The Conservatives have claimed Good Friday

Jaxjacky

I wouldn’t have seen it if it hadn’t been posted here.

Me neither.

I don't think it's an official poster, it's something some minister concocted and put on his Twitter feed.

A daft thing to do particularly as he has done a good job with the vaccination programme.
What was he thinking?

I still don't understand why we have to eat fish

It would appear Christians on GN are not offended - just those who disagree with his politics and/or atheists

No - atheists do not classify Jesus the same as father christmas. Jesus is an historical figure

St Nicholas (Santa Claus) was an historical figure too.

So he used the cross and now some here are using the cross to
score political points,

Basically anyone opposing the current Government will trawl the internet and MSM for anything to attack them with.

This has nothing to do with religion, just political bias and frustration that Mr.Johnson and the Conservatives are the Government of the UK.

JaneJudge

I still don't understand why we have to eat fish

You don't have to eat fish on Fridays or even Good Friday.

I think it was a decree from the Vatican centuries ago that Catholics should eat fish on Fridays as it is a cold, not warm, blooded animal and Jesus sacrificed his flesh for us on Good Friday.

The fish was also the secret symbol used by Christians when they were persecuted.

Anniebach

So he used the cross and now some here are using the cross to
score political points,

I wear my cross and chain round my neck every day Annie, no one can take that away, or it’s significance.

I am not offended either.

This is quite different and you know it.

I don't think it is, Suzie.

Callistemon

JaneJudge

I still don't understand why we have to eat fish

You don't have to eat fish on Fridays or even Good Friday.

I think it was a decree from the Vatican centuries ago that Catholics should eat fish on Fridays as it is a cold, not warm, blooded animal and Jesus sacrificed his flesh for us on Good Friday.

The fish was also the secret symbol used by Christians when they were persecuted.

Thank you, that makes more sense than what my Mother told me. She is convinced I will go to hell as I ate duck yesterday instead.

Anniebach

So he used the cross and now some here are using the cross to
score political points,

Why did he use the cross? Lovely bit of shifting the blame there away from the instigator to the recipient ????

damned to eternal hell

The secret symbol is - Ichthus

JaneJudge

I still don't understand why we have to eat fish

Perhaps it was a political move many moons ago to increase the fish trade!

It would be worth it for duck though.

She said it was because they ate fish at the last supper but the last supper wasn't on Good Friday was it? I get confused every year about the timeline of Easter, I suppose it's because I don't go to church which I would have thought would be more of a reason for me to go to hell, rather than eating duck instead of fish on Good Friday

Maundy Thursday is the day we remember the Last Supper

janeainsworth

^This is quite different and you know it^.

I don't think it is, Suzie.

I failed to find the difference too Jane.

Anniebach

Maundy Thursday is the day we remember the Last Supper

Thank you, you may have to remind me again next year

suziewoozie

Molly ?????????He branded it. You’d have said the same if Sturgeon or Starmer had done it?

They are party leaders.

“ Basically anyone opposing the current Government will trawl the internet and MSM for anything to attack them with.”

Suzie you must stop trawling......?

BlueSky

Suzie by posting it here you gave it more publicity!

Agree.

Smileless2012

It isn't wishing anyone a happy Good Friday, it's acknowledging that yesterday was Good Friday. For some the cross is in itself offensive as it was a form of torture.

I'm not a Conservative but I am a Christian and don't find it offensive.

I agree, I wasn’t offended.

To me, he was just pointing out it was Good Friday, as so many seem to have no idea it was, or the significance.

It used to have so much more significance and there was no such thing as having a Happy Good Friday - the saddest day in the Christian calendar.