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In the American Episcopal Church, cremation has become accepted so much so that many parishes have built columbaria into their churches, chapels and gardens. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] While Pentecostal Christians do not forbid cremation, traditional burial is preferred since cremation is perceived as a pagan practice. [ 15 ]
In the U.S. state of Nebraska, State Senator Ernie Chambers filed a suit in 2008 against God, seeking a permanent injunction against God's harmful activities, as an effort to publicize the issue of public access to the court system. [7] The suit was dismissed because God could not be properly notified, not having a fixed address.
In reaction against the Christian opposition to cremation some have deliberately instructed that their remains be cremated as a public profession of irreligion and materialism. [5] The revival of cremation in modern times has prompted a revision of this opposition by many Christian churches, though some groups continue to discourage the ...
Sentiment within the Catholic Church against cremation became hardened in the face of the association of cremation with "professed enemies of God." [90] When Masonic groups advocated cremation as a means of rejecting Christian belief in the resurrection, the Holy See forbade Catholics to practise cremation in 1886. The 1917 Code of Canon Law ...
Catholic families may now request to preserve a small portion of their late relative’s cremated remains in a “place of significance” to them, instead of strictly at a church or a cemetery.
The rate of cremation in Kentucky increased from 12.3% in 2011 to 40.3% last year for reasons that include price and changes in religious identity. More Kentuckians are choosing cremation over ...
The Cremation Society of North America commented in response to the case that funeral homes should use only reputable crematoria for cremation of remains, and only crematoria that they trust. The Society called the treatment of remains at Tri-State "an abuse of the most sacred trust" placed in the funeral service industry, a sentiment echoed by ...
The president announced that he was leaving the race following his shaky debate performance against him in June that laid bare the cognitive issues that many of his supporters had denied or shielded.