Silly me assuming that a Protestant might actually be biblically literate.
And you don't know of any cemetaries "owned" by the Catholic Church? You really need to educate yourself. There are thousands of them - and my grandmother is buried in one (Holyrood). Google for Catholic Cemeteries and you'll find hundreds in the US. Go walk around Europe and you'll find nearly all churches with a cemetery on Church grounds (and rich/powerful people buried INSIDE the churches). Sigh Yes the ones on Church property are technically "owned" by the Church, but exactly where should the upkeep of the grounds come from? Seriously You pay a one time fee and that pays for years of upkeep, Second as i said and you might want to research most cemeteries are not owned by a religious group, they are privately held
You should reign in your touchy nerves - there's no bigotry there, just your own intolerance of any position opposite that you hold. You refuse to recognize the failings of the Church in the past - and so condemn yourself to support repeating those same sins... by the Catholic Church? You really need
Actually my pointing facts out are not touchy nerves, but you are making bigoted comments, if you don't like having it pointed out stay out of the forums or don't make ignorant comments.
Bigotry - can you point where in THE BIBLE it says cremation isn’t allowed?
Funny you shout “Protestant” right away too... Bigoted much? Check the log in your own eye, brother - it’s a big one.
So put up or shut up - or show your own intolerance and bigotry... Where in the Bible is cremation banned? That’s what the original poster asked - and you couldn’t answer that, could you?