20 Social Media Habits to Give Up for Lent

Each year, the Catholic faith asks its followers to do one simple thing (or burn in hell): give up.

Feb. 13 marks Ash Wednesday on the Catholic calendar. In addition to adorning the foreheads of the faithful with the remnants of burnt palms, Ash Wednesday also marks the beginning of a 40-day stretch of time known as Lent. During Lent, which ends on Easter Sunday, Catholics are urged to sacrifice something to commemorate the 40 days and 40 nights Jesus Christ fasted in the desert.

For example, Pope Benedict XVI gave up the papacy for Lent. He obviously doesn't know how it works.

Since many fill their day-to-day lives with online activities, many Catholics opt to sacrifice something a…
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