What’s So Good About “Good Friday”?
It has been
a few years, since I left Christianity, so when I look at it now, I can see it
more through the eyes of an outsider, rather than through the god-glasses given
to me through childhood indoctrination.
One thing about human nature is that we can be in situations in which things
which are quite strange can appear normal, simply because they are part of our
everyday experience, and because we are surrounded by people who treat these
things as normal. Such was the case
with the core beliefs of Christianity.
Now, when I think about the Christian teachings about and commemoration of
the death of Jesus, I can’t believe that I didn’t see how weird it all was at
the time.
Since today
is Good Friday, and churches everywhere are gearing up for their Easter celebrations
this weekend, I thought I’d take a look at some of the things which are strange
and don’t add up, with this particular set of beliefs.