In recent years I have found that many of the funerals/cremations I have attended
{ and at age 85 there have been many)the service has been what they have termed as ‘Humanist ‘
I respect the right of people to have the funeral as they want it to be but ,as what you might call a traditionalist ,I have always felt a bit uncomfortable about the apparent lack of Christian ceremony
This article by Bel Mooney puts into perspective many of my thoughts
I do not wish to be critical of those who do not share my view, as is often remarked ‘it is their choice and should be respected, and for what it’s worth I could have declined to go to such funerals , except that you are not always aware of the type of service
jimbo
This trend for 'fun' funerals demeans the dead and those who mourn them,
By Bel Mooney for the Daily Mail
Published: 01:38, 3 April 2015 | Updated: 09:34, 3 April 2015
Recently, one of my colleagues had to go to a funeral, and was left rather disturbed by the experience. Expecting a conventional ceremony, he was confronted by the modern trend of a humanist funeral.
It was all about celebration rather than sadness, with no mention of religion at all. He couldn’t understand why it was all so determinedly jolly.
As people stood up, one by one, to share entertaining memories of the dead person, he felt discomforted because they seemed to be making the ritual all about them — almost as if they were showing off.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/a...ad-mourn-WRITES-BEL-MOONEY.html#ixzz3WHOKtpTf
{ and at age 85 there have been many)the service has been what they have termed as ‘Humanist ‘
I respect the right of people to have the funeral as they want it to be but ,as what you might call a traditionalist ,I have always felt a bit uncomfortable about the apparent lack of Christian ceremony
This article by Bel Mooney puts into perspective many of my thoughts
I do not wish to be critical of those who do not share my view, as is often remarked ‘it is their choice and should be respected, and for what it’s worth I could have declined to go to such funerals , except that you are not always aware of the type of service
jimbo
This trend for 'fun' funerals demeans the dead and those who mourn them,
By Bel Mooney for the Daily Mail
Published: 01:38, 3 April 2015 | Updated: 09:34, 3 April 2015
Recently, one of my colleagues had to go to a funeral, and was left rather disturbed by the experience. Expecting a conventional ceremony, he was confronted by the modern trend of a humanist funeral.
It was all about celebration rather than sadness, with no mention of religion at all. He couldn’t understand why it was all so determinedly jolly.
As people stood up, one by one, to share entertaining memories of the dead person, he felt discomforted because they seemed to be making the ritual all about them — almost as if they were showing off.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/a...ad-mourn-WRITES-BEL-MOONEY.html#ixzz3WHOKtpTf