2007-11-12 09:06:41 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Greydon; that's a beautiful answer. I'm sure your Grandpa would have been proud of you for doing that.
2007-11-12 09:17:17 · update #1
I'm sure it's only a few, but it only takes one per funeral to completely ruin the service. I was at a funeral recently and a family member thought it would be the deceased man's final wish that everyone that who went to his service have an opportunity to accept Jesus as their savior. My grandfather never presented or forced his religion upon anyone while he was alive, so as everyone was bowing their head and praying and thinking about their Savior, I got up and walked out. I know how much I respect my grandfather, and that's what matters, I don't care if other people saw it as disrespectful. But anyways, that completely ruined my grieving process because I got so angry at the Church service my grandpa's funeral turned into.
2007-11-12 09:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by Uh-oh 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Every knee shall bow every tounge confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
On this day, you will be delusional too.
The Greatest Love Song
Do You Know Jesus
By Mike McCracken
(chorus)
Do you know Jesus?
And how He loves us
How He died just to save us
Just because, He loves us
Judas betrayed Him
Who once was His friend
They beat, flogged and scourged Him
To where He didn’t look human
A crown of thorns on His head
Just another place where He bled
Humiliated in every way
Why, they even tore His clothes away
And there wasn’t any time loss
To where, they made Him carry the cross
To drive nails through His hands
He’s more than just a man
And Jesus still loved them
After all they did to Him
He did this for us too
When He said, “Father forgive them,
for they know not what they do.”
Jesus said that there is no greater love that a man can give than that he lay down his life for another. Jesus did this for all those who believe. I wrote this out of the Bible so everyone will know how great God’s love is.
2007-11-12 17:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
When my mother passed, my brother and his wife asked their pastor to officiate. I asked that he not use her funeral as a chance to sermonize, but he did anyway. He subsequently suffered a fractured jaw, a bruised kidney, a broken collarbone and crushed genitals. Some person or persons unknown dealt him these injuries a week after the funeral.
2007-11-12 17:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't. I attend a funeral as a mark of respect for the one who has died and their family. I have known Christians who have attempted to use the opportunity to spread their faith, but have little time for those who behave in such a way.
2007-11-12 17:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Trevor S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hope when you are alone and before you go to sleep to think where will you go if you died that night and what will you say to your creator. Christians know in whom they believed and nothing will stop them from telling others the good news so instead of fighting you should give Jesus a chance in you life and you will see what you have been missing out all of your life
2007-11-12 17:15:07 · answer #5 · answered by Wally 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Funerals are representative of a person's life and religion. It isn't about trying to convert, its about remembering someone who was close to you. If one is a non-christian going to a christian funeral because that loved one was Christin, it is the dead's decision on what kind of funeral they want. respect their wishes and get over the idea that everyone want to convert you.
Funerals arent for conversion, they are for memory.
2007-11-12 17:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Bear 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Did you know the hebrew word "shoal" or some such means grave. Christians ran with this as "hell" and its silly.
I dont understand for the life of me why anyone thinks funerals are a good opportunity for anything other than rememberance and grieving.
That goes for protestors too.
2007-11-12 17:10:40 · answer #7 · answered by Phil M 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We have choices here in Australia of how we would like our personal funerals.
2007-11-12 17:16:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funerals are for the family of the person who has died. Others are there to pay their respects. If it is the wish of the family and the person who died to give their beliefs at the funeral then so be it.
2007-11-12 17:09:37 · answer #9 · answered by mel 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Christians feel they are helping you by trying to spread their faith. They find solace in their religion and think you will too.
It gets annoying but you just have to ignore it.
2007-11-12 17:14:16 · answer #10 · answered by Munk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋