The longer you listen to Xstians the more clear it becomes that you will never understand them because - They're Batshit Crazy.

The other thing that makes no sense is "Jesus died for your sins"

Jesus was only dead for 2 days. It was more like a very very bad day followed by a long nap.

Follow the money and all will be reviled

Let's re-word that . . . . I'll never fathom out the way Christians DON'T think!

This is a tradition I wish to pass on to all here...feel free to copy and pass on to others...spread the good NEWS.

I think it should be called CruciFriday. Really, how did they miss that?

There was a time when the word good and holy or pious were synonymous. Holy Friday? Just doesn't have the same ring to it.

But it had to be Good Friday. Who is going to die for my sins and how will we explain the death of Jesus?

Christianity was the religion of the oppressed because reward was in heaven not this world. Not only was it a distraction from the trauma of daily life under occupation, it was the way out.

The poor were valued and it also challenged rabbinic ritual. Apocalyptic Christianity gave an alternative to a troublesome and painful existence..

so, this is all encoded in the Esau story, but in english i guess ppl have an enduring need to believe in a god that desires sacrifices in order to be appeased? No Son of Man may die for another's sins; you pretty much have to find on your own i guess

The sad truth is that Jesus was the osama bin laden of his time supposedly!!!

Jesus was supposedly a reactionary revolutionist!!

How would we really know for sure since everything written about his exploits were written 400 years after his so called crucifixion by the Romans.

There is no real historical record of Jesus being crucified at the time that biblical writings state???

What else can you expect from a demi-god. Live die repeat, ad infinitum.

When I was a Xian, I wondered the same thing. Why is it "good" for Jesus to have been tortured and killed? I was told that it was a good thing, because he did it voluntarily in order to atone for our sins. He knew he would resurrect from the dead and have no more pain. It was a voluntary sacrifice made in love for our good. Therefore, it was "good." Now, do I accept that explanation? No. The whole thing is a fabricated, nonsensical story. But that's how the (or some) Xians see it.

Nothing in any religion has logic. Christians, for example, identify themselves wearing a cross. Why would someone revere the method or instrument that killed your leader? It's as illogical as, for example, wearing a guillotine if your goddess was Marie Antoinette or a noose if your god was anybody who died hanging. But there you go!

Death Cult

I thought it was a fair question so I looked it up.

""Good Friday" comes from the sense "pious, holy" of the word "good". Less common examples of expressions based on this sense of "good" include "the good book" for the Bible, "good tide" for "Christmas" or Shrovetide, and Good Wednesday for the Wednesday in Holy Week."
[en.wikipedia.org]

Taken symbolically ( which is the only way it makes any sense to me ) it was good/holy by virtue of the fact that it represents the willing ( as was the case with the Jesus character in the story ) abandonment of ego identity, after which, the only thing left to experience is "resurrection" to Heaven, Enlightenment, Nirvana, Liberation from ego identity, etc.

That would be good.

At least, that's one possible way to think about it.