Ramadan

Response to comment [from a Muslim]:  "Assalamu alaikum, The month of Ramadan is upon us, and am curious to see what people actually know about it. Give me your thoughts."

I know that our president made a bigger deal about it ("We Do Not Consider Ourselves A Christian Nation") than he did about Easter. 

Response to comment [from a Christian]:  "Catholic and Orthodox Christians have set times for fasting with different meanings..."

John MacArthur has a good sermon on fasting.  He says "...[W]hen you get your heart right and you start living a life of obedience to the word of God, then you will have a real fast.  A fast that I accept because it comes out of a true heart."

See: 

Fasting Without Hypocrisy, Pt 1 Mt 6:16-18

Fasting Without Hypocrisy, Pt 2 Mt 6:16-18

Ramadan