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In reply to the discussion: Ever been to a funeral where the preacher screams at the bereaved? [View all]csziggy
(34,150 posts)50. Yeah, it was startling
And the funeral home made sure the minister got a fee - in fact Mom actually paid them and they paid the minister.
While we liked the service, I don't think Mom was real impressed with having to pay the man. As I said, Dad's family had been members of that church for 90 years and over those years donated tens of thousands of dollars. Since Dad's death, Mom has reduced the annual donation by a significant amount. And neither the minister nor any member of the congregation have visited Mom since the funeral. You'd think they would stop by to check on an elderly widow sometime!
Mom came from a long line of ministers so she knows how the system used to work. Somehow I don't think she was impressed with how things have gone.
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Not scary for me, because the man's threats only mean something to those who believe them
Tsiyu
May 2015
#5
Nope. I've mostly been to the kind where you check the program during the eulogy
winter is coming
May 2015
#6
I think the poster is talking about a funeral where the deceased is raised so high
ScreamingMeemie
May 2015
#10
Yes, pastor began a tirade about one of us in the audience being next, kids were terrified...
AuntPatsy
May 2015
#11
My guess is Southern Baptist or some sort of "unaffiliated" fundy church.
winter is coming
May 2015
#20
I was at one where the "preacher" editorialized about the young woman's lifestyle
Sen. Walter Sobchak
May 2015
#25
Many funerals I have attended in the South mention the deceased briefly....
alphafemale
May 2015
#38
My Father's funeral was all fire and brimstone, as near as i can tell because of his 2nd wife's
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#52
I was at a funeral once where the minister screamed at the family of the deceased!!!
MADem
May 2015
#53
I think the minister had a "special relationship" with the deceased, i.e., I think he
MADem
May 2015
#65
Not only that, we paid for my son-in-law's name to be inscribed on the casket, and moments before
akbacchus_BC
May 2015
#77