Is it okay to wish on Good Friday?

[slicksilver]

I'm not a Christian hence the question. I wished a couple of guys and one of them got back saying its a mourning thing and wishes aren't shared. I read online and quickly found out that its a mourning memorial kinda day. What I dont get is that many greeting sites have Good Friday cards on their home page today.

Is it offending?

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

You're not Christian, so why should you care? For you it's a day just like any other, and therefore all your interactions should be just like any other day's.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

No, it's disgusting. It's offensive to even ask about wishes on good Friday!

On Easter Sunday you go RIGHT TO HELL for pulling a wish bone!

On St. Sebastian's day if you cross your fingers one of them SHOULD be chopped off.

and don't even get me started on Christmas and hoping for something...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Lot of non Christians would probably get offended the same way they get offended when you say Christmas instead of xmas or holidays, then again people get offended at anything these days so screw em. Do what you feel is right.

Here's a little secret though: Lot of Christian churches have a bacon and eggs breakfast on good Friday. Well, at least ours does. Yes, Free bacon. If that wont lure a non Christian in, I don't know what will.

 

[FoBoT]

what do you mean wishes? you mean like a greeting, but you said something about Good Friday?

like

Merry Good Friday!
or
Happy Good Friday!
or
Hope you are having a wonderful Good Friday?

i don't recall ever hearing anything like that

 

[sandorski]

This must be a Catholic/Orthodox thing.

 

[Aluvus]

then again people get offended at anything these days so screw em.

Yes, for instance you appear to have gotten offended at hypothetical people that you yourself created.

 

[slicksilver]

what do you mean wishes? you mean like a greeting, but you said something about Good Friday?

like

Merry Good Friday!
or
Happy Good Friday!
or
Hope you are having a wonderful Good Friday?

i don't recall ever hearing anything like that

Just an SMS message. Goto 123greetings.com. You will see many Good Friday cards there.

 

[zinfamous]

Lot of non Christians would probably get offended the same way they get offended when you say Christmas instead of xmas or holidays, then again people get offended at anything these days so screw em. Do what you feel is right.

Here's a little secret though: Lot of Christian churches have a bacon and eggs breakfast on good Friday. Well, at least ours does. Yes, Free bacon. If that wont lure a non Christian in, I don't know what will.

You don't know much about anything outside of EE so...yeah.

 

[SamQuint]

I am a Catholic,

I was always taught Good Friday is more of a solemn occasion. I never heard or said "happy Good Friday" to or from any other Catholics.

Easter Sunday is more of a day of celebration.

I could see some Christians getting offended if they think you are "celebrating" the day Jesus died.

 

[Bazake]

You're not Christian, so why should you care? For you it's a day just like any other, and therefore all your interactions should be just like any other day's.

Should he act like he DOESN'T know that today is Good Friday? Just because you don't believe something doesn't mean you can't try to be respectful of someone else's beliefs and acknowlede the existence of the holiday.

 

[Krazy4Real]

I wouldn't do it OP.

 

[corwin]

Anybody who is truly offended by it needs to chill the fuck out...and I'm Catholic

 

[unokitty]

I was taught that Good Friday is about loss.

And Easter is about redemption.

Normally, I just tell people to have a Good Easter.

Uno

 

[FelixDeCat]

It is supposed to be a solemn day in preparation for Easter. It is not a day for mourning just a day in recognition for Jesus's sacrifice for out sins.

 

[JackBurton]

It is only proper to wish people well on Easter. Good Friday is the day Jesus died. Easter is celebrated because that is the day Jesus flew into space.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

It is only proper to wish people well on Easter. Good Friday is the day Jesus died. Easter is celebrated because that is the day Jesus flew into space.

Bunch of spaced out trolls up in this board, dude did NOT as about wishing people well, he asked about wishing!
It's right there, clear as day!

Is it okay to wish on Good Friday?

 

[ImpulsE69]

I'm offended and I don't even believe in the easter bunny.

 

[JackBurton]

Bunch of spaced out trolls up in this board, dude did NOT as about wishing people well, he asked about wishing!
It's right there, clear as day!

Ah yes, it's so clear. Wishing makes so much more sense:

I wished a couple of guys and one of them got back saying its a mourning thing and wishes aren't shared.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

I wished a couple of guys and one of them got back saying its a mourning thing and wishes aren't shared.

Right; OP is a woman/gay and wished a couple of guys; when they appeared because of his wish they were all like "hey, its good Friday, being called upon as a wish based gigolo is inappropriate because wishes are wrong on this day".

Fact, 100%.

 

[JackBurton]

Right; OP is a woman/gay and wished a couple of guys; when they appeared because of his wish they were all like "hey, its good Friday, being called upon as a wish based gigolo is inappropriate because wishes are wrong on this day".

Fact, 100%.

Ah, ok. Yes, that make sense now.

OP, it is wrong to treat Jesus like a genie in a lamp on Good Friday. He only grants wishes on Easter. Come on! I thought everyone knew this!

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Given both the nature of the holidays in question, as well as the tendency of people to have family gettogethers, I usually wish people a pleasant easter weekend.

 

[shortylickens]

When is Good Friday?

 

[Red Squirrel]

You don't know much about anything outside of EE so...yeah.

Yes, for instance you appear to have gotten offended at hypothetical people that you yourself created.

I have no idea what any of this is suppose to mean. :hmm:

I have no idea how EE, or the fact that I somehow created humans even comes to play here.

Drugs are bad.

 

[MetalMat]

I wish I could have a cheese burger