Lessons For Conservatives From Funerals
I must admit that I watched as much as I could of Gerald Ford's funeral because he was the President for most of my high school days and I have always liked him. He seemed like a man that was real comfortable with himself, which is not something you could have said about Johnson and Nixon.
I didn't get to see any of James Brown's funeral, although, I'm guessing it was a bit louder. He had Al Sharpton conduct the funeral, which is kind of like having Hulk Hogan do it, but hey Brown was the Godfather of Soul. This meant that he was black and proud, and had a brand new bag.
Back to Ford's funeral. I realized that a lot of people use funerals to get back at other people.
At the funeral of an aunt, the pastor leading the service mentioned that my aunt, a person of strong opinion, didn't like a particular church and the way they did things. I was a deacon at that church the time the funeral was going on. The pastor was trying to let us know how he knew her,which was little because she didn't go much to his church either, but still I thought it was out of place to mention this at a funeral.
Ford's pastor mentioned that Jerry and Betty were okay with homosexuals in the Episcopal Church.
How this was relevent to the service is anybody's guess except that the Episcopal Church is going through a schizm with conservative Episcopalieans leaving the denomination because everyone in a robe thinks homosexuality is hunky dory. The pastor, who's church's web site takes great pains to welcome homosexuals, was trying to use President Ford's memory to win a political battle.
Then President Jimmy spoke at the Grand Rapids service about how he and President Ford shared a great faith that often times went against conservatives when it came to sexual preference and women's rights.
It struck me that people are now using funerals to get back at those awful conservatives. Ronald Reagan's only begotten son, Ron, went out of his way to smash religious conservatives in his eulogy for his dad.
What's funny is that neither Gerald Ford or Ronald Reagan would have used a funeral to get back at people they disagreed with.
I didn't get to see any of James Brown's funeral, although, I'm guessing it was a bit louder. He had Al Sharpton conduct the funeral, which is kind of like having Hulk Hogan do it, but hey Brown was the Godfather of Soul. This meant that he was black and proud, and had a brand new bag.
Back to Ford's funeral. I realized that a lot of people use funerals to get back at other people.
At the funeral of an aunt, the pastor leading the service mentioned that my aunt, a person of strong opinion, didn't like a particular church and the way they did things. I was a deacon at that church the time the funeral was going on. The pastor was trying to let us know how he knew her,which was little because she didn't go much to his church either, but still I thought it was out of place to mention this at a funeral.
Ford's pastor mentioned that Jerry and Betty were okay with homosexuals in the Episcopal Church.
How this was relevent to the service is anybody's guess except that the Episcopal Church is going through a schizm with conservative Episcopalieans leaving the denomination because everyone in a robe thinks homosexuality is hunky dory. The pastor, who's church's web site takes great pains to welcome homosexuals, was trying to use President Ford's memory to win a political battle.
Then President Jimmy spoke at the Grand Rapids service about how he and President Ford shared a great faith that often times went against conservatives when it came to sexual preference and women's rights.
It struck me that people are now using funerals to get back at those awful conservatives. Ronald Reagan's only begotten son, Ron, went out of his way to smash religious conservatives in his eulogy for his dad.
What's funny is that neither Gerald Ford or Ronald Reagan would have used a funeral to get back at people they disagreed with.
posted by Alan Manis | 1:12 PM
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