In most cases, yes, and I think it comes down to two different factors:
1.) Personality A few friends rely on living in such a positive world that their only way to combat negativity is to look on the bright side. Others only want to share the facts of the situation and look at it from the big picture. Call it reality, bluntness, or negativity, they respond how they would want someone to treat them.
2.) Personal Beliefs When our father and sister passed away, Christian friends often responded to the news with “He/she is now in a better place.” When I told an old friend who is now a minister that I am agnostic, his response was, “That’s okay…God still loves you.”
I’m fine with this. The intent is to provide comfort based upon how they wish we would treat them in a similar situation (The Golden Rule). I doubt there is any ill-intent.