I recently attended a funeral for a family member. It was a decent service...recalling some good memories and attributes of the departed, a few hopeful words of heaven and eternity to those of Christian beliefs, and reunion with some distant relatives. However, one thing really irked me. The individual giving the eulogy spent what seemed like 30-45 minutes speaking solely to put the fear of God in people's hearts, convert the non-believers, and solidify the beliefs of the believers. Not one mention during this lengthy rant of the deceased, just "serve God or else." Please don't get me wrong, everyone has the right to believe what they will, but there is a time and a place for everything. This was the time and place to honor the dead, not to scare a few more people into going to church. While I may not have known him as well or as long as others there, I never knew him to be a converter; I knew him to be a joker, a lover of fun, and a lover of music. Those things were mentioned, but not nearly as much as the rapture.
Quick question: with the Iraq war going poorly, little support from allies or the citizens of our country, and an over-exerted military, why is the administration foaming at the mouth to trick us (again) into going to war with Iran?
Peace,
Alphadork
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