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Originally Posted by hiker45
Yes, Pruzhany, that is what I was thinking. I was thinking that at some point after the Christian funeral service, the Jewish person would quietly walk up to the casket and say a prayer.
Twin.spin, would you be opposed to that?
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When I read the question originally, the way it is worded left it open to interpretation which I understood it to mean "at a Christian funeral". For the Christian a " Christian funeral" is a worship service, thus it would not be appropriate during the actual funeral.
And for the afterwards possibility, I can only relate to my own experiences based on the Christian funerals at LCMS \ WELS churches.
There would be no time for the Jewish person would quietly walk up to the casket and say a prayer because as the end of the service was occurring, the casket is being taken to the hearse which then it goes to the cemetery for a committal service and then actual burial.
If the casket was not removed for awhile after the service, there isn't much one can do if one decides to do something after the Christian funeral service. For me after the service, it's closure time with the focus of Jesus' guarantee and looking forward to the resurrection of the saints triumphant ... not what someone is doing who has no faith in Jesus.
Would I be opposed .... good question.
I guess it would be dependent on too many factors for me that could not be answered definitively yes or no.
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