Church stops funeral after realizing deceased was gay

[dbackjon]

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A Lakewood minister refused to hold a memorial service on Saturday for a mother of two at his church because the woman was gay, family and friends said Tuesday.

"Her casket was open, flowers laid out and hundreds of people sitting in the pews," supporters said in a Facebook post. "He collected money for the funeral and has yet to return it."

Vanessa Collier was 33 when she died on Dec. 29, leaving behind her wife and children.

"You will not find Jesus at New Hope but you will find hypocrisy," said a sign carried at a demonstration outside the church Tuesday by about four dozen family members and friends.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Dead people are dead people, the only difference is a dead gay wont tell you hes gay ad naseum and want special rights/laws.

[travelinman67]

Bizarre

That Pastor is fucked up.

[andy7171]

Bizarre

That Pastor is fucked up.

This +6.93!

You'd think they would have figured it out beforehand.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

This is exactly how the gays invented necrophilia andy.

[YoUDeeMan]

What's the problem?

If the church doesn't support a gay lifestyle, and believes that gays should not be accepted, or are an affront to God, then why should anyone want to force them to do things that go against their beliefs?

[SDHornet]

What's the problem?

If the church doesn't support a gay lifestyle, and believes that gays should not be accepted, or are an affront to God, then why should anyone want to force them to do things that go against their beliefs?

Then the church should have no problem returning the payment for the memorial...

[D1B]

Dead people are dead people, the only difference is a dead gay wont tell you hes gay ad naseum and want special rights/laws.

Julian wants to challenge you to a fist fight. Do you accept?

[YoUDeeMan]

What's the problem?

If the church doesn't support a gay lifestyle, and believes that gays should not be accepted, or are an affront to God, then why should anyone want to force them to do things that go against their beliefs?

Then the church should have no problem returning the payment for the memorial...

Half payment.

[travelinman67]

Bizarre

That Pastor is fucked up.

This +6.93!

You'd think they would have figured it out beforehand.

That's right. If the Pastor has "conditions" which preempts the use of his facility, they should have been discussed PRIOR to agreeing to the facility's use. Dunno CO law, but whoever has legal standing for the deceased estate SHOULD sue the church.

Secondarily, less legal, assuming the Pastor's issue is that the deceased, having been gay, was a "sinner", is it his policy to refuse to allow "sinners" funerals at his church?

Guess that puts an end to funerals at his church.

Or maybe he has developed a "special sinner" classification for gays?

A "sin rating system"...

Murder? That's an 8

Coveting? Neighbor's new car, a 5...their teenage daughter, a 7.

Being inhospitable? A 2

Infidelity? Only a 1...though it goes up 2 with each offense.

Worshipping false idols? That adds 4 sin points...

...but loving a person of the same gender?

DAMN THEM!!#! Banish them to the depths of hell under the shame of eterrnity!!!!





Methinks the Pastor's pipes are clogged. He needs a good ol' fashion, get-it-out-of-your-system- two-day-fuck-chinese food-fuck-more food-fuck-glass of wine-fuck-shower-fuck-change the sheets-fuck-go out for breakfast-fuck in the car-go shopping-fuck-curl up together-fuck-four hour rehydration-fuck-remember why you love each other soooo much-fuck-role play/psychoanalysis-fuck...

Whew!

That was good.

What was it that I was so upset about, again?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Dead people are dead people, the only difference is a dead gay wont tell you hes gay ad naseum and want special rights/laws.

Julian wants to challenge you to a fist fight. Do you accept?

I thought he was a swordsman?

[D1B]

Julian wants to challenge you to a fist fight. Do you accept?

I thought he was a swordsman?

No, he's a fister.

[CID1990]

Wait...

at what point did the pastor find out the dude was gay?

(I admit I didnt read the article I want you guys to do my work for me)

[bandl]

Wait...

at what point did the pastor find out the dude was gay?

(I admit I didnt read the article I want you guys to do my work for me)

When he was giving him a reach around

[andy7171]

It wasn't much of an article. If this story is true, as it sits, the pastor should be fired. If these people didn't choose to tell the pastor what was planned and knew he would react like this for publicity and exposure. They should be ashamed of themselves.

[kalm]

This +6.93!

You'd think they would have figured it out beforehand.

That's right. If the Pastor has "conditions" which preempts the use of his facility, they should have been discussed PRIOR to agreeing to the facility's use. Dunno CO law, but whoever has legal standing for the deceased estate SHOULD sue the church.

Secondarily, less legal, assuming the Pastor's issue is that the deceased, having been gay, was a "sinner", is it his policy to refuse to allow "sinners" funerals at his church?

Guess that puts an end to funerals at his church.

Or maybe he has developed a "special sinner" classification for gays?

A "sin rating system"...

Murder? That's an 8

Coveting? Neighbor's new car, a 5...their teenage daughter, a 7.

Being inhospitable? A 2

Infidelity? Only a 1...though it goes up 2 with each offense.

Worshipping false idols? That adds 4 sin points...

...but loving a person of the same gender?

DAMN THEM!!#! Banish them to the depths of hell under the shame of eterrnity!!!!





Methinks the Pastor's pipes are clogged. He needs a good ol' fashion, get-it-out-of-your-system- two-day-fuck-chinese food-fuck-more food-fuck-glass of wine-fuck-shower-fuck-change the sheets-fuck-go out for breakfast-fuck in the car-go shopping-fuck-curl up together-fuck-four hour rehydration-fuck-remember why you love each other soooo much-fuck-role play/psychoanalysis-fuck...

Whew!

That was good.

What was it that I was so upset about, again?

Good post.

Would he have done the same thing if he had found out she was a prostitute?

[andy7171]

What ever happened to the NAACP "bombing"?

[kalm]

What ever happened to the NAACP "bombing"?

Nobody cares about white terrorists, Andy.

[andy7171]

What ever happened to the NAACP "bombing"?

Nobody cares about white terrorists, Andy.

...or that it was a bombing or that the NAACP was the actual target.

[Ibanez]

This +6.93!

You'd think they would have figured it out beforehand.

That's right. If the Pastor has "conditions" which preempts the use of his facility, they should have been discussed PRIOR to agreeing to the facility's use. Dunno CO law, but whoever has legal standing for the deceased estate SHOULD sue the church.

Secondarily, less legal, assuming the Pastor's issue is that the deceased, having been gay, was a "sinner", is it his policy to refuse to allow "sinners" funerals at his church?

It isn't often that I agree with Tman.

[dbackjon]

For what I am gathering:

Deceased did not go to this church - but body was at the funeral home across the street. They wanted a church funeral - the funeral home has in the past referred people in similar circumstances to the church, since it was so close.

Minister was happy to do service (for a fee, of course). Everything was set, body displayed, etc. Minister then notes that in a display of pictures of the deceased, there was one of the couple together. He then realized they were a lesbian couple. He then said he could not do the funeral unless the pictures were removed, and any mention of her wife obliterated.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Nobody cares about white terrorists, Andy.

...or that it was a bombing or that the NAACP was the actual target.

Or that they did it to themselves to try and get some positive spotlight on the NAACP for once.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

For what I am gathering:

Deceased did not go to this church - but body was at the funeral home across the street. They wanted a church funeral - the funeral home has in the past referred people in similar circumstances to the church, since it was so close.

Minister was happy to do service (for a fee, of course). Everything was set, body displayed, etc. Minister then notes that in a display of pictures of the deceased, there was one of the couple together. He then realized they were a lesbian couple. He then said he could not do the funeral unless the pictures were removed, and any mention of her wife obliterated.

Which any reasonable person would have no problem with because the funeral is about that individual and all the other side show stuff should be done at the wake.

[dbackjon]

For what I am gathering:

Deceased did not go to this church - but body was at the funeral home across the street. They wanted a church funeral - the funeral home has in the past referred people in similar circumstances to the church, since it was so close.

Minister was happy to do service (for a fee, of course). Everything was set, body displayed, etc. Minister then notes that in a display of pictures of the deceased, there was one of the couple together. He then realized they were a lesbian couple. He then said he could not do the funeral unless the pictures were removed, and any mention of her wife obliterated.

Which any reasonable person would have no problem with because the funeral is about that individual and all the other side show stuff should be done at the wake.

LOL

[andy7171]

...or that it was a bombing or that the NAACP was the actual target.

Or that they did it to themselves to try and get some positive spotlight on the NAACP for once.

Yep.