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liner or a burial vault will satisfy these also forbid cremation; other sects
requirements. Some smaller rural or of Judaism support cremation, but
churchyard cemeteries do not require burial remains the preferred option.
use of a container to surround the
casket in the grave. Cremation FAQs
Cremation Services What is cremation?
Cremation is the process of reducing
Cremation is an alternative to the the human body to bone fragments
burial process and it is chosen by using high heat and flame. Cremation
many people because of religious is not the final disposition of the
beliefs, the desire to preserve the remains, nor is it a type of funeral
environment or because it was service.
requested by the person who died. Is a casket needed for cremation?
Cremation is also a less expensive No, a casket is not required. Most
option in comparison to a burial. The states require an alternative container
remains are placed in a container that constructed of wood or cardboard,
is combustible and placed in a special however, in some states no container
furnace called a cremation chamber is required.
or a crematory where, through intense Is embalming required prior to
heat, the remains are reduced where cremation?
through intense heat is reduced to No. In fact, it is against the law for a
bone fragments that are then crushed funeral home to tell you otherwise.
and pulverized to resemble coarse Can the family witness the cremation?
sand. The cremated remains of an Yes, they can; some cremation
average human body will weigh about providers will allow family members
7-8 pounds. Cremation is not an to be present when the body is
alternative to a funeral, but rather an placed in the cremation chamber.
alternative to burial or other forms of Some religious groups even include
disposition. this as part of their funeral custom.
Cremated remains can be scattered Can an urn be brought into church?
or buried, or they may be kept with Nearly all Protestant Churches allow
the family in a decorative urn. There for the urn to present during the
are many new and different ways to memorial services. Most Catholic
dispose of ashes today, cremated Churches also allow the remains to be
remains can be placed in an artificial present during the Memorial Mass. It
coral reef in the ocean or they can be is encouraged that cremated remains
spun into glass artwork or diamonds. be a part of a funeral as it provides a
Some religions welcome cremation focal point for the service.
while others forbid it. The Catholic What can be done with the cremated
Church had banned cremation up until remains?
1963, and burial remains the preferred While laws vary state by state, for the
form of disposition today. In other most part remains can be buried in a
Christian denominations cremation cemetery lot or a cremation garden,
was historically discouraged but interred in a columbarium, kept at
nowadays it is more widely accepted. home or scattered.
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cremation is mandated, while in Islam
it is strictly forbidden. Orthodox Jews
