what would the person speaking say??
2007-08-23 09:25:20 · 19 answers · asked by slopoke6968 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
where should i have it??
2007-08-23 09:34:04 · update #1
"where is she now that she's dead? We don't know for sure, so lets focus on how much she meant to us when she was alive and how she lives on in our hearts now."
2007-08-23 09:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A quote from "Agnostic and Death"..."Finally, I would like to let other atheists out there know that a funeral or memorial service is not giving into the christians. It is more likely giving into your emotions. Just because you chose to have a service of some type does not require rituals. Play music that the deceased loved..one service I arraganged was a mini Eagles concert that ended with "Hotel California". Provide memories...I arranged another that had surf boards lining the walls instead of flowers, all his surfing buddies brought their boards to show off next to his and we played videos of him singing karoke. You are not required to do this at the funeral home or even have the funeral home arrange the memorial service. Direct cremation is all the funeral home needs to know. If the body is going to be present than the funeral director has to be there. Rent out a night at the deceased favorite restaurant or bar.
When we die we are dead, but the people we loved are not. They have the right to mourn you and miss you in their own way. Hopefully, they will respect your beliefs and not place you in one of those damn boxes out in the weather, with your feet pointed to east waiting for the resurrection to come. I never could understand why if you have a new body in heaven...almost every preacher says something about the beautiful new body in funeral sermon, why do you want your old, fat, aged body to pop up out of the grave. Aren't you supposed to be already united with Jeeezues? Sounds kinda zombie fright nightish to me. But who am I to judge?"
2007-08-23 16:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He would say the bill for this agnostic funeral is 12,000 dollars, where should I send it.
2007-08-23 16:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether or not you loved others would be a start. Even agnostics are bound by love and judged by love.
2007-08-24 11:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my friends mum who was agnostic/atheist had a humanism funeral .... and it was beautiful
we laughed and cried at the same time
it was so wonderfully worded and compassionate
I would highly recommend this to anyone ( religious and non religious )
http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309
2007-08-23 16:37:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"(Insert name here) was a wonderful person, and she did many wonderful things, like: (Insert number of good things you did.) We should all remember her." Maybe? Just 'cause it's a funeral doesn't mean it has to have God in it.
2007-08-23 16:29:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't look at any other responses, but I'm sure the person speaking would say that he or she wasn't quite sure if you were dead or not.
2007-08-23 16:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo admins are virgins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The the gods that may or may not be, may she move in to the next life in peace, or return to the earth in peace, or join the energies in peace.
Whatever happens, let it be peaceful.
Rock on.
2007-08-23 16:31:24 · answer #8 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
f the funeral i wanna be cremated.
i want people to toss my ashes to the sea and then go party. i want no one to be depressed over my passing.
2007-08-23 16:29:56 · answer #9 · answered by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are terribly neutral about this loss. There's a 50% chance he's going to a better place.
2007-08-23 16:29:00 · answer #10 · answered by lindsey p 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Something that focused more on celebrating your life than talking about the status and destination of your soul.
2007-08-23 16:33:58 · answer #11 · answered by ◦Delylah◦ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋