The church opened themselves up to this by renting out their facility. Seems to me that if you are not a member, no funeral, wedding or ceremony.
God bless this Church.
They did not refuse to hold the funeral because the woman was a sexual deviant, they refused because the family wanted to show a video containing homosexual kissing.
These people define their existance by their sexual escapades. To want to force that filth to be shown on an Altar is discusting.
What hypocrisy are they guilty of?
None that I can tell.
They should take it to the local mosque (nyuk, nyuk)
“Civil rights” lawsuit to shut down the church in 5, 4, 3, 2 . . . .
Her family is so worried about her dignity in death, but apparently not when she was alive.
"Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God." - 1 Corinthians 6:9,10
“Dignity in Death” is the loved ones of the deceased showing the dignity that not everyone has to agree, religiously or ethically, with what the deceased believed was O.K. about their life.
The protestors want the right to believe as they do, but do not want others to have the right to believe as they do. There is no dignity in that.
So what that someone does not agree with you? It would be disrespectful to the deceased to force others to be unwilling participants in how you honor them.
There are plenty of venues where you can take your services for the deceased that will raise no objections from their owners. Go, with dignity, and select them; and quit your selfish demands on others.
How is it hypocrisy to follow Biblical admonitions?