On Monday, October 27, 2014 8:59:21 PM UTC-7, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:51:09 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 18:36:46 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>> I had to go to a funeral today ;-( Our neighbour's daughter died
> >>> after a 9 month battle with cancer. She had been our paper girl and
> >>> baby sitter. When our niece came to visit we hooked them up and they
> >>> became good friends and had kept in touch all these years.
> >>>
> >>> The funeral service was for family and close friends only but was
> >>> followed by a memorial service. The family is Dutch and the service was
> >>> at a Christian Reformed church. Let me tell you.... I got holy rollered
> >>> today. I had expected the memorial service to last 20-30 minutes, not
> >>> an hour and a half. I had not expected preaching from her friends in
> >>> their testimonials. Then there was "the blessing" , holy cow... a fire
> >>> and brimstone sermon.
> >>>
> >>> Finally, it was over. It was too late to attend the other function that
> >>> I had had to cancel when this funeral suddenly came up.
> >>
> >> Wow, Dave. I'm sorry that you to go through all that.
> >>
> >> You selfish asshole.
> >
> > I can't imagine what prompted you to say that.
>
> Listen to him bitch about how much he was put off and inconvenienced
> by this memorial service.
>
> Read it again, Mark. The guy is a complete asshole. This was just a
> platform for him to get all indignant again - disguised as a ham and
> cheese sandwich post. Oh, wait, there were cookies, too.
>
While I might be insensitive to tone over the internet, to me he
was simply recapping an experience that was unusual for him. The
service lasted much longer than he had expected, but he could not
leave in good conscience. These are just facts, as matter of
fact as the delicious sandwiches he was served.
The Dutch Reformed are Calvinists, who among other things believe in
reserving Sunday to religious and leisure pursuits.