What is the Secular Humanist stance on marriage, funerals, and similar ceremonies?
2007-01-11 08:00:14 · 4 answers · asked by Hexen 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What I mean is, can a Secular Humanist still get married or have a funeral after they die?
2007-01-11 08:07:09 · update #1
I don't think there is a unified humanist stance on these things. I imagine if an individual humanist sees marriage as a contract that is beneficial to society, then that individual would also believe marriage was a good thing, whereas one who viewed it as a trap to limit one's human potential or tie our relationships up in an outmoded notion of divinity would probably not care much for marriage. Likewise, if a funeral is looked on as a way to comfort the living and bring people together to share their grief, then a humanist would look on it as a good thing, but if it's looked on as an effort to get the choicest real estate in heaven, then humanists who see it that way probably wouldn't care for funerals very much.
2007-01-11 08:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by thunderpigeon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're cool with all of them, just don't push them on us.
2007-01-11 16:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They like blood orgies.
2007-01-11 16:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2007-01-11 16:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋