In Judaism there is no precedent for a Messiah who dies, much less as a criminal as Jesus did. In Islam, the story of Jesus' death is rejected as an affront to Allah himself. Hindus can accept only a Jesus who passes into peaceful samadhi, a yogi who escapes the degradation of death. It does not contain joy or peace, and this does not do justice to Jesus. So you see, Christ's shameful death on the cross is utterly unique to Christianity.
Christians celebrate, lift high, even glory in the cross.
From the second century onward, the cross for Christians has been drawn, painted, and engraved as the central symbol of the faith-many of us even make the sign of the cross in tribute to the One who died for us. Therefore, the horror of the cross has become the identifying mark for Believers. You see God's solution to the problem of suffering and evil is not to eliminate it, nor to be insulated from it. God's solution to the problem of suffering and evil is to participate in it and transform it into the redemption of Mankind. Through Christ's suffering on the cross, God took onto Himself the very pain and curse of humanity.