They're Coming Out of the Woodwork

[Turkeytop]

Ash Wednesday. The day all the phonies go and get the smudge of dirt on their foreheads and wear it around all day, like a badge of piety.

Should use shoe polish. Might get two or three days out of it. Better yet, have it permanently tattooed. Could be holy every day of the year.

[audiophile]

Is this one those "hey get off the lawn", moments?

[Turkeytop]

I'm just betting that half of these characters never go anywhere near a church the rest of the year. But, on this one day of the year, they get to be conspicuously pious.

[audiophile]

I wouldn't think so, but you might be right.

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I wouldn't think so, but you might be right.

I think Christmas and Easter would be most likely for the once in awhile folks but especially Christmas... Ash Wednesday takes a little extra commitment on a weekday evening and all...

[Turkeytop]

I wouldn't think so, but you might be right.

I think Christmas and Easter would be most likely for the once in awhile folks but especially Christmas... Ash Wednesday takes a little extra commitment on a weekday evening and all...

But when you go to church on Christmas or Easter, you don't get a badge or a star to wear the rest of the day.

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I wouldn't think so, but you might be right.

I think Christmas and Easter would be most likely for the once in awhile folks but especially Christmas... Ash Wednesday takes a little extra commitment on a weekday evening and all...

But when you go to church on Christmas or Easter, you don't get a badge or a star to wear the rest of the day.

But getting that really isn’t the point... it’s a sign of faith not pride.

[Turkeytop]

With today's technology it should be possible to mass produce halos. Someone ought to do it. There'd be a ready market for them among the Ash Wednesday crowd.

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With today's technology it should be possible to mass produce halos. Someone ought to do it. There'd be a ready market for them among the Ash Wednesday crowd.

You could star in the broadway version of that story you remember...

[TC Talks]

Devotees Visit IHOP To Get Foreheads Marked With Syrup Cross On National Pancake Day

[MWmetalhead]

I'm surprised to see Ash Wednesday receive so much pop culture attention this year.

I always thought this was a Catholics only thing. Are other Christian denominations now doing this?

[zzand]

All the churches in my area had Ash Wednesday services

[Turkeytop]

I'm surprised to see Ash Wednesday receive so much pop culture attention this year.

I always thought this was a Catholics only thing. Are other Christian denominations now doing this?

Hey. Ash Wednesday is now cool, among a certain class. The same class that wears clothing with the brand logo on the outside. They get to wear the Ash Wednesday logo on their forehead for a few hours.

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I'm surprised to see Ash Wednesday receive so much pop culture attention this year.

I always thought this was a Catholics only thing. Are other Christian denominations now doing this?

Catholics and mainline Protestant denominations such as Lutherans and Presbyterians do it. Not sure if the anglicans and Episcopalians get in on it or not... essentially the closer a church is to being Catholic (Lutherans aren’t THAT far off) the more likely they are to do the Ash Wednesday deal.