Geesh...Religion..

Armistead · 12-06-13, 06:57 PM

As you know my mother-in-law passed. Her grandfather started the Jehovah Witness movement/church here, so obvious she was indoctrinated with that from birth and stuck to it, although I would call her witness lite. My wife has two sisters, both hated growing up that way, as did my wife really, but my wife got involved in the methodist church in her teens...So a father that really doesn't care about religion, simply, says he can't understand it, one sister a fundy baptist, one an atheist, my wife just would say a person of faith.

Anyway, the mother of course on her death had planned a JW funeral at the Kingdom Hall. My wifes two sisters decided to go against that, because they would turn her funeral into a JW salvation meeting. The father simply wants to honor the wife's wishes. It was finally decided the service would be held at the funeral home chapel with the JW pastor speaking, along with other family members. One nephew married a female Methodist minister, she was going to do a few prayers and speak for the family. They also did a video using some nice loving secular music. Well the JW elders showed up at the house to discuss the service, first they demanded that all music had to be JW music. Then they found out about the female minister and said they couldn't allow that or simply would not be involved if she spoke. If the family used another male pastor, they would have to approve his speech.
This sent the atheist daughter into a fit.....

Anyway, they tried to come to a truce, find a way to have a service with the JW leading it. This is what the mother wanted, the father wanted to fulfill her wishes, my wife trying to calm things with her two sisters. The female minister agreed to speak only as a family member, no prayers, etc...The atheist daughter made the video and said she was playing it with her secular music, the JW elders not giving at all. I had no say, but IMO, give her the funeral she asked for in her faith, everybody accept it and be happy and that's that.

Well, it ended, the JW saying all their way or no way, so the father finally told them to go and he would let his family do it.....The sad thing, is in his heart he feels he let her down.

The other night, such a wonderful death, now a funeral all stressed out over religion.....

12-06-13, 06:57 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Geesh...Religion.. As you know my mother-in-law passed. Her grandfather started the Jehovah Witness movement/church here, so obvious she was indoctrinated with that from birth and stuck to it, although I would call her witness lite. My wife has two sisters, both hated growing up that way, as did my wife really, but my wife got involved in the methodist church in her teens...So a father that really doesn't care about religion, simply, says he can't understand it, one sister a fundy baptist, one an atheist, my wife just would say a person of faith. Anyway, the mother of course on her death had planned a JW funeral at the Kingdom Hall. My wifes two sisters decided to go against that, because they would turn her funeral into a JW salvation meeting. The father simply wants to honor the wife's wishes. It was finally decided the service would be held at the funeral home chapel with the JW pastor speaking, along with other family members. One nephew married a female Methodist minister, she was going to do a few prayers and speak for the family. They also did a video using some nice loving secular music. Well the JW elders showed up at the house to discuss the service, first they demanded that all music had to be JW music. Then they found out about the female minister and said they couldn't allow that or simply would not be involved if she spoke. If the family used another male pastor, they would have to approve his speech. This sent the atheist daughter into a fit..... Anyway, they tried to come to a truce, find a way to have a service with the JW leading it. This is what the mother wanted, the father wanted to fulfill her wishes, my wife trying to calm things with her two sisters. The female minister agreed to speak only as a family member, no prayers, etc...The atheist daughter made the video and said she was playing it with her secular music, the JW elders not giving at all. I had no say, but IMO, give her the funeral she asked for in her faith, everybody accept it and be happy and that's that. Well, it ended, the JW saying all their way or no way, so the father finally told them to go and he would let his family do it.....The sad thing, is in his heart he feels he let her down. The other night, such a wonderful death, now a funeral all stressed out over religion..... __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.