http://ppt.cc/t~T3 （全文在後）
簡單說明一下報導內容。死者是名同性戀，知道患有「類澱粉沉積症」(Amyloidosis)
[算是一種絕症]之後決定在死前和男朋友結婚。在知道他的死訊後教堂最初接受喪事的
預約，但卻在舉行日的前天取消，家人被告知為他舉行喪禮是褻瀆(blasphemous)。
據報導說原因很可能是牧師看到訃聞之後發現死者身份。
不意外的是那間教會「新希望使徒浸信會」是美南浸信俱樂部的成員之一。
http://www.newhopejay.com/
有人可以說明一下，和同性結婚過，還是和同性性交過的死者是違反聖經哪條規定，
使得該教會認為為其舉行喪禮是一種褻瀆嗎？（請就喪禮而論，不是受不受神喜愛什
麼的，除非舉行喪禮的資格是要受神喜愛？）
還是說該教會把同性婚姻當作一種撒但或惡靈附身儀式，以致於沒斷開連結之前，
為任何接觸過的人舉行儀式都會褻瀆該教會的聖潔寶地，神會降下可怕的災難？
我個人比較傾向世俗性的理由，例如害怕信徒不滿，例如懲罰他的家人竟敢讓他兒子和
同性結婚，懲罰他的先生舉行同性婚姻，教會對同性戀的排斥等等，
不過也許有人能提供符合基督教教義，出自於「公義和愛」的見解？
為免誤會先聲明，我並沒有明示或暗示該教會有無義務舉行喪禮，
我問的是為其舉行喪禮違反基督教教義嗎？
（希望某m不要跑來亂入，我向神祈禱XDDD）
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獨立報
A man from Florida had his funeral cancelled just 24 hours before it was due
to take place after the church discovered that he was gay.
Julion Evans of Tampa, died in July after a four-year battle with Amyloidosis,
a rare disease that attacks the internal organs and causes them to shut down.
However, after his family organised a funeral for Evans at their local church,
they were told it had been cancelled – just one night before it was set to
take place.
According to a report on WFLA, the church had initially accepted the booking
after hearing about Evans' death.
Yet this was quickly reversed when the pastor of the church, TW Jenkins, found
out about Evans' sexuality from reading his obituary in the local paper.
The family were then contacted just 12 hours before the proposed funeral, to
be told that the church could no longer hold the funeral because it would be
“blasphemous” to do so.
Evans’ mother, Julie Attwood, was distraught when she heard the news.
She told WFLA: “It was devastating. I did feel like he was being denied the
dignity of death.”
With only a day to find a new location, the family were unable to contact all
those scheduled to attend and this led to many mourners arriving at the wrong
venue and missing the service.
Evans's husband Kendall Capers, was furious about the incident and said that
the church’s decision to call just one night before was “disrespectful”.
He said: “This is 2014, this is not the 60s or the 70s
“I just want his [Jenkins] wrong-doing to be exposed.”
Pastor Jenkins defended the church’s decision, saying that his church preached
against gay marriage.
"Based on our preaching of the scripture, we would have been in error to allow
the service in our church,“ Jenkins said. ”I'm not trying to condemn anyone's
lifestyle, but at the same time, I am a man of God, and I have to stand up for
my principles."
Evans and Capers were partners for 17 years after meeting in their 20s.
When they learned about Evans’ illness they decided to get married, with the
ceremony taking place in Maryland last year.
Capers said that the pair did not hide their sexuality and most people in the
area knew that they were married.