When dead people are involved always polite to let people deal with things in their own way - when you lose folk very close to you will understand that not everything makes logical sense.
FWIW when me wife fell off her perch a couple of years back she got a Catholic Funeral Service, a Budhist cremation at a temple and will (when I get around to it) interred in a C of E grave (cremation wasn't anywhere near dust - I know, as I decanted her into her pot by hand). Sometimes when I stare at the Moon I wonder if she made it there..............she always had a thing about going to the moon (albeit I think more figuratively). She was a converted Budhist, because of an intense disdain for Budhists. Nearly became a Muslim (due to her schooling) as good food, but 5 times a day praying was too much. But couldn't remember which branch of chrstianity she was, mainly converted because she thought she had to be something, and christianity had some status. Mainly she was a sociopath from a family of likeminded souls. who in their day were very succesful at it business wise. it's how we met.
If I hadn't always been an atheist I would have had no choice but to follow her, as she weren't going to end up sitting on a cloud according to the books of most religions. Would I have been of any use? - who knows, but somethings you do because they need doing and not because of the good outcome. In fact one of my regrets is that their are no gods or supernatural bogeyman as in this life I missed out on the crawling over broken glass opportunity with her.
BTW the religous funeral thngs were / are about respect for her (and family) and as a comfort to me (even though I know the mumbo jumbo is nosense) - I'm a pragmatist, if the religions are custodians of the principal funeral and burial sites I will use them.
And that's Atheist in the same way as I don't beleive Trees can play football. or ride bicycles.
Bloody foreigners. A cross between Genghis Kahn and Geoffrey Boycott - with a large dollop of Snoop (The Wire)
. and my Lara
