about money on coffin & funeral if the person is gone to hell fire.'' money waste'' for dead people.
2007-03-17 08:13:47 · 18 answers · asked by Babybear 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes Linda, Yes!
You are correct.
Many practices are based on ignorance.
2007-03-17 08:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
everything that is used for a funeral including the burial plot,coffin,and head stone are paid for and done out of respect for the dead and their religious beliefs. Many of these traditions bring comfort to the loved ones of the deceased more than anything else.
2007-03-17 15:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by Chris F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We bury our dead as a sign of respect for life and humans in general. To show disrespect and disregard for life, an invading army will leave bodies to rot in the open or throw them into mass, unmarked graves. When people feel attached to their pets or animals they will bury them in a respectful manner as well. Since people tend to feel less attached to fish, it is easier to flush them down the toilet.
While not burying our dead would save money and would not affect the dead person one way or the other, it would say something about us and how we value the living. It would demonstrate that we have become callous and unfeeling and disrespectful. Though cost-effective, it would not bode well for our future as a people.
2007-03-17 15:25:12 · answer #3 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to. If the cemetary permits it, you can have your loved ones burried in a cardboard box. Or you can ask for permission to just dump them down in the dirt hole.
However, if other people care to be more gentle with the remains of those close to them, why are you yammering about it ? You mentioned that it's a waste of money, but not your money. So what's your problem ?
2007-03-17 15:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go to hell, you will not be worrying about how you are buried because you have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ and what He done for you on the cross. He died for your sins, He was buried and took your sins away and He rose again the third day for your justification. Believe and trust in that and you will miss hell. 1 Corinthians 15: 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 1 Corinthians 15: 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 4: 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
2007-03-17 15:24:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funerals are not for the dead...they are for the loved ones to remember and say goodbye. They are also to take care of the remains. In this country...traditionally we have put people in a box in the ground. In other places they don't. But her in America...most can afford to put their loved one's remains in a box. It helps with the process to know they were placed in a "protective" box and gently placed in the ground other than someone just dug a hole and unceremoniously tossed inside. No one knows who goes to hell or not accept God...and even if they were...does that make family members love them any less and want their remains disrespected? I think this question comes from a hardened heart. If someone you really loved had died...hellbound or not..you would want there remains treated with love and care.
2007-03-17 15:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by sheepinarowboat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funerals aren't for the dead. They're for the living to pretend the person went to a better place.
I couldn't care less what they do with my body when I'm dead. Throw me in a ditch for all I'll care.
2007-03-17 15:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its just something people do to comfort themselves..not the dead man.
When Alexander the Great planned for his death, he asked his mother to bury him with his hands open on each side, and palms facing upwards. To show everyone, that nothing, no power or money that youve had in your life, will ever benefit you as a dead person.
We are but, born and die naked.
2007-03-17 15:20:10 · answer #8 · answered by Antares 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
But it's not for the dead person. It's a way for the living to grieve and grieving is a healthy part of living.
2007-03-17 15:20:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jan P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the poster above. The dead don't really care, the rest is for the living.
Rich or poor, atheist or theist, we all end up pushing dasies....
2007-03-17 15:21:27 · answer #10 · answered by nicewknd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no "hell"...in terms of how society has depicted it. Do some research on it..and pickup the book " Life on the other side" by Sylvia Brown..she is very well versed in this subject and can answer your question!!
2007-03-17 15:21:32 · answer #11 · answered by thrilr1 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋