Michigan Officials Tried To Stop a 'Green' Cemetery. They Just Lost in Court.

Reason ^ | 8.16.2024 | Joe Lancaster

[BenLurkin]

Archer: “You want zombies? Because that’s how you get zombies.”

[The Louiswu]

Good.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Newaygo County, MI
The Land of Enochle.

[AppyPappy]

IOW a Muslim cemetery

[nesnah]

Martian burial ground?

[CatOwner]

Some time in the future ... “You built a housing tract over WHAT?!”

[ZOOKER]

No embalming fluid. Biodegradable caskets. Natural fiber wrappings.

Worm food.

[madprof98]

My wife and I have reserved gravesites at just such a cemetery. Though it is not limited to Catholics, it was started by Trappist monks and follows the burial practices at their nearby monastery. Makes sense to us.

[Tax-chick]

Interesting article. I think this is a good outcome.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Heh, yep

[Tax-chick]

The way of all flesh.

[who knows what evil?]

I like this idea, as well.

[monkeyshine]

Why would anyone oppose this? The “green” marketing aside, this is basically how humans have buried their loved ones for thousands of years. Jewish and Muslim cemeteries don’t use metal caskets or allow embalming at all. They use wooden caskets with wooden nails, or shrouds.

If people want open casket expensive metal cases that’s fine too. But don’t prevent other people from choosing differently.

[CIB-173RDABN]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhumation_and_reburial_of_Richard_III_of_England

Reminds me of where they found King Richard III, the last England King that died in battle. His grave ended up under a parking lot.

Bottom line, the dead don’t care. funerals and graves are for the living.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Given that embalming was not practiced by Jews, Romans, and Europeans up through the medieval Era at least?

Every corpse buried became food for the worms.

So why is it a problem?

[dfwgator]

Reminds me of where they found King Richard III, the last England King that died in battle. His grave ended up under a parking lot.

We've seen the last of good, King Richard
Ring out the past, his name lives on and on
Roll out the bones and raise up your pitcher
Raise up your glass to good King John

[Cold Heart]

I think there is one buried in Kansas?

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Because “Quakenbrush” is such a traditional Islamic name, am I right?

/Brooks Township
//was over 95% white as of the last census
///I don’t think this couple are motivated by the concerns of Muslims

[MayflowerMadam]

“You built a housing tract over WHAT?!”

Reminds me of some made-for-TV movies I watched a few decades ago. Patty Duke was in most of them. In any case, the gist was, “Don’t do that. The dearly departed have no sense of humor about that.”