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The Atoning Crucifixion (John Hilton III) - Y Religion

It’s not uncommon for Latter-day Saints to say that Christ atoned in the Garden of Gethsemane, but not on the cross. In this episode, Dr. John Hilton III explores why this typical answer doesn’t align with LDS scriptural teachings on the...

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Why is it so hard to get Utah employers to get

byukarl

4/10/20 11:51am

Our culture doesn’t get it. I don’t think it’s anybody’s fault.

Superman21

4/10/20 11:53am

So no business owners in Utah spent 2 years in another country learning about

JAGA97

4/10/20 11:57am

Serving a mission doesn’t help you focus/learn about other cultures

IceBlueCoug

4/10/20 11:59am

Hmm. Maybe it's been too long. I seem to remember spending nearly every single

JAGA97

4/10/20 12:06pm

But a missionary experience is so narrow and limited that it’s hard to understand.

IceBlueCoug

4/10/20 12:11pm

Which is still way more than most.

califcougar

4/10/20 12:13pm

And who has a more personal experience without actually being from that culture?

JAGA97

4/10/20 12:20pm

I spent two years in Canada, not a single time was Good Friday ever mentioned

jhingman

4/10/20 12:14pm

In Brazil where half the country is Catholic, I think the only Good Friday thing

KingDave

4/10/20 12:19pm

Most Christians focus on the death of Christ and The Church focuses on His resurrection

IceBlueCoug

4/10/20 11:57am

That doesn’t answer his question

coolcats

4/10/20 12:00pm

It’s probably the same answer to question of

Superman21

4/10/20 12:04pm

Why not both? Greater love hath no man than this. Seems to be an act worth celebrating

scootsy

4/10/20 12:10pm

Same reason you don’t see crosses in our buildings, the resurrection and the Living Christ is the main focus of

IceBlueCoug

4/10/20 12:13pm

Obviously. I’m saying it should be both.

scootsy

4/10/20 12:15pm

It would serve you well to give this BYU podcast a listen:

RealComfortableJeans

4/10/20 12:35pm

I'm not really sure what you are trying to say.

JuicyJam

4/10/20 12:00pm

Yes, most people get the day off. I haven’t worked a Good Friday in 20 years. The market is closed today, it’s an

Texas Hammer

4/10/20 12:03pm

No doubt it is a holiday some places. I got the day off when I lived in Texas.

JuicyJam

4/10/20 12:06pm

I had the day off when i worked in Utah for a company headquartered in NC

Texas Hammer

4/10/20 12:08pm

it was scheduled to be a day off school in TX this year

byujag

4/10/20 12:13pm

The only time I’ve seen it celebrated in Oregon was my wife’s last employer

KingDave

4/10/20 12:07pm

Most people don't get the day off

ColoSpgs

4/10/20 12:09pm

Might be the case in Texas, not in Illinois or California. Most people still

califcougar

4/10/20 12:18pm

He’s actually try to say he’s more sophisticated and enlightened and less

Big Daddy D

4/10/20 12:24pm

Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m saying. You got me Big Daddy. Can’t get much by you.

Texas Hammer

4/10/20 12:28pm

We should get it off. March April May is a big gap of holidays.

SLC-Warrior

4/10/20 12:03pm

I will give a big amen to this.

Superman21

4/10/20 12:05pm

Person on East Coast- Doesn't everyone get Friday off for Easter?

PJMort

4/10/20 12:14pm

I was clueless about Good Friday being a holiday until I went to work for

tevye

4/10/20 12:37pm

I assure you that like most things, this is not a “Utah thing”. There are

RealComfortableJeans

4/10/20 12:38pm

Tell them it's like if they had to work on July 24th. Maybe they'd get it.

BlueBlitzkrieg

4/10/20 1:23pm

I grew up in Idaho and spent many summers in Utah, I still don’t get it.

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