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On futher pondering the two minutes mention I would get at a JW funeral, I guess this would be very generous,
seeing that Christ Jesus gets only 5 or 10 minutes mention at Memorial .His contribution to this world is
only about a billion times greater than mine, or service, meetings or the Elders or WT !!
Some idiot elder standing up there droning on about your life you'll have in the paradise - no thanks - let people who knew me well and loved me for me speak - thereafter have a cry if you feel the need and party on.
I'm wondering if this is becoming the norm for other religions as well, because the same thing happened at a friend's funeral this past summer.
He was Dutch Reform, and the minister said the same thing, only he actually said, "I'm not going to talk about Bob, I'm going to talk about God and his love for each and every one of you here today". and he did not talk about my friend....
I glanced at my husband and whispered, "Did I just hear that? Are we at a witness funeral?"
I'm going off the thread to comment on the funeral aspect. Remember that I am not a former dub, just a former study.
Many, many unchurched christians have services conducted by strangers. This happened for my mother, because dad wasn't willing to fly in the face of convention and bury her without the words of a minister. Nevermind that she was an agnostic, or maybe an atheist. So, the funeral director suggested a local pastor, we spent ten minutes with him telling him about her and then he spoke. It was phony and uncomfortable, an honest statement and a straightforward altar call would have been less of a travesty.
I have attended other funerals and memorial services with the same pattern. The best were conducted by speakers who said, "Here is how I knew the deceased, please share your remembrances".
I went to a service for a woman who had been active in her church and who had a strong relationship with the pastor. He said something like "You are all here out of your love and respect for this woman and her family". Let me tell you what was on her mind. She knew that many who would be attending today, even some of her children, are not right with God". He then preached fire and brimstone for fifteen minutes. He was good too. I don't know if he saved anyone but he took us out of our comfort zones, which was a good thing. The good ladies of the church prepared food for us and we told our stories and sang our songs after the formal funeral was over.
I'm not going to talk about Bob, I'm going to talk about God and his love for each and every one of you here today".
It makes me think about my own funeral down the road (way down) immediate family the ones who really care, a few words each and a few bourbons, rum or what ever
to celebrate my life.
The end
hope
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One way is to take zealous part in witness work, if qualified (Matt. 24:14; 28:19, 20)
Barf! Every occasion JWs use as a plug for pushing their drones to do more. Have some respect for the dead....
