[rusty schucklefurd]

Re: “The church couldn’t honor God and acknowledge a “husband”. They did the right thing.”

Was the church being asked to “acknowledge” the “husband” during the service? If so, then I would agree with you, but I’m not sure from the information given in the article that that was the case.

[MNDude]

How would they have to acknowledge the “husband”? Couldn’t they just call him by name and not give him any title at all?

[DJ MacWoW]

The church cancelled when they found the deceased had a "husband". It's in the article. They didn't know until they read the obituary. The surviving spouse is usually acknowledged. Also in the article was the family had their own preacher doing the service. Most likely it would have been a "gay" funeral. The family left out some details, don't you think?

Atwood's current pastor agreed to preach the funeral, but they needed a large church, like New Hope, to accommodate hundreds of mourners from across the country. New Hope agreed and the service was scheduled for July 26.