I noticed that when ever someone dies and there is a funeral there is a Hurst for other religions, but not there. Do they not have funerals or what? I am just curious as to what there burial practices are.
2007-03-27 04:50:44 · 13 answers · asked by CJ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
--I have presided over several burials & yes we do conduct services. This can be at the funeral parlor or kingdom hall, flowers are welcomed, comfort is given to the family. Sometimes a meal is provided after the services
--As far as a hearse, which I think you mean the vehicle NOT the fan fare--Of course the body has to be transported to the burial site.
--When I start my 15-20 min. Biblical summation of death and the hope of this person being resurrected back to the earth for the family , I conclude it with a prayer.
--PART OF MY brief talk might be as:
(Job 14:1-2) “14 “Man, born of woman, Is short-lived and glutted with agitation. 2 Like a blossom he has come forth and is cut off, And he runs away like the shadow and does not keep existing.”....
14 If an able-bodied man dies can he live again? All the days of my compulsory service I shall wait, Until my relief comes".
--JESUS promise of the earthly resurrection:
(John 5:28-29) “28 Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life. . .”
--I have done burials for both witnesses & non-witnesses!
--At the gravesite, if the family wishes, I read a text and offer another prayer especially for the family and end it.
PS- NO WE DON'T EAT OUR DEAD--As was SLANDEROUSLY reported by a top commentator on "60 Minutes!"
2007-03-27 05:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by THA 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This question likely intended to ask about a "hearse" being used by Jehovah's Witnesses.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hearse
Even among Jehovah's Witnesses, the family of the deceased typically make all the arrangements for the funeral. Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that there is any biblical, religious, or traditional reason to refrain from using a hearse to transport a casket, and in fact many or most Witnesses do use a hearse in areas where they are common.
Perhaps in the questioner's community, Jehovah's Witnesses have favored cremations or funeral homes, rather than burials or houses of worship. The family has that prerogative.
2007-03-27 17:48:15 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I could be wrong, but I believe the word is "hearse".
Jehovah's Witnesses (from what I have observed in the last 18 years or so) only hold memorial services at their place of worship, known as the Kingdom Hall. Actual funeral services (y'know, w/ a casket and a body and a hearse) are performed at funeral homes. I went to two services within the past year. One was a memorial, held at a Kingdom Hall, where the deceased man's good qualities as well as the resurrection hope were discussed. His body was not in the vicinity of the Kingdom Hall. The other was a funeral, held at a funeral home, and I'm sure you can guess the rest.
2007-03-27 11:57:18 · answer #3 · answered by DwayneWayne 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Aside from the wise cracks about your spelling, I'll tell you what the plans are for my parents, who are witnesses.
Their instructions are clear, barring any legal issues, such as a crime investigations, their bodies are to be immediately cremated and the ashes disposed of in the country. Since the witnesses see the body as but a husk, with everything about them recorded in the Book of Life upon death, they mostly see no value in retaining the remain for perpetuity. Upon the resurrection, everything record in the Book of Life is downloaded into a new body, free of imperfection.
They don't mourn the dead like those of other religions as they fully expect to see them again at the resurrection, in the new system. Paying thousands, or even tens of thousands, of dollars for a funeral, plot, and headstone, is just not something that is seen in the witnesses.
2007-03-27 14:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Witnesses are quite free to arrange the funeral service as they see fit.
Most times, the body is disposed of quickly and a discourse is given in the meeting hall.
The discourse is usually about the person and the Bible's comments on the condition of the dead ...and their future.
Most choose this procedure simply because having the body there, in a casket, adds to the stress of the situation.
Some have a 'showing' at a funeral home.
2007-03-27 11:56:24 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
first place we do not eat our dead. that is plain sick. we do have memorials for our love ones. sometimes we have the coffin at the kingdom hall and sometimes at the funeral parlor. people who know nothing about us will tell lies about us. I had my husband cremated and the body was not ready but we had the memorial without his ashes.
2007-03-27 15:31:42 · answer #6 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a Jehovah's Witness named Jack Hurst.
I've never seen him outside his church, though. I really don't pay attention.
2007-03-27 11:55:21 · answer #7 · answered by Brundige 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I've never seen a jehovah's witness church.
2007-03-27 11:55:43 · answer #8 · answered by poseidenneptune 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have never seen a "hurst" anywhere for that matter.
2007-03-27 11:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anthony F 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
As a theological person, I probably am the most qualified to answer your q:
For years, it has been suspected, by the theologians that the Jehovah's Wittnesses "eat" their dead.
Next time you see a "funeral" there... Look around the corner for the catering truck.
2007-03-27 11:56:24 · answer #10 · answered by The Burninator 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋