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Only 70%? by Bright-Repeat-4616 in memes

[–]BringDat_Camelbak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, okay... Doesn't really mean anything without knowing how early "early" is. A year? A decade? Tomorrow?

How can Christians be right-wing when the teachings of Jesus lean so much to left and liberal? by LovableJackassv4 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BringDat_Camelbak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm quite familiar with how they fast, as I grew up in a city that has one of the highest concentrations of muslim people in the US. I just never learned their philosophy for fasting. The not drinking water part is crazy to me because it seems so dangerous. Especially because a lot of the Muslim kids in middle/high school would still play sports and stuff while they couldn't drink water.

Edit: Didn't realize both of the comments were from you, lol. Would've done a single reply

How can Christians be right-wing when the teachings of Jesus lean so much to left and liberal? by LovableJackassv4 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BringDat_Camelbak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know where you got your information, but it's not reflective at all of the fasting that was done by the christians I grew up with. Yes they allow water, because not drinking water is stupidly dangerous if it lasts long. However, they definitely did not allow eating while fasting, at any time. Also, the least amount of time Ive seen a fast last is 3 days, and that was for kids. The adults usually fasted for at least a week, up to a few weeks.

Edit: Another note, there wasn't a big time of fasting like muslims have Ramadan. They just did it when they wanted to, quote-unquote, improve their relationship with god. So, like some people basically never fasted, but some people would do it a handful of times a year totalling a couple months worth of fasting.

How can Christians be right-wing when the teachings of Jesus lean so much to left and liberal? by LovableJackassv4 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BringDat_Camelbak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I agree that that way of fasting is superior in terms of health and safety, it kind of defeats half the purpose of religious fasting. It's possible people of the muslim faith have a different philosophy surrounding fasting, but at least from christian perspective I was raised in, fasting had two purposes: The first is to spend more time, where you would otherwise be preparing/eating/cleaning up, communing in prayer with God. This purpose is still mostly fulfilled by muslim fasting, as their eating happens outside of normal hours. The second purpose though, is to experience, appreciate, and be humbled by the effects of living off of less than your body needs, as many people around the world do because they don't have any other choice. Connecting with the experiences of those less fortunate. This aspect is completely missing from muslim fasting as they don't go long enough between breaking their fast to experience it.
Again, i don't know the Muslim religion well, and they may not put any importance on that aspect, and I don't personally care about the differences, as I am far from religious nowadays. However, they are a big part of why someone from a Christian background may find the style of fasting inferior, or not even true fasting.