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Yes, I know churches and organized religion are evil, but that doesn’t mean you have to go and throw away the real message.

I get people telling me they don’t do lent, or confession or whatever because they aren’t christian, in the same tone of voice a muslim would respond if you handed them a hot dog.

You don’t go to confession because the pope says so, you go because you’ve sinned (yes, yes you have. and so have I before you get sarky) and it gives you someone you can admit it to. Lent focuses the mind on other peoples suffering and strengthens your will power.

Jesus said love your neighbour. Just because the (probably catholic) church pissed you off, doesn’t make what he said a bad idea. Same goes for other religions. Heck, once you take out the bits about God, most religions are all telling you the same message…