If your pastor proclaimed a three day fast for the congregation [not for any locally significant reason, but just a general “God wants us to do this for spiritual reasons” thing] would you participate?

No.

It’s all in the justification you gave. I can think of possible occasions when I would participate in such a fast. But the spectacle of such a dramatic request would cause my Manipulation! proximity sensors to trigger and the Herd! alarm would not silence until my little legs had carried me to the nearest pub for a plate of fish and chips and a couple or seven of Mark’s ESBs.

Travis, I didn’t realize the NHL was still around. Huh. Who knew?