If it's a funeral held at a Church, this should be expected to some extent. Funerals can be religious services. There are certain boundaries that shouldn't be crossed though. Most priests have respect for other religions and will save the sales pitch.
If it's a memorial service held outside of a church it's completely inappropriate.
I've also seen this shit happen at weddings. A few years ago I was at a friends wedding (at a Catholic church) and the priest went on a rant about gay people and how they are all going to hell. This was way before gay marriage was even on the political map and the family was pretty shocked. I expected a religious service because it was in a church but the content did not match the context.
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