Results: Lent--Is it meaningful to you?
Published on 03/29/2017
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1.
Lent is a forty-day period (it doesn't include Sundays) in which many Christians engage in repentance, fasting and preparing for Easter. Is Lent a meaningful time for you, personally?
Yes
21%
435 votes
No
64%
1306 votes
Used to be, but not now
14%
290 votes
2.
2.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (the day after Fat Tuesday). Do you observe the Ash Wednesday rituals (e.g., ashes on forehead)?
Yes
13%
254 votes
No
73%
1475 votes
Used to, but don't now
15%
302 votes
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3.
What do you think of "giving up something during Lent?"
I do give something up for Lent
18%
371 votes
Lent and giving up something for Lent aren't part of my life--never have been
56%
1136 votes
I used to give up something for Lent, but not now
26%
524 votes
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4.
Here is a pretty accurate word puzzle that indicates some of the main things people give up for Lent. Even if you DON'T observe Lent, you may answer this. Which of the following would be MOST DIFFICULT for you to give up for 40 days?
Swearing
7%
148 votes
Social media
6%
120 votes
Television
17%
348 votes
Chocolate
7%
144 votes
Sugar
8%
166 votes
Cell phone
11%
216 votes
Reading (e.g., books)
8%
171 votes
Meat
5%
111 votes
Smoking
10%
209 votes
Coffee
12%
248 votes
Going out to eat
7%
150 votes
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