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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS?

Does Jehovah's Witness's have funerals or some type of special ceremony when a person dies.

Public Comments

1. Doubt you'll find the answer in law & ethics
2. What does this have to do with law and ethics? I have a feeling this is about Michael" the Pedophile" Jackson and if it does I am not sorry he is gone, I just wish he would have died before he molested and scarred for life all those little innocent lives.
3. Dang near broke a finger typing this into a search engine but here ya go. Funeral services conducted by Jehovah's Witnesses do not include rituals intended to appease the dead. A Bible talk is given either at the Kingdom Hall, at the funeral parlor, at the home of the deceased, or at the graveside. The talk will highlight the deceased person's life, accomplishments in their ministry, whatever dying thoughts or expressions they may have left behind, and their hope that they had because of their faith in God and his son, Jesus. The purpose of the talk is to comfort the bereaved by explaining what the Bible says about death and the hope of a resurrection. (John 11:25; Romans 5:12; 2 Peter 3:13) Rather than being an overly mournful event, it is a time when family and friends can be reassurred of the time when the Bible promises that, thanks to the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the dead will be raised, and they will see their loved one again. (John 5:28,29) A song based on the Scriptures may be sung, and the service is concluded with a comforting prayer. All JW funerals are dignified and Bible based. You can go here and read the rest of it for yourself http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_Jehovah's_Witnesses_have_funerals
4. Yes,they do.As far as I know every religion does in some fashion or another anyways.It a simple ceremony that people say good bye and welcome to a better life in Paradise.If you want more information I suggest you refer to this site.Watchtower.org.it will/can explain everything you want to know.