tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post5583306868342600488..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Freemason Denied Masonic Funeral Service by PastorChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-79317515189713513562015-09-10T14:03:25.309-04:002015-09-10T14:03:25.309-04:00Anna, there is no Masonic service for the spouse o...Anna, there is no Masonic service for the spouse of a Mason. If she was in the Eastern Star, they would perform a ceremony. But, yes, Masons would come out and support the widower/Brother in his time of sorrow. I've done this many times.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-61743804170305096912015-09-10T09:45:09.324-04:002015-09-10T09:45:09.324-04:00What happens if the deceased is the wife of a maso...What happens if the deceased is the wife of a mason but didn't want to be an Eastern Star member? Is there still some sort of ceremony? would the brothers come and support the widower? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023454893067872065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-58946384062544019512014-12-09T19:54:13.171-05:002014-12-09T19:54:13.171-05:00I am sorry for the families lost and that he was n...I am sorry for the families lost and that he was not able to receive his last request. Now for the other side. He was not now or ever was a brother mason, he be to the bogus organization if am a fake masonic org. So please do not refer to him as a brother mason. Phillip Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056464295127883434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-15039547553138947612012-02-19T15:53:11.650-05:002012-02-19T15:53:11.650-05:00It is truly unfortunate that there are still hard ...It is truly unfortunate that there are still hard line religious clergy who think Freemasonry is an occult or are ignorant to the Masonic orders. We held a funeral for a brother several years ago in a Southern Baptist Church in NC and were told not to wear our aprons in "his church". We were respective and all the brethren waited outside. He did not attend the Masonic Funeral that followed in the church cemetery. We told him that some years back the Southern Baptist Convention had publicly stated that they could find no conflict with the doctrines of the SBC and Freemasonry hoping that it might disspell some long held beliefs held by some fundamentalists. But still some remain. <br />There were about 25 brothers that were also members of that particular church. The end result being that within 3 or 4 months the preacher was "reassigned" to another church in SC.- Al T., PMAl Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806935123076253720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-35214343516322363762011-06-03T07:39:49.916-04:002011-06-03T07:39:49.916-04:00All this being said, it is certainly the pastor...All this being said, it is certainly the pastor's prerogative to say "No." The argument that the church belongs to the people and not the minister doesn't really fly, because if the church really belonged to the people, seems like the people would have told the minister where to get off.<br /><br />I mean, face it, Lutheran ministers and Roman Catholic priests have been telling us "No" for centuries. And about half the Baptists don't like us, either. Do I think it's wrong? Sure. On any number of levels.<br /><br />But I'm still more upset that the GM of WV spiked a sojourner's funeral for an Ohio brother than I am about this particular event.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-85012174939661860162011-06-02T21:56:13.371-04:002011-06-02T21:56:13.371-04:00I suppose it is important to figure out these thin...I suppose it is important to figure out these things ahead of time. I'm a Buddhist. Typically, in non-monotheistic societies, multiple ceremonies of different traditions are never a problem. There is a saying in Japan: <br />"A Shinto Priest christens you,<br />A Christian Priest marries you,<br />and a Buddhist Priest buries you."Togeikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718418401458480928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-36329542013036245072011-06-02T21:12:39.665-04:002011-06-02T21:12:39.665-04:00As a Deist I, thankfully, don't have this issu...As a Deist I, thankfully, don't have this issue! It is a shame that any faith or church would act is such a way towards a fraternity that accepts all faiths.Bull Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788938246479519889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-49582372171519724372011-06-02T16:59:07.965-04:002011-06-02T16:59:07.965-04:00While I will most likely not be receiving a Masoni...While I will most likely not be receiving a Masonic funeral due to the wishes of my spouse, I think it's outrageous that a brother would be denied a Masonic funeral by his church. I recently attended my first Masonic funeral for a brother who had passed, and the only objection that the Pastor could bring (himself also a Baptist) was that the Masonic funeral used many of the great Bible verses on death that he had chosen for his eulogy. I commend the family and brothers for switching the venue, and I know that I would much rather a Prince Hall lodge preside over my funeral if my local church and/or lodge refuse.<br />Jonathan Krull - Senior Master of Ceremonies, Cuba-Friendship F&AMSaisonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875349665957537183noreply@blogger.com