Why cremation is wrong

Ashes are so inert that the soil in cemetery flower beds needs regular replacement to prevent accumulating dead ash choking the life out of plants. It is better for the environment and a more satisfying choice for many of the dying and their families. The greatest thing we can do upon our death is to be buried naturally, and lock land up in bush to be enjoyed by future generations of humans and flora and fauna.

Permission is granted to reprint this article, as long as the author and source are attributed prominently; Mark Blackham, www. I was searching for articles that tended to support my own feelings on the matter, and this came close. Besides the pollution issue, something about cremation has always bothered me. I guess it is how rapidly — and unnaturally — the body is disposed of.

As if once the person has died, their body must quickly cease to exist as well. Yet what nags at me is that it takes nine months for a human body to form, and it happens in stages and many years, even, when you add the time until you reach adulthood.

It seems only natural, then, that the body returns to the Earth in the same way — gradually, and in stages. Embalming and sealing a body in a casket and vault which preserves it indefinitely interferes with this process as well: cremation precipitates the decomposition of the body, embalming retards it. The body is gradually formed in the womb, grows to adulthood ideally! That makes sense, and I find it somehow comforting. Thank you for this piece of information. It iis very helpful in identifying the perfect way to maintain the equilibrium of nature after one dies.

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In response. In some cases, these remains are not shipped with an urn. When this occurs, many people opt to purchase an urn separate from where their loved one was cremated.

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Their bodies had been mutilated by the Philistines. Thus, they were cremated and their bones were buried to protect them from ridicule from the enemy. In another instance, Achan and his family were stoned to death and then cremated when Achan deliberated committed the sin of taking the spoil of the battle of Jericho. In general, the practice of cremation was taken more as a punishment than honor in the Bible. In fact, most people who were burned in the Bible were cursed.

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