"Marxhausen believed that Dylan's parents deserved to hear the message of God's grace. In his sermon, Marxhausen spoke of God's love. 'God, who knows about suffering and pain and loss, wants to reach out to you,' he told the grieving parents."
But it is what happened after the massacre that shows that the shootings did more damage than taking the lives of thirteen individuals. Immediately after the incident, local evangelicals declared the shootings as the work of the Devil and indirectly criticized the reverend for allowing one of Satan's minions to have a Christian funeral. In the end, Marxhausen lost his pastoral job because of his relationship and public support of the Kleblod family and was discredited by his own parish.
A man should not be persecuted because he provided a grieving family with support when others would give them none or because he gave the opportunity for a sinner to experience God's grace through a Christian funeral. Jesus, too, was criticized for eating with sinners, prostitutes, and tax collectors. What happened to Rev. Marxhausen as a result of the Columbine High Massacre is a disgrace to the institution of Christiantiy. Who are we to judge and deny another person of a celebration of their death?
I find it ironic for a murderer to have a funeral in the first place...though you are right, no one has the right to judge if a person is or isn't worthy of a funeral. But to get fired for giving a sinner a funeral? That's preposterous - everyone's a sinner.
This was really shocking to read. To deny a human the right to have a funeral just because he committed a sin is proposterous. Did they even consider the struggles and difficulties Dylan Klebold was going through? Like what Luke said, we all sin, but everyone should be given a second chance.