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Letter: Humanist funerals 3 May 2017 Sirs, Over the past few days I met different people, Christians and non-Christians alike, who attended a so-called ‘humanist funeral’ in Inverness. Without exception they were all appalled, some traumatised, by what they heard and witnessed. One man told me that it was the ‘worst funeral I ever attended. It was quite a pathetic performance!’ Why the outpouring of dismay and confusion? Well, apparently, no mention was made of God, Jesus Christ, sin or the afterlife. The Bible was not read and no reference was made to any Word of Divine truth. No prayer was heard, and neither was there any psalm of praise sung. There was not one single word of Biblical comfort, nor an expression of spiritual sympathy, for the mourners present. Even the word ‘Amen’ was omitted, after this bizarre so-called ‘non-religious ceremony’ was over.

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