Iowa Town Renames Good Friday to 'Spring Holiday'

http://abcnews.go.com/US/iowa-town-renames-good-friday/story?id=10233061 ^ | March 29th, 2010

[TaraP]

One week before the most solemn day in the Christian year, the city of Davenport, Iowa removed Good Friday from its municipal calendar, setting off a storm of complaints from Christians and union members whose contracts give them that day off.

Taking a recommendation by the Davenport Civil Rights Commission to change the holiday's name to something more ecumenical, City Administrator Craig Malin sent a memo to municipal employees announcing Good Friday would officially be known as "Spring Holiday."

"My phone has been ringing off the hook since Saturday," said city council alderman Bill Edmond. "People are genuinely upset because this is nothing but political correctness run amok."

Edmond said the city administrator made the change unilaterally and did not bring it to the council for a vote, a requirement for a change in policy.

[antceecee]

LOL.. had to bump this!

[uptoolate]

So shouldn’t it be Good Sunday?

Sunday should be "Great Sunday" or "Awesome Sunday".

[Jedidah]

I do, as of right now.

Excellent suggestion, arepublicanforallreasons. Thanks.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

But, which church calls it that?

[savedbygrace]

that the Roman soldier confirmed He was truly dead by spearing His side thus thwarting attempts by the Devil to say it was faked;

Actually, it was to fulfill scripture that said not one of his bones was broken. If Jesus had not died soon, the centurion would have broken his legs so he wouldn't be able to lift himself up to keep breathing.

that the ground shook, the skies became dark, and the Temple curtain was torn - from the top down - thus signifying that God declared the era of the temporary, insufficient sacrificial period was over;

To express great grief, priests would rend their garments, grabbing and tearing from top to bottom. The Temple curtains were God's covering, essentially his garment. The father, deeply grieving for what his Son had to endure, rent his garment from top to bottom.

[Jedidah]

None that I know of.

It would be nice if some church leaders would acknowledge that you can’t get the Sign of Jonah, “three days and three nights” (Matthew 12) from Friday afternoon till Sunday morning, but tradition holds strong even when in error.

I’m convinced that the crucifixion was on a Thursday, the Passover Sabbath (Lev. 23) on Friday, followed by the weekly Saturday Sabbath, then the glorious Sunday morning which we will celebrate in a few days. John even specifies in his gospel that the day after the crucifixion was “a special Sabbath” (John 19:31). Three days, three nights, just as scripture says.

Does it matter? Only to those of us who believe the Word to be inerrant. It means what it says.

Again, the point of that amazing Passover was not Christ’s death, but his resurrection.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Yes, and Easter is a celebration.

I don’t think many people in the secular world really understand the importance placed on the celebration of His resurrection.

[La Enchiladita]

Now I have the opportunity, thanks to you, to post what I was thinking yesterday. I went up to the library and it was closed due to “Cesar Chavez Day.” Grrrr....

Isn’t that special, I thought. Since most work places and definitely govt entities do not give time off for Good Friday, now it appears Cesar Chavez has a day to honor him but Jesus does not.

That about says it for the time and place we live in.

[antceecee]

We are living in very strange times La Dita...