church refuses gay man's funeral

[sweetycakes]

Just WHAT IS IT, THESE DAYS, THAT A SOCIETY CAN FOIST UPON IT'S CITIZENS THAT A MAN HAVING SEX WITH A MAN IS ACCEPTABLE?

It is NOT acceptable. It is an abomination!

I may get flamed. I don't really care......

But a MAN having sex with another MAN is totally abominable.

I will stand by what I said, come what may!

Get flamed Stephen because that is absolutely correct. It goes against natural laws of Creation. As Christians, we love the homosexual but we abhor and hate the act because it is wrong.

Thank God that somebody agrees!

Although, to be honest.....if NOBODY agreed....I would stand by what I said....that homosexuality is an abomination!

Glad to see, though, that somebody, at least, sees things the way I see them (or, rather, the way God sees them)

We love the sinner, but hate the sin

[Guest lnj]

[Redefine_Me]

But his brother was a member and employee of the church. And the church had been praying for him as a congregation.

I don't know what is right, I'm just thinking about the brother and family. Agreed that the church should not allow some all-out openly gay event in the church. I'm not so sure I agree that the church should have cancelled the funeral - out of love for the brother/employee/church member.

sigh - these situations are hard for me to sort out.

[Floatingaxe]

But his brother was a member and employee of the church. And the church had been praying for him as a congregation.

I don't know what is right, I'm just thinking about the brother and family. Agreed that the church should not allow some all-out openly gay event in the church. I'm not so sure I agree that the church should have cancelled the funeral - out of love for the brother/employee/church member.

sigh - these situations are hard for me to sort out.

You've raised a point! This brother, a member and emplyee of the church would have known of his brother's proclivities. He will be on the carpet now. That church will have to suffer some embarrassment because of some poor choices in the absence of good policy that would prevent this.

[the inside out]

Heck Yeah!!!

[Guest lnj]

So we can pray for him but not hold a funeral service for him....? Out of respect, the family should have agreed NOT to show the photo's of his personal love life, remembering the service is in the Lord's House.

[Scarletprayers]

Well looks like I'm going to be the odd one out here. While I absolutely agree the church should have refused the pictorial display that "showed" how he lived his life, a funeral is for the living, to help family/friends grieve and receive comfort from each other. I think this is very sad, and I think if I was the brother that attended here, I would no longer be attending.

[Guest lnj]

I agree Scarlet. I think there are double standards. Many gays are welcome to attend Church but a line is drawn here at a funeral service. His family needed to make compromises concerning the way the service would go(NOT SHOW PHOTOS OF KISSING ETC) and I think the funeral should have gone ahead. It's not a service about his "lifestyle" but acknowledging a life was lived.

[Scarletprayers]

I agree Scarlet. I think there are double standards. Many gays are welcome to attend Church but a line is drawn here at a funeral service. His family needed to make compromises concerning the way the service would go(NOT SHOW PHOTOS OF KISSING ETC) and I think the funeral should have gone ahead. It's not a service about his "lifestyle" but acknowledging a life was lived.

[hepatocyte]

Just WHAT IS IT, THESE DAYS, THAT A SOCIETY CAN FOIST UPON IT'S CITIZENS THAT A MAN HAVING SEX WITH A MAN IS ACCEPTABLE?

It is NOT acceptable. It is an abomination!

I may get flamed. I don't really care......

But a MAN having sex with another MAN is totally abominable.

I will stand by what I said, come what may!

Get flamed Stephen because that is absolutely correct. It goes against natural laws of Creation. As Christians, we love the homosexual but we abhor and hate the act because it is wrong.

(((ok, completely off tangent... sweet cakes = stephen ?)))

"As Christians, we love the homosexual but we abhor and hate the act because it is wrong."

Easier said than done.