Gross. It’s getting more & more heathen every day. My mother
made me promise I’d have a Christian burial. Aunt Mildred
also said that she believed the bones should be left in
a grave so that they will be resurrected when Christ
returns to this earth. (I know Christ is able to recognize
our DNA in the dust; but the heathens can keep their
fire rituals.) Sorry. This “cheaper” modern day trend
toward cremation is not my choice. - A decent burial is
possible without using the most expensive things they offer
at the funeral parlor; and it is the very last thing one
can do for their loved ones.
I’ve already told my wife that when I die I want to be shot out of a cannon.
We are becoming more and more pagan, burning the dead is just one more example. My mom had her parents cremated as a burial was so very costly. It was a very difficult time for her as her sister was a nasty thorn in her side throughout the ordeal, I didn’t want to add to her stress by disagreeing over her parents’ remains. I still wish she hadn’t done that.
I recently heard that embalming is optional as is a standard casket. Not sure if that’s true though. Death is amazingly expensive.