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The US's only secular saint. Her memorial service will need to be held in a football stadium to handle the number of people who want to pay their last respects
by onlypassingthru 1mo ago
The US's only secular saint. Her memorial service will need to be held in a football stadium to handle the number of people who want to pay their last respects.
- chasd00 1mo agoyeah she's a treasure to pretty much everyone.
- kylemaxwell 1mo agoAt least, since Fred Rogers died.
- jibcage 1mo agoTo be fair Fred Rogers was a minister, but I would agree that his message to kids was mostly secular.
- onlypassingthru 1mo agoFred was a very respected man, but Dolly is also loved. The grief for many is real and most never even met her.
- forestrywat 1mo agoI think you underestimate the impact Mr. Rogers had on us.
- hackernud3s 1mo agoI feel like conservatives must have a problem with Fred. MAGA would have definitely cancelled his funding.
- dd8601fn 1mo agoThey did. They said Rogers telling children that they’re special made them “entitled brats.” And they’ve been trying for decades.
- wilburx3 1mo agoAlso, he stood up for PBS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers%27s_1969_United_States_Senate_testimony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers%27s_1969_United_St...
- lightedman 1mo ago"Her memorial service will need to be held in a football stadium to handle the number of people who want to pay their last respects" Way bigger. Dolly was beloved by millions, if not billions of people worldwide. You'd need an area the size of Tennessee itself for the memorial service.
- welcome_dragon 1mo agoNo I'm guessing that she arranged for a small personal ceremony only - insisting on that would be in line with her character.
- VLM 1mo agoDollywood can hold more people than a football stadium. Probably will. Its a nice theme park. She bought it because she thought it would be cool to have a really awesome theme park in TN. She was both correct and successful. It's pretty cool.
- mlrtime 1mo agoWhat do you mean by secular saint? Genuinely confused by the statement.
- jliptzin 1mo agoI'd assume she means Dolly is worshipped like a saint, even though she is not a religious figure