The Incredibly Fitting Bible Passage Read at Atheist Stephen Hawking’s Funeral

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Actor Eddie Redmayne poses with Stephen Hawking as they arrive at the U.K. premiere of the film
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British Actor Eddie Redmayne, who played Professor Stephen Hawking in the Oscar-winning biopic The Theory of Everything, attended Hawking’s funeral on Saturday in the university town of Cambridge, England.

The Academy Award-winning actor spoke at the service, which was held at University Church of St. Mary the Great, and even read a passage from the Bible.

The chosen text was taken from Ecclesiastes 3:1-11. {eoa}

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