So I asked if God was all powerful, why ban cremation? Can't he rebuild people? (this also lead to an organ donation question) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArpOrMZnXHGUkdfAubnedEbsy6IX?qid=20060928065158AAO6v5i
But someone answered: You honestly have put this much thought about death? you scare me...
by the way, cremation was used for criminals and people that were evil...
i think u need help really ~adnilcomplicated
Is this true? Only evil or criminal people get cremated? Or is this another uneducated individual ?
2006-09-28 03:31:35 · 14 answers · asked by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cremation is probably the best ecological alternative for today. Yes, a rotting body in the ground fertilizes the earth---but not when it's in an expensive, sealed casket and pumped full of toxic chemicals.
I will be cremated when I die and my ashes scattered through my favorite garden or around my favorite tree.
2006-09-28 03:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Ana 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's just someone uneducated. I know some Christians are afraid of cremation - evidently their all-powerful God could create the world but can't put ashes together again. I don't know where the criminal and evil part came from. More misinformation and ignorance.
I think cremation is the only way to go for the "final rest". A lot of land that could grow food or house people is wasted on cemetaries. In many cultures cremation is the only option.
And someone who criticizes you for thinking about death is obviously some stupid child who doesn't think mortality applies to him or her. Death is something that will come to us all. We all need to think about it sometimes, and prepare ourselves. They have the problem, not you. Never be afraid to think or express your thoughts. Good for you.
2006-09-28 03:38:18 · answer #2 · answered by Nightlight 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There was a time in history when "legalistic" believers who called themselves Christians, (Whether they really were or not is not for us to know, but the Bible says, "You will know them by their fruits.")
Anyway, they were afraid of cremation because of course, they associate flames with Hell.
This is silly because. There are accounts through history where solid believers in Jesus were burned to death for their beliefs in Him. Does this mean that those people are not able to be resurrected by Jesus Christ and be given their new glorified bodies? Absolutely not! You are correct in that God can do anything.
God created Adam from the dust of the earth. I hardly think a few ashes are going to be a difficult thing for God when putting someone back together again.
Besides, what about those bodies that have simply decayed fully and are now NOTHING BUT DUST which is the equivalent of ash? Can God not put them back together? I hardly think.
Cremation is a good alternative to burial as this planet is overcrowded with decay as it is. God has many instructions about caring for what He has blessed us with and this includes the planet.
Believers in Jesus should NOT be afraid of cremation!
2006-09-28 03:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It was true once. Since it was believed pre-reformation that only burial in sanctified ground was allowed for those who were to be resurrected, to cremate someone and scatter them over unhallowed ground was to deny them the resurrection.
However, doing so was an act of Eternal Judgement and thus, accepting the Bible for the sake of argument, was an error -- such judgement is God's alone. It also supposed a limitation on God, that God needed the original body in order to perform the resurrection, despite supposedly being omnipotent.
2006-09-28 03:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cremation is a loving provision for the world we leave behind. It does not take up any space which the living might be able to use. And, yes, God created us from dust in the first place and he can recreate us again without even using the same dust.
2006-09-28 03:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why would someone suggest Banning cremation? Where did you hear this?
And, I know many good decent folks who have been cremated thanks, many relatives of mine. Obviously, this is an uneducated individual, who left out that those who were considered criminal were probably Not Dead at the time they were burned.
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2006-09-28 03:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by twowords 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Absolutly not, both cremation and organ donations are allowed by the church, as long as it is not intended as a form of disrespect to the body.
2301 Autopsies can be morally permitted for legal inquests or scientific research. the free gift of organs after death is legitamite and can be meritorious.
the church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurection of the body.
2006-09-28 03:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Now, I could be wrong, but I think in the olden days, it was a punishment to be cremated. It was to deny you from being buried on sacred, consecrated ground, and thus a way of denying you the right to Heaven. Now adays, it's not a punishment and many choose to be cremated, regardles of religion.
2006-09-28 03:42:55 · answer #8 · answered by sister steph 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Half of the humanity is cremated...
1 billion Hindus, 600 millions Buddhists, then we have Sikhs, Jains, Chinese, Taoists etc eastern religions where cremation is preffered.
So, no that was not true but rubbish and silly.
2006-09-28 03:40:12 · answer #9 · answered by Kwel 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
im a christian,i want 2 b cremated
2006-09-28 03:36:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋