does your religion have rules as to what people will do with your body after death? cremation, the hole,sea...

Answer 1

My religion does not, per se. Each person will do as he/she sees fit.

Since my husband took gross anatomy, we have both decided that our bodies will be donated to the University so that other students may learn. My husband feels very deep gratitude to the person who gave his body so that he could learn.

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Answer 2

In the Bible cremation is portrayed only as an exceptional method of disposing of bodies. Most often cremation took place in the midst of unusual circumstances. For example, in 1 Samuel 31:12 we read about the men of Jabesh-Gilead who burned the corpses of Saul and his sons in order to prevent desecration of their bodies at the hands of the philistines.
We don't find cremation mentioned in the New Testament. Burial is the normal method. Moreover, the church fathers preferred "the ancient and better custom of burying in the earth."
However, there is no actual prohibition against cremation in the pages of Scripture. And if a Christian does get cremated, this poses no problem for God in resurrecting that person's body from the dead (1Cor 15:42-44).
We read in 2 Cor 5:1, "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands." It does not matter how our "earthly tent" (body) is destroyed; all that matters is that God will raise it from the dead. Even those who are buiried eventually dissolve into dust and bones. So regardless of whether we're buried or cremated, we can all look forward to a permanent resurrection body that will never be subject to death and decay.

Answer 3

No . In my religion we have always done burial. Cremation is ok. But in my families old beliefs. we thought cremation was sin. So the only other thing left was to bury our loved ones. We had no other options. I would like to be buried right away and not have the long three-four days of mourning. Why put our families through that. The only rules I know of is the rules of the funeral home. Death certificate and etc. Otherwise I don't know of any rules.

Answer 4

From an Eastern Orthodox church site:
* Why does the Orthodox Church forbid CREMATION as the Lord can raise people from bones and dust, as well as ashes?

In principle, this is theoretically correct. However, from the most ancient of times, the Church has practiced burial of the dead and not CREMATION. It has done this because it follows the Hebrew practice which honored the body with burial. The example of Jesus in this, as in so many other areas of life, is crucial. As He was buried, so are we. A Church burial is automatically denied to any cremated person in the Orthodox Church according to Canon Law. The reason there is such a strong Orthodox reaction to cremation in the historic geographic regions of our Faith, is that during the period of the so-called "Enlightenment" in the 18th century, many rationalists who denied the doctrine of the resurrection of the body, chose cremation as a way of expressing their lack of faith. In response, the Churches, both the Orthodox East and the Roman Catholic West, saw cremation as an attack on this most important teaching of the Christian Church, and prohibited their members from receiving a Church funeral if they were planning to have their bodies cremated. The ruling still stands in the Orthodox Church, with certain extreme exceptions, even though the Western Church has taken upon Herself the right to once again change Church Canon Law unilaterally, independent of the Eastern patriarchates by condoning the practice of cremation (as do most Protestant denominations). The veneration of the bodies of the canonized saints demonstrates our respect for the body, made in the image and likeness of God. As St. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 3:16, "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"

Answer 5

I myself am going to get cremated and donate all usable organs that I can. From hair to heart. And of course my blood. I mean, someone could use it when I am gone. Zakat. Then I want the rest of me cremated. I know this is not muslim tradition, but I am not like most. I am half asian and I respect my ancestors highly. And I am planning on getting cremated. I could care less about my ashes. Probably put them in the river and have it flow out into the ocean. Salaam!

Answer 6

I am a Christian and I believe in the entire Word of God, and in that Word especially in the New Testament, there is not one thing that mentions any rules of what to do with a person after they are deceased. So by this, it does not bother me, how my family will despose of my remains after I am gone. So I personally think it is each persons conviction or "belief" to do what they believe is correct for interring a persons remains.

Answer 7

The body should be cremated to avoid the soul to hoover around it so he can continue his journey towards his next life.

Answer 8

Nope. I am going for cremation, but that is because it is the cheapest and doesn't use up perfectly good land.

Answer 9

Please find below a summary of rules about the handling of the body of deceased persons of the Bahai Faith:

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The Lord hath decreed that the dead should be
interred in coffins made of crystal, of hard, resistant
stone, or of wood that is both fine and durable, and that
graven rings should be placed upon their fingers. He,
verily, is the Supreme Ordainer, the One apprised of
all.
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The inscription on these rings should read, for
men: "Unto God belongeth all that is in the heavens
and on the earth and whatsoever is between them, and 65
He, in truth, hath knowledge of all things"; and for
women: "Unto God belongeth the dominion of the
heavens and the earth and whatsoever is between them,
and He, in truth, is potent over all things". These are
the verses that were revealed aforetime, but lo, the
Point of the Bayan now calleth out, exclaiming, "O
Best-Beloved of the worlds! Reveal Thou in their stead
such words as will waft the fragrance of Thy gracious
favours over all mankind. We have announced unto
everyone that one single word from Thee excelleth all
that hath been sent down in the Bayan. Thou, indeed,
hast power to do what pleaseth Thee. Deprive not Thy
servants of the overflowing bounties of the ocean of Thy
mercy! Thou, in truth, art He Whose grace is infinite."
Behold, We have hearkened to His call, and now fulfil
His wish. He, verily, is the Best-Beloved, the
Answerer of prayers. If the following verse, which hath
at this moment been sent down by God, be engraved
upon the burial-rings of both men and women, it shall
be better for them; We, of a certainty, are the Supreme
Ordainer: "I came forth from God, and return unto
Him, detached from all save Him, holding fast to His
Name, the Merciful, the Compassionate." Thus doth
the Lord single out whomsoever He desireth for a
bounty from His presence. He is, in very truth, the
God of might and power.
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The Lord hath decreed, moreover, that the
deceased should be enfolded in five sheets of silk or
cotton. For those whose means are limited a single
sheet of either fabric will suffice. Thus hath it been
ordained by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. 66
It is forbidden you to transport the body of
the deceased a greater distance than one hour's journey
from the city; rather should it be interred, with
radiance and serenity, in a nearby place.

Answer 10

In Genesis 3:19 it says, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

Because of this I believe that the body should, if possible, be interred in such a way that it can return unto the dust.