For some, it's chocolate. For others, it's coffee or cigarettes. But as this Easter approaches, some young and devout Christians are anxious to return to what they gave up for Lent: Internet sites Facebook and MySpace.

Many users describe the popular social networking sites as addictive, which is why they say giving up these 21st-century temptations is a sincere sacrifice. Members on both sites create profiles and add each other as friends. They can also share messages, photos, videos and personal blogs.

Ok, you know what, I'm just going to say it: If social networking sites are such an important aspect of your life that you view giving them as a worthy religious sacrifice, you are a moron and the chances of you contributing anything meaningful to this world are slim to nil.

Students give up social networks for Lent