Today’s guest post is written by Pastor Dieter Reda: Death has been called he great equalizer. Kings and paupers and everyone in between must die. That includes preachers and post mortem health care professionals (a.k.a. Funeral Directors). Not only must we all die eventually, but before that we also must deal with the death of […]
Yesterday I wrote a post about my conversion to being pro LGBT rights. Here’s an excerpt: Not only were the bereaved LGBT partners denied funeral arrangement rights, they were also denied social security benefits, next-of-kin hospital visitation rights, spousal funeral and bereavement leave, next-of-kin status for emergency medical decisions, government death benefits and inheritance rights. […]
I didn’t grow up in a context where the LGBT community was generally accepted. I suppose that many in my generation (and those before us) experienced a time when they were (or continue to be) either indifferent or against LGBT rights. Like many people my age, I experienced a conversion of sorts from being anti […]
Many people tell me “I don’t want a funeral. Just burn my ass and throw me in the woods.” But funerals are both much deeper, much more important and much broader than most of us assume. They’re neither “just for the living” nor must they be the traditional viewing, priest, eulogy and funeral director format (although […]