Saturday, August 11, 2007

  • A megachurch in Texas canceled a funeral (memorial) service for a veteran just 24 hours before it was supposed to begin.

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    The reason the church canceled the service.  The Navy veteran was gay.  The church knew that the Cecil Howard Sinclair was gay when they agreed to perform the service.  But when church officials saw that his obituary listed a life partner and provided photos of him "engaging in clear affection, kissing and embracing" of his life partner, they canceled the service.  Here is the link:  Link

    Should the church have canceled the service of the gay man after they agreed to perform the memorial service?

     

Comments (128)

  • frecklekiller
    i think those people arent very much like jesus.
  • MCTCanadian
    this is just stupid...just perform the service he was a veteran
  • michealsdianechaos
    NO- it was rude of them
  • decembriel
    Of course not!
  • BigLob
    Lame. Imagine how it made the family feel, they can't even grieve properly now.
  • waywardyid
    He's already in Hell, what more could they do to punish him for being gay?
  • sarahellie
    geesh... i don't know. that's a tough call. it would be inappropriate for kids attending the service to see those pics, but to can the whole thing? wow. i don't know.
  • annalauwa
    that's sad
  • steph843
    No they already agreed to it. Sounds like somebody agreed to it and somebody else was looking for any excuse to drop em like hot cakes.
  • xgutterxflowerx
    No. It shouldn't really matter what his sexual orientation is. He served his country. He probably did more good than those bigoted assholes will ever do.
  • NewLifeChapter

    Thanks Dan.  Nothing like a narrow-minded news story to wake me up on Saturday. 

    OMG...not only were they wrong...they ALL need to turn in their Christianity card. 

  • Breath_Of_Dawn
    So typical of religious bigots who have no right to call themselves Christians. Heck, I bet Jesus cringes at hearing his name on the tongues of these people and those like them. I know I do.
  • Breath_Of_Dawn
    This story deserves the headline Holy Shit.
  • darkoozeripple

    No.

    I'ts interesting to note that if you look at the major points of all the great world religions, as originally laid down by their founders, none of them considered sexuality - either "mainstream" or "alternate" - as being worth a mention. Not in the 10 commandments, nor in the teachings of Christ, nor in the 4 noble truths/eightfold path of Buddhism, nor in the Koran's endless exhortations to follow one God only, etc.

    It's the obsession of the west. Meaningless, glamorous, interfering, opinion-attracting and always entertaining, sexuality is the Paris Hilton of the West's spiritual thought, of little real relevance to our search for meaning, satisfaction or truth in life.
  • WomanOfLight
    What a poor excuse for a church. Those Pharisees clearly have no idea what it means to be Christian. Not only are they bigots, they are hypocrites and liars. How disgraceful that a veteran is treated such a way even after his death.

    Even if you don't agree with the homosexual lifestyle, I don't know what in the hell that has to do with giving the man the dignity of a funeral service.
  • trunthepaige
    If one were to read the story, you would see it was not that the chruch discovered that the man was gay. That did not bother them, it was the fact that his gay lifestyle was to calibrated.

    To ask a chruch to calibrate a sin, is simply wrong. Now bring on the bigoted chruch bashing.
  • Xx_Collared_xX
    -sigh-

    No.

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  • saintvi
    No. Funerals are for the family and friends of the decedent. The church let them down instead of reaching out to them in love. Jesus said that to love God and love your neighbor contains all the Law and the prophets. He also defined neighbor as anyone in need. Too many churches have become focused on passing judgment and have forgotten how to show true Christian love, which more often than not involves reaching out, like the Good Samaritan in the parable, to those with whom you have fundamental differences of opinion, lifestyle and philosophy. As a Christian this makes me extremely sad.
  • ArmyGreenUnderwear
    I think its pretty sad.
  • Jennie_Nguyen
    GAAHHH!! makes me livid.
  • Breath_Of_Dawn
    Thanks for the link. The article gives the link to the church. I just sent them a piece of my mind and hope they choke on it. But not likely.
  • lots_and_lots_of_candles

    NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    > : /
  • inaudible_yelling
    No. They should've sticked with they're so called 'bible' laws and not fucking agreed to do it in the first place.

    But since they did, they should've followed through.
  • huginn

    Should the church have canceled the service of the gay man after they agreed to perform the memorial service?

    Of course not! Clearly not in this case, since no new information were gleaned from preperation of the man's service. If it were the case that the church had an explicit policy against services for gay individuals and the man's family lied about his sexual orientation, then the church would have more of a basis for rejection. Even then, canceling on such short notice is really a slap to the face for the family members who's already made preperations and the man's close friends looking to pay him respect.
  • LightningRichy
    What the hell is a megachurch? The church is a business, and they have every right to deny a customer based on their own preferences. Like it or not, its true.

    Personally, I think the church needs to get over the whole homosexuality is evil thing. Christians condemn Jews, but the majority of their bullshit comes from the Old Testament, especially the books of the Torah, the ones that include old Jewish law.

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