You said — “Not by the fleeting last seconds at death do we honor a person — but by the good, the joy and the light a person activates or helps activate during a lifetime in the world.”
You know, that’s great for a secular world, because that’s all they’ve got to hold onto. But, if he was a Muslim, what good is it to consider the “joy and the light a person activates or helps activate” — when he’s going to be in hell and damned for eternity.
It’s more of a tremendously sad occasion than a joyous one. I wouldn’t want to celebrate a person’s entry into hell as a joyous event...
Regards,
Star Traveler
This may be a picture of Nathaniel Krause, first row, second from left.
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