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Why Fasting Is Good for Democracy

Zealots at the Gate

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Why Do We Fast More?

Lent is a time of purification and reflection to prepare for Holy Week. Food can have a numbing effect on our mind and heart like it's a great way to distract yourself. When you give up something that helps you reflect upon what's going on in your heart, there are just conversations with God that you don't want to have. Christian should reflect on how consumerist materialist society has maybe moved them away from these types of practices.

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