When someone passes away, families are faced with emotional decisions. One of the most personal is whether to choose burial or cremation. In modern times, cremation has become far more common, but for ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Does the Bible forbid cremation? That has been a controversial topic in our family recently, because an aunt of mine died not long ago and directed that her body be cremated. One of ...

Following a Catholic priest’s guide, The Sunday Times Magazine picked up the following biblical verses that discuss earthly body and its mortality. In the Old Testament, Genesis 3:19 says, “You will ...

At first glance, the two sides of the Jewish cremation dilemma seem clear. Opponents deplore what they see as a violation of Jewish law, desecration of the body and callous indifference to the memory ...