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In reply to the discussion: Beau Biden funeral [View all]

mountain grammy

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2. They find comfort and solace in their faith
Sat Jun 6, 2015, 11:01 AM
Jun 2015

and that's fine. I wish them well. I just hope no one says anything dumb to the kids. I was ten when my dad died and a relative said to me"god needs him more than we do." Well I pretty much hated god for that, then, as I grew older, I lost what little faith I had.

I feel like Stephen Fry who responded to a question about dying and meeting god as a lifelong atheist.

“Suppose it’s all true, and you walk up to the pearly gates, and are confronted by God,” Bryne asked on his show The Meaning of Life. “What will Stephen Fry say to him, her, or it?”
“I’d say, bone cancer in children? What’s that about?” Fry replied.

I would say.. you couldn't wait to take my dad until he was old? What's that about?

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Beau Biden funeral [View all] RussBLib Jun 2015 OP
Different people mourn in different ways LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #1
Well said, my friend Rainforestgoddess Jun 2015 #3
They find comfort and solace in their faith mountain grammy Jun 2015 #2
I'm not watching the funeral... Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #4
I feel I should watch it, SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #5
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