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Many Baptists do not celebrate Lent, said Dr. William Henry Brackney, religion department chair. 'We don't necessarily do without things just to focus,' Brackney said. ... 'Traditionally, most Baptists do not observe Lent,' said Dr. Barry Harvey, full-time lecturer in religion. 'Recently though, some churches are...
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www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=14893
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Why don't Baptists observe Lent? General Baptist Discussions ... Don't assume that all Baptists ignore Lent. As a pastor I have observed Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm/Passion Sunday, and the Easter Triduum for years. And many, if not most, of the Baptist churches I know of in the DC area do so as well.
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www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=45748
www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=45748
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Information about the Season of Lent, including what it means, when it starts and ends, how it originated, and how it sets the theme for Christian worship. ... Dates: Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the...
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www.kencollins.com/holy-04.htm
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Why do some Christian teens celebrate Lent while others do not? ... Lent is the 40-day period prior to Easter, and it is characterized by penance via prayer and fasting. In the Western church it begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Easter. It is believed that ... Question: Why Do Some Christian Teens Not Celebrate Lent?
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christianteens.about.com/od/christianliving/f/NoLent.ht...
christianteens.about.com/od/christianliving/f/NoLent.htm
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In opposing the old Baptists and their Biblical doctrines and practices, both Catholics and Protestants ... Wherefore also they deride all the festivals which we celebrate in honour of the saints, and all other instances of our veneration for them... They do not observe Lent or other fasts of the Roman Catholic Church...
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www.reformedreader.org/history/pugh/chapter03.htm
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We have never recognized Lent, neither have any of my Christian friends. That's not to say that Christians as a whole don't celebrate Lent, it just depends on the denomination. ... Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Penetcostals, etc all seem to come under the covering of "Christian", but they are...
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surveycentral.org/survey/7412.html
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More and more Evangelicals are discovering rituals and symbolism and liturgical worship and are celebrating Lent and Advent. While, there may still be some residual anti-Catholic sentiment among some Protestants, especially among Baptists, they’re starting to find we all have more in common than they thought.
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www.bettnet.com/blog/index.php/weblog/comments/more_pro...
www.bettnet.com/blog/index.php/weblog/comments/more_protestants_celebrate_lent/
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While my particular denomination does not traditionally celebrate Lent, I have come to appreciate its relevance. As we prepare to celebrate Easter, perhaps we should all use the next few weeks to focus less on our physical appetites and more on our spiritual needs.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1587851/posts
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What we celebrate; The Sacraments of the Catholic Church are outward signs of grace, instituted by Christ to make us holy. Learn more about the seven sacraments, especially the sacraments of Baptism and Reconciliation (Confession) during Lent.
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www.usccb.org/lent/celebrate.shtml
www.usccb.org/lent/celebrate.shtml
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