Posted on 09/04/2018 3:22:46 AM PDT by SkyPilot
The late Aretha Franklin’s family said Monday that it found an Atlanta pastor’s eulogy delivered at the Queen of Soul’s funeral last week to be offensive and distasteful.
The eulogist, the Rev. Jasper Williams Jr., was criticized for a political address that described children being in a home without a father as “abortion after birth” and said black lives do not matter unless blacks stop killing each other. Franklin’s funeral was on Friday.
“He spoke for 50 minutes and at no time did he properly eulogize her,” said Vaughn Franklin, the late singer’s nephew, who said he was delivering a statement for the family.
Franklin said that his aunt never asked Williams to eulogize her, since she didn’t talk about plans for her own funeral. The family selected Williams because he has spoken at other family memorials in the past, most prominently at the funeral for Franklin’s father, minister and civil rights activist C.L. Franklin, 34 years ago.
Williams has not backed down from anything he said at the funeral, and said he respects the family’s opinion. “I understand it,” he said. “I regret it. But I’m sorry they feel that way.”
Besides a social media uproar, Williams heard resistance at the funeral itself. Singer Stevie Wonder yelled out “black lives matter” after the pastor said, “No, black lives do not matter” during his eulogy.
Williams had minimized the Black Lives Matter movement because of black-on-black crime. “Black lives must not matter until black people start respecting black lives and stop killing ourselves.”
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Of course, the media and Franklin's parasite family had no problem with this false pastor doing some boob grab on stage (Jesse looks jealous).
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Or BJ Clinton doing some leering.
Bet the family signed off on the eulogy and is now throwing the pastor under the bus.
...because it didn't openly slam President Trump.
the media pretending this is offensive but not the Trump bashing at both funerals.
Who hired or asked this pastor to do the eulogy? They had to know his style and opinions.
Even though I agree with the pastor on this particular issue, what does it have to do with Aretha Franklin??
Tacky.
Sadly to say, we’ve organized a number of funerals. The clergy have always invited our thoughts and asked our approval on the sermons.
Unless the sermon was an afterthought to the family, they approved this and are now throwing the guy under the bus.
Either way, didn’t care or cowardice, neither speaks well for Franklin’s family.
...because it didn’t openly slam President Trump.
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exactly.
Was this some random pastor or did they know him well?
Either he went off the topic to preach about something that should not be done at a eulogy. OR the family knows him and what he was going to mention and is not throwing him under the bus.
I just think these kind of social and political speeches out of funerals regardless of whether I agree with what is being sad.
It’s not appropriate.
Given that these funerals turned into political circuses, it’s nice that some of the ring leaders were upset with his performance.
NeverTrump/leftists can’t do anything to surprise me anymore, but what lowlives they are for turning funerals into political rallies. What a bunch of scumbags.
“When you don’t teach kids to respict their elders, respict their parents and respict their teachers, they end up being race pimps like Al Sharptin.” https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/08/19/r-e-s-p-i-c-t/
is NOW throwing him under the bus
Black empowerment and responsibility are bad.
Black victimhood and entitlement are good.
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These are people who enslave themselves.
I didn't see Bill Clinton's reaction to the reverend, but I'd hazard a guess that he preferred Ariana Grande's message and delivery.
everyone in the family? or just this one nephew?
The family did a wonderful talent a great disservice.
A lot easier just to blame the crackas for all your problems.
Liberals can’t disagree, they have to be offended.
Disagreement leads to discussion and debate. You can/should present the arguments for your side if you disagree with something. Being offended means the discussion is over.
The sermon was inspired by God. Pay attention, Franklin family, and learn. Aretha’s gift to you and the nation.
The family should have been more upset about a pole dancer singing at the funeral than a pastor telling it like it is.
They can’t handle the truth. Not then, not now, nor to come.
Was it Orwell who said something like “telling the truth is a radical act”?
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