This is TRULY terrible. I just love the statement "Instead of eulogizing the deceased, use the material in this outline to give a fine witness concerning the truth." In other words, utterly disregard the deceased. Let's use them as a prop to get out message across.
My elder father gave this talk about three weeks ago for a sister that died. Followed this exact pattern. One of the most awful statements is..."doctrinal points can be presented as beliefs of the deceased, which served as motivation for him." Ok, so lets use this whether they were motivated my our made-up points or not. It's a good witness so lets go with it....
What are your comments?