What can you have at your funeral if you don't believe in god?

Answer 1

Humanist funerals are on the increase. There is no reference to religion, you choose a selection of poems or even make up your own, it's a celebration of a life passed, you can choose your music if you want music and if you're too upset or nervous to speak about or for the deceased the funeral director does this for you, having visited the bereaved beforehand. You dont even have to have a conventional wooden coffin. My father wanted as little fuss as possible and opted for recycled cardboard! It looked fine. The service was lovely, very moving and down to earth, also humorous.

Answer 2

If you don't believe in God you can have whatever you wish at your funeral , the last thing I would wish for is a bunch of Christians singing a load of hymns and crying and praying !
A good pi** up would be more in my style with friends and family remembering that I was always a rebel , I had no time for hypocrites (esp Christians) and knew that I enjoyed life to the full , and they knew I was now into oblivion and out of it all!
That doesn't mean that I am going anywhere soon , I hope to 'hang on in there' to annoy Christians for some time yet to come!!

Answer 3

I agree with Humanist Funeral, my dad had one a few years ago and it was really more about him that god and jesus etc. The Officiant talked about him, his life, loves etc, read excerpts from letters written to mum regarding his death, nice things people had said about him. There were no hymns and no prayers, at various intervals his favourite music was played. A couple of family members also got up and talked about him. There were a lot of people at his funeral (about 400) and loads of them came up afterwards to say how they thought the service was the kind they would like to have. Your funeral director can guide you, or look up Humanist in yellow pages.

Answer 4

You can have a secular funeral without any mention of god - that's up to you to specify (or for those who love you to arrange when you're gone). I believe these things should be a celebration of the person's life, their achievements, their contribution to the world and the love they gave to others. That's what I want when I go. And a massive party for people to have a good time and laugh!

Answer 5

Funerals have little or no longer something to do with faith. A funeral is a fashion to well known a persons' existence, keep in recommendations their contribution on your existence, and as an expression of grief at their passing. That faith has hijacked that is a shame. Your aunt couldn't be extra incorrect if she tried. I had a chum who died suddenly some years in the past. His funeral became thoroughly faith-free. It became hung on the funeral domicile, some human beings spoke on the graveside, then we raised glasses to his memory and instructed humorous memories about him later. it is a thanks to get despatched off. no longer with some guy in a gown interpreting out of a Bronze-Age tale e book.

Answer 6

Are you in the UK? You can have what's knows as a 'humanist' funeral - I know this because my Mum has said that's what she wants!

I think it's just like a register office wedding, whereby there's absolutely no religious content. A quick 'do' at the crem and you're on your way! Sounds good to me! (However, if you want a non-religious burial I have absolutely no idea how you'd go about it.)

Answer 7

You're funeral isn't for god. It's a way for your friends and family to have some type of closure. Have whatever you want.

Answer 8

Funerals have nothing to do with god.

Answer 9

a funeral is for the family members to hold rituals, relative gatherings, fellowship to mourn and in memoir for you. It need not be a religious ceremony. As long as there is the people that *he* love biding goodbye, it is sufficient :)

Answer 10

A funeral is not a religious ceremony unless you want it to be.