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This stopped me down.
During the Cowboy game I browsed around Facebook and came across this. Beth Hutto Costner died this week and the news hurt. She was a classmate of mine and lived one street over. We played together as kids, we talked about life, we talked about religion. I remember her smile.
She was a good person.
But there was a little bit of controversy on FB when someone posted this picture. Is it offense? Is it distasteful?
Honestly, I don't know.
Interestingly, the Dallas Morning News photo blog tackled the same issue a couple of weeks ago.
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Barry, I don't think the picture is distasteful if the family knows about it and agreed that it could be posted. Just my personal opinion.
Beth was a precious girl. She grew up in Bridgeport and we worshipped with her family in the Methodist Church.
May she rest in peace and may God comfort the family she leaves behind.
I wasn't bothered by the post. People can post what they want on their pages. If I don't like it I don't have to look.
As long as the family is ok with it, I don't see the problem. It shows a beautiful scene at the FUMC in Bport It also shows how much people loved her by all the flowers.
Many families hire a professional photographer to cover a public funeral services, just as they did at Beth's service.
It was no different than taking photos of her baptism and wedding, which, by the way, were held at this same church.
Distasteful? I think looking at photos of disgarded fetal remains or mangled motorcycle accident victims are far more distasteful...
But obviously, it must be in very good taste since you posted it on your blog...
On another note pertaining to "viewing"......at some funeral homes, those assisting with the service have a "visual" to see on a tv monitor (in a hidden area) - as folks come by the casket to view (before and after)..........
...an invasion of privacy?
We may be carrying technology way too far.
So could these events be taped for the family to have later? Perhaps they are now........
Nothing seems to be personal anymore. Why not have the funeral homes film the preparation of the body?
Is this the next "revelation"?
There are many funeral homes that broadcast the funeral live on their website. It is done for friends and family unable to attend the service.
Since when did filming a public event become an invasion of privacy? Does filming it make it less personal?
I guess we just need to stick with Oprah, The View and Fox News and leave real life alone.
If a family wants the service to be televised, video taped, or broadcast live, they should be given the option of doing these things or not...... and if the service is held in a church, many churches do not allow this.
Good for them.
If this were my family member I would be upset. I certainly hope the person who posted this, did so with the blessing of the family.
On December 21 2012 we'll all end up this way less the casket and flowers and sermon.
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