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In reply to the discussion: Ever been to a funeral where the preacher screams at the bereaved? [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,935 posts)18. Last funeral I went to was a couple of weeks ago.
Last edited Tue May 5, 2015, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)
It was for a wonderful old lady who'd been a well-known singer and voice coach in the area for many years. It was in a Ukrainian Orthodox church, and it was a mostly sung service in Ukrainian. I didn't really know what was going on but it was clearly not a hellfire type service. It was quite lovely and peaceful. I can't understand why anyone would either want or perform a service that would make the family feel even worse than they already do.
But then, I don't get much of anything that fundie ilk of "Christians" does.
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Not scary for me, because the man's threats only mean something to those who believe them
Tsiyu
May 2015
#5
Nope. I've mostly been to the kind where you check the program during the eulogy
winter is coming
May 2015
#6
I think the poster is talking about a funeral where the deceased is raised so high
ScreamingMeemie
May 2015
#10
Yes, pastor began a tirade about one of us in the audience being next, kids were terrified...
AuntPatsy
May 2015
#11
My guess is Southern Baptist or some sort of "unaffiliated" fundy church.
winter is coming
May 2015
#20
I was at one where the "preacher" editorialized about the young woman's lifestyle
Sen. Walter Sobchak
May 2015
#25
Many funerals I have attended in the South mention the deceased briefly....
alphafemale
May 2015
#38
My Father's funeral was all fire and brimstone, as near as i can tell because of his 2nd wife's
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#52
I was at a funeral once where the minister screamed at the family of the deceased!!!
MADem
May 2015
#53
I think the minister had a "special relationship" with the deceased, i.e., I think he
MADem
May 2015
#65
Not only that, we paid for my son-in-law's name to be inscribed on the casket, and moments before
akbacchus_BC
May 2015
#77