In light of this, where does the church stand on pumping dead bodies full of preservatives and burying them is hermetically sealed boxes?
and therefore the body is good and should be returned to the earth at death (Gen 3:19).
In light of this, where does the church stand on pumping dead bodies full of preservatives and burying them is hermetically sealed boxes?In Texas, and many other states, unless a person is to be buried within 24 hours after death, embalming is the law (or unless one is an Orthodox Jew).
As for caskets, what's the problem?