Across the world’s major religions, cremation is not treated as a simple technical choice but as something deeply connected to beliefs about the body, the soul, and what follows death. In Christianity, for example, burial has historically been the dominant practice, largely influenced by early traditions and the symbolic idea of resurrection. The body was seen as something to be treated with dignity, resting in the earth in anticipation of a future renewal. However, modern Christian denominations are far less uniform in their stance. Many now accept cremation, emphasizing that spiritual identity is not tied to physical remains. The Bible...
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