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Originally Posted by Maggy J
The thing is a funeral isn't for the deceased it's for the living and therefore I feel it should be aimed at giving comfort and help in accepting the death of a loved one to those still surviving.The best services I've been to gave a real feel of the deceased and therefore gave comfort to those attending the service.
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Yes. When I said comfort and reassurance, I meant in the sense of 'it's alright, the deceased is in a better place right now, and so will you be when you die', since I presumed that was the sense of comfort and reassurance that Chris intended. Obviously there is a purpose to a funeral, which you could decribe as 'comfort'.
The reason I said what I said is that it seems perverse to me to replace the religious content of a funeral with specifically Atheist content. What's the point? Why is there any need to have preaching of any sort at a funeral? I certainly would not be tempted to invite someone from the BHA at my funeral or the funeral of any of my beloveds. Why on earth would you want to invite someone who didn't know the deceased to bang on about his or her take on the meaning of life?