Respect for the dead

O2/24/11

Ok kiddies time for a nonpolitical subject. Let’s call this one common decency. I don’t know when we lost common decency toward our recently deceased but it’s gotten entirely out of hand.

The most recent example I am aware of is the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards ex-wife of former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards. Her funeral was held here in Raleigh, among the many mourners was a small group from the Midwest protesting.

Really people? Apparently they disagreed with Mrs. Edwards stand on gays in the military. That’s all well and good, being an eight year veteran of the U.S. Army can’t say I disagree with their stand on that subject BUT it’s a funeral people! Holding a protest there is disrespectful to the dead, mourners, the church and decent people everywhere. A funeral is not the place for a political protest and common sense should tell you this!

As if this whole situation is not bad enough the protestors represent a church. Really people? Exactly how Christ like is that? God must be really proud of you for this. Have you got nothing better to do? The whole world must be saved and heaven bound. Oh that’s right you don’t believe all those gays trying to get in the military will go to heaven. Well I am sure they will see the error of their ways once they see the funeral protest.

This church is not the only ones protesting funerals though; we have an equally disturbed group of antiwar nuts doing the same to soldiers’ funerals. Come on people have we no more decency then this? If you don’t agree with someone’s politics discuss it when they are alive don’t show your lack of good taste by protesting a funeral.

While we are on the subject of dead people let’s discuss famous people shall we? If you have had a homosexual relation with a famous rock star or smoked dope with a T.V. preacher or anything else shocking involving a famous person how about coming out with it while they are still alive and can defend themselves huh? I mean come on people saying you had a homosexual relationship with John Lennon after his death makes you look like a lying attention seeker.

In closing just a little common sense and common decency people.