Comments on: The Funeral http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/ Raising a Healthy Family Without Religion. Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:11:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Buy xanax online. http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-400621 Buy xanax online. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:26:43 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-400621 <strong>Xanax....</strong> Order xanax online.... Xanax….

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]]> By: Ed Darrell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 Ed Darrell Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:04:29 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2450 "Religion" comes from a word that means "rebinding." The death of a friend or family member is a particularly important time for us to rebind ourselves to our families and loved ones. Non-religious and religious may agree on that, I hope. “Religion” comes from a word that means “rebinding.” The death of a friend or family member is a particularly important time for us to rebind ourselves to our families and loved ones. Non-religious and religious may agree on that, I hope.

]]> By: marsha http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 marsha Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:59:46 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2383 Mormons do good funerals. My father had a mormon funeral and I remember a full chapel and a lot of laughter about his life. Remember the real and full people with love is the most important way to say good-by in my book. Mormons do good funerals. My father had a mormon funeral and I remember a full chapel and a lot of laughter about his life. Remember the real and full people with love is the most important way to say good-by in my book.

]]> By: Laura http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Laura Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:26:37 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2331 Your site always looks fine to me and I use the same old regular Internet Explorer Browser. Your site always looks fine to me and I use the same old regular Internet Explorer Browser.

]]> By: vern http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 vern Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:16:23 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2328 Noell, That story is most refreshing. Too often we hear the stories about families that shun or castigate those who seek their own path, especially when that path does not follow "God's" path. That your family was both attentive enough to know that you are walking a new path, and sensitive enough to know that you may be uncomfortable with what they want you to do, and yet caring enough to still give you the choice, and ultimately that you chose to do it speaks very highly of them and you. I am truly sorry for your loss, but I am glad to hear that the experience was not made more painful or difficult than it need be. I recently lost a cousin. We were not extremely close, but there was still pain. Nonethless, she was never a church-goer, or even a casual believer. However, at her funeral, it became apparent that she was, at the end, perhaps seeking to make the connection. This I don't have a problem with. But there was a person there, whom nobody else knew, who claimed to have prayed with my cousin, and helped her become reborn. Again, not really a problem. But then, in the middle of a funeral, with dozens of family and friends there, this person begins telling us that we all must seek God, and that we all must accept that we live in sin, and blah-blah-blah.... I was so offended. Beyond my complete disdain for any organized religion, and beyond my increasing displeasure with the whole notion of Christianity (not exclusively), I was offended that this person thought that my cousin's funeral was an opportunity to prosletize. (sp?) This act was nothing more than a reaffirmation of what is wrong with organized religion, and certainly what is wrong with fanaticism. No, she didn't seem fanatical to the point of say Andrea Yates or Osama bin Laden, but definitely fanatical. But I digress. Nice to know your family is bigger than their religion. It has to help with your departure from it. Noell,
That story is most refreshing. Too often we hear the stories about families that shun or castigate those who seek their own path, especially when that path does not follow “God’s” path.

That your family was both attentive enough to know that you are walking a new path, and sensitive enough to know that you may be uncomfortable with what they want you to do, and yet caring enough to still give you the choice, and ultimately that you chose to do it speaks very highly of them and you.

I am truly sorry for your loss, but I am glad to hear that the experience was not made more painful or difficult than it need be.

I recently lost a cousin. We were not extremely close, but there was still pain.
Nonethless, she was never a church-goer, or even a casual believer. However, at her funeral, it became apparent that she was, at the end, perhaps seeking to make the connection.
This I don’t have a problem with.
But there was a person there, whom nobody else knew, who claimed to have prayed with my cousin, and helped her become reborn.
Again, not really a problem.
But then, in the middle of a funeral, with dozens of family and friends there, this person begins telling us that we all must seek God, and that we all must accept that we live in sin, and blah-blah-blah….

I was so offended. Beyond my complete disdain for any organized religion, and beyond my increasing displeasure with the whole notion of Christianity (not exclusively), I was offended that this person thought that my cousin’s funeral was an opportunity to prosletize. (sp?)

This act was nothing more than a reaffirmation of what is wrong with organized religion, and certainly what is wrong with fanaticism. No, she didn’t seem fanatical to the point of say Andrea Yates or Osama bin Laden, but definitely fanatical.

But I digress.

Nice to know your family is bigger than their religion. It has to help with your departure from it.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Shannon Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:15:43 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2320 Glad to see not every religion is unwelcoming. Sorry for the death in your family. Glad to see not every religion is unwelcoming.

Sorry for the death in your family.

]]> By: Mary http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 Mary Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:55:23 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2309 I hope my own funeral is as special as this one. So glad you were asked to participate and could celebrate his life, too. P.S. I use firefox and your site looks fine to me. I hope my own funeral is as special as this one. So glad you were asked to participate and could celebrate his life, too.

P.S. I use firefox and your site looks fine to me.

]]> By: Bishop Rick http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2308 Bishop Rick Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:37:31 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2308 John, Try this browser. It works great on Noell's site. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ John,

Try this browser. It works great on Noell’s site.

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

]]> By: John Teal http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 John Teal Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:22:56 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2307 I've been to your site a number of times and it seems each time your page CSS or HTML is a bit more corrupted. In my IE browser, your pages are very broken. Be sure to check your site in the major browser types from time to time for quality control. You'd be suprised; what might look fine in one is very broken in another. -- John Teal I’ve been to your site a number of times and it seems each time your page CSS or HTML is a bit more corrupted. In my IE browser, your pages are very broken. Be sure to check your site in the major browser types from time to time for quality control. You’d be suprised; what might look fine in one is very broken in another.

– John Teal

]]> By: Laura http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Laura Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:07:10 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2304 It sounded so lovely and moving, how funerals should be for everyone. It sounded so lovely and moving, how funerals should be for everyone.

]]> By: mothergoosemouse http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/23/the-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-2297 mothergoosemouse Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:16:23 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=176#comment-2297 Noell, I'm sorry for your loss. But I think it's wonderful when families can accept each other's differences, especially at such a stressful time. My grandfather's "funeral" was a backyard cookout at my grandparents' house. It was a wonderful, went all day and well into the evening. I saw people I hadn't seen in many years, and although the reason for the gathering was sad, the gathering itself was not. We all felt comfortable enjoying ourselves and each other's company, because it was what he would have wanted. Noell, I’m sorry for your loss. But I think it’s wonderful when families can accept each other’s differences, especially at such a stressful time.

My grandfather’s “funeral” was a backyard cookout at my grandparents’ house. It was a wonderful, went all day and well into the evening. I saw people I hadn’t seen in many years, and although the reason for the gathering was sad, the gathering itself was not. We all felt comfortable enjoying ourselves and each other’s company, because it was what he would have wanted.

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