[Non-Sequitur]

In between, they have nothing but contempt for the church and and it's teachings.

Maybe it's because the man and his partner would not have been welcomed at a church such as this that causes that contempt?

[robertpaulsen]

"Maybe it's because the man and his partner would not have been welcomed at a church such as this that causes that contempt?"

I'm sure that's the reason.

So why would you want that institution to perform your burial service?