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16. Since they mentioned Lent, methinks the signers are more

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:17 PM

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...of the Roman Catholic type (and Catholic-oriented protestants, such as Lutherans, Episcopalians, etc.).

Many protestant evangelicals aren't into Lent too much. It's those people that need to change, and most of them are too much into the kool-aid.

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