I can understand that. My husband is a cradle Catholic who's actually an atheist. He doesn't have the same deep-seated need that I do to find a religious system that works for me. He also finds value in Catholicism without necessarily believing in the god part of it.
I also take huge issue with not examining the reasons why you are doing something. I know this jackass who is not religious at all who crafted his own cross and who likes to climb up on it in his yard to observe Ash Wednesday. And he always gives up something for Lent even though it has no meaning for him. I always want to smack him upside the head and say, "You're on a diet, asshole! That's not the same!
Re: Do you observe Lent? if so, what are you giving up this year?
I can understand that. My husband is a cradle Catholic who's actually an atheist. He doesn't have the same deep-seated need that I do to find a religious system that works for me. He also finds value in Catholicism without necessarily believing in the god part of it.
I also take huge issue with not examining the reasons why you are doing something. I know this jackass who is not religious at all who crafted his own cross and who likes to climb up on it in his yard to observe Ash Wednesday. And he always gives up something for Lent even though it has no meaning for him. I always want to smack him upside the head and say, "You're on a diet, asshole! That's not the same!