2007-09-09 04:45:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Christian Pastor. I agree with "Tropnevead". A funeral service is conducted in the manner the deceased or the deceased's family wants it done.
A Christian should not attend a service he/she knows they do not agree with and will not take part in what is done. You can give your regards to the family at their home or funeral home or what ever, but don't go to the service knowing you will have to refuse to take part.
I agree that a Christian should not take part in "joss stick" or any other religious rights that are not Christian,
2007-09-09 05:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they refuse to hold joss sticks (incense) then it is not because of anything in their religion.
I am assuming the funeral is buddhist and buddhism has a long history of accepting others views and it is selfish and not against any religion to attend a funeral of a person from another religion.
2007-09-09 11:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by yeschef2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most Christians would see that as burning incense to a false god -- in this case, ancestral spirits or the god of the temple in which the service was being held. It's considered a form of idolatry to offer incense or prayers to any deity other than God Himself.
Edit:
A joss stick is a type of incense frequently used in Buddhist ceremonies. They can range in price from a few pennies to thousands of dollars. They're burned as an offering to Buddha, to honor ancestral spirits, and at funeral services, among other things.
2007-09-09 11:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because the Bible tells us to have no other Gods before God, and not to offer sacrifice to other Gods.
Lots of Christians see the incense sticks as an offering, or sacrifice to what they consider to be a pagan belief.
I do not mean to be insulting, just trying to answer you question. Personally, I'd probably hold the joss stick, not as a sign of reverence to whatever diety, but as a sign of respect to a friend, or his family.
Then again, some fundamentalists would call me a heathen anyway.
Doc
2007-09-09 11:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Christan's or Christan who did not respect the Funeral should not have been there if they were not going to be respectful. If you go to an event ( like a a funeral) you need to be respectfull no matter what religion the event is, if they did not like the religion and were not going to be respectfull then they should not have come at all.
2007-09-09 11:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Tropnevead 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What is joss stick?
2007-09-09 11:51:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do hope you're joking.I can't believe that anyone would disrespect a funeral service for anyone.
2007-09-09 11:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by Barbara D 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all would you please explain what Joss Stick means?
2007-09-09 11:49:12 · answer #8 · answered by David T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that like asking a Muslim to take communion?
2007-09-09 11:49:06 · answer #9 · answered by don3070 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they are intolerant of other faiths.
2007-09-09 11:49:30 · answer #10 · answered by The Return Of Sexy Thor 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋