Some years back two of my sisters died 5 months apart of strokes. The one sisters funeral was clever, smart, and pleasing, until the final speaker...Each one of her 7 children spoke of their mother, their lives, personal tid-bits...and then a friend of their dad got up and spoke the most revolting, ugly, condemnation I had ever heard, in the love of god...was the ONLY UGLY PART of the service, a nephew and I both got up at the same time and walked out...

Some people feel the need to be told they are worthless. I don't get it and will walk away from anyone trying to tell me that I am.

Thanks for sharing this E. I'm sorry that you had such an experience to ruin the happy memories. When someone imposes this kind of aggressive and threatening religion on others, it can only be considered a form of abuse!

A liberal Facebook friend recently told a story about that happening to her when she and her friends attended the funeral of an atheist friend who'd committed suicide. They were all trying to celebrate his life, but the preacher ruined it all by preaching hellfire and brimstone.