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  2. Cremation in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    On June 19, 1926, it was promulgated the Latin instruction entitled Cadaverum cremationis against the practice of cremation. [5] In 1963, Pope John XXIII lifted the ban on cremation with the instruction Piam et constantem [6] and in 1966 Pope Paul VI allowed Catholic priests to officiate at cremation ceremonies. The Church still officially ...

  3. Christian burial - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Cremation - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Lawsuits against supernatural beings - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Burial of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath.This event is described in the New Testament.According to the canonical gospel narratives, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the Sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea; [2] according to Acts 13:28–29, he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole". [3]

  7. More Kentuckians are choosing cremation over burial, but not ...

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    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 ...

  8. Religious responses to the problem of evil - Wikipedia

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    God's condemnation of evil is subsequently believed to be executed and expressed in his created world; a judgement that is unstoppable due to God's all powerful will; a constant and eternal judgement that becomes announced and communicated to other people on Judgment Day. In this explanation, God's condemnation of evil is declared to be a good ...

  9. Christian views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    The Church holds that one's life is the property of God, and to destroy that life is wrongly to assert dominion over God's creation, or to attack God remotely. [9] In the past, the Catholic Church would not conduct funeral services for persons who killed themselves, and they could not be buried in a Catholic cemetery. [ 16 ]