point, only who abstains from eating meat on Fridays.
Not eating meat on some Fridays are a Jewish thing that continued into Christianity; Catholics observe it more than other types of Christians, but they are not the only ones that observe it.
But that’s still not fasting…
I did not refute that point, only who abstains from eating meat on Fridays.