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In reply to the discussion: Ever been to a funeral where the preacher screams at the bereaved? [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)Our family is not religious, but all us kids, and many other relatives wanted a chance to memorialize him. His wife was a very devout lady and we had no objections when she said she wanted to have her own minister speak. We were shocked by the man's vitriol since he'd never even met our dad, and everyone sat there uncomfortably while he made his terrible accusations and dire predictions.
My brothers started elbowing me and whispering at me to do something as I was the oldest and they thought it was my place to end his fire and brimstone harangue because dad would have hated it too. So I just stood up and walked straight to the podium which made him pause long enough for me to quickly shake his hand, give him his notes and loudly thank him for coming. As everyone applauded in relief, I slipped in right in front of him and my brother hurried up to escort him out as I began my eulogy.