tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post6156868537875369450..comments2024-03-28T12:08:01.190-04:00Comments on Lion Lamb Blog -- David Mundy: EulogizingDavid Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-18739414760456003882014-04-03T13:12:51.656-04:002014-04-03T13:12:51.656-04:00Two thoughtful, loving tributes by family members ...Two thoughtful, loving tributes by family members during last Friday's funeral. That was the way it should and can be. David Mundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-38890480156273841462014-03-28T13:29:59.612-04:002014-03-28T13:29:59.612-04:00I think loved ones need the opportunity to express...I think loved ones need the opportunity to express their feelings (hopefully their finest ones) when a person close to them dies - but, yes, there is a limit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429800228671030752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-76060051417527381582014-03-28T10:33:18.370-04:002014-03-28T10:33:18.370-04:00I agree with Judy..."commando" seems app...I agree with Judy..."commando" seems appropriate if they chose to live their life without organized religion. Seems today though, so many live on the edge of religious life,looking in, still believeing but not participating until momentous occassions in their lives...dying being one of those...and then often the family members are even one step further away from religious tradition so what is appropriate for a funeral just isn't in their realm of awareness.<br /><br />I agree there can be too many eulogies but I would hate to see them banned. Having attended funerals in churches where eulogies dont happen, I leave missing them...but not as much as I miss the comfort of scripture and liturgy,prayer and words of committal whem I attend a "funeral" that is all eulogies.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791371242692378169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-75125776672031880412014-03-28T09:49:25.474-04:002014-03-28T09:49:25.474-04:00I think if the deceased was not a member or adhere...I think if the deceased was not a member or adherent of a faith group of any sort, the secular .... or "commando" ... version of a "farewell' is entirely appropriate. If words of, and commitment to, a faith stance were never part of the person's life, they would be out of place at a memorial or funeral service. Being Protestant, I have always felt that the funeral/memorial is for the living, those left behind, and whatever brings them comfort and closure is appropriate - I would hate to be part of any ceremony, however, that showed a flippant disrespect for the deceased (after all, he/she cannot speak up any more to defend him/herself!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429800228671030752noreply@blogger.com