According to the “Dallas Morning News” at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081007dnmetgayfuneral.3617689.html “the photos that the family selected alerted church officials that there might be a problem with the service, Mr. Simons said.
Not OK with photos
“Some of those photos had very strong homosexual images of kissing and hugging,” he said. “My ministry associates were taken aback.”
And then, he said, the family asked to have its own people officiate the service. “We had no control over the format of the memorial,” Mr. Simons said.”
Also at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20221295/
“The church’s pastor, the Rev. Gary Simons, said no one knew Sinclair, who was not a church member, was gay until the day before the Thursday service, when staff members putting together his video tribute saw pictures of men “engaging in clear affection, kissing and embracing.”
According to the article that started this thread, "...officials at High Point Church in Arlington, Texas, offered to host the service for a gay janitor who wasn't a church member but had worked there -- only to say no when his obituary listed a life partner." There seems to be two different stories on why the church turned it down.
“Some of those photos had very strong homosexual images of kissing and hugging,” he said. “My ministry associates were taken aback.”
According to the Fox News story the family denies that and says that there were no pictures of any same sex kissing or hugging by any individuals.
“The church’s pastor, the Rev. Gary Simons, said no one knew Sinclair, who was not a church member, was gay until the day before the Thursday service, when staff members putting together his video tribute saw pictures of men “engaging in clear affection, kissing and embracing.”
Again, contradicted by both stories. Now no doubt the truth actually lies somewhere between the two sides. But it's pretty clear that the church should never have made the offer to begin with.