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The 48-Hour Holy Week Challenge: 10 Sinful Things You Can Ditch

Faye Ilogon | Published: Mar 31, 2010 - 6:00pm

Carnivorous temptation. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We get it. Red meat is bad–but why does it have to taste so damn good? If you can't eat it, just look at it while you wait until you can taste it again.

9. Red meat. Your oral fixation for bloody red meat–and its mind-blowing variants such as bacon, ham, salami, corned beef, chorizo, and others–may make you an easy target for evil spirits. All they'd have to do is dangle a strip of bacon in front of you and you'd probably offer your soul in exchange. To strengthen your resolve to resist temptation, ditch the meaty delights.


Smoky miracle. Back in the 1950s, crazy cigarette ads implied that smoking was healthy. Smokers were spoiled rotten back then. Relive those days by watching this old ad over and over again.

10. Smoking. The only time smoking was welcomed in the Biblical era was when God took the form of a Burning Bush. That's why smokers are considered the most sinful lot–way ahead of corrupt politicians who kill 57 people in one go and commission a backhoe to dig up a mass grave for them. You have a lot of praying to do. It's best for you to give up the nicotine before you give up the ghost.

Note: Please don't take this list seriously.   It has not yet been certified by the Vatican. Obviously, it never will be.

SPOT.ph wants to know: What did you give up for Holy Week?

Artwork by Warren Espejo.

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  • penny Apr 01 2010 @ 01:42pm Report Abuse
    Re #8: Give up Spartacus too.
  • Blessed Resistance Apr 01 2010 @ 11:43am Report Abuse
    Sadly, most of what is written here are half-truths and religion never saved anyone other than having a personal relationship with Christ alone. Sorry, I'm just speaking the truth in love.:)
  • Jessica Apr 01 2010 @ 09:11am Report Abuse
    Give up Facebook? Er...I'll try. I'm on Facebook to check out former high school bullies and, yes, laugh at how bad they look now. It's really a guilty pleasure. :P
  • igeramos Apr 01 2010 @ 01:45am Report Abuse
    Give up Spa treatment and massage with "happy ending".
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