The seating section of a church.

a Humanist funeral is known to be absent of what?

A prescribed order or form of worship specific to a particular denomination that will have Eucharist or Holy Communion as its central theme:

In the Jewish faith, a watcher; one who sits with the deceased reading Psalms until buried.

This fraternal organization focuses on citizenship of the United States as one of its requirements for membership. 

A small bench placed in front of the casket or urn to allow a person to kneel for prayer.

In the Jewish faith, a person’s blood is thought to be just as important as their life. 

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the open area (sometimes raised) before the altar.

The branch of Judaism that is considered less scholarly, more emotional, tends toward mysticism, and is often referred as the “Pious Ones” is:

The traditional mourning period for the Buddhist faith is: