re: Cemeteries, why do we have them?

Why? because people are dying to get into them.

well, that was unnecessarily insulting...

I'll take a euro mount on a nice piece of driftwood please.

Sorry...

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There are Christians who object to the practice of cremation. Their arguments are based on the biblical concept that one day the bodies of those who have died in Christ, will be resurrected and reunited with their souls and spirits. This teaching assumes that if a body has been destroyed by fire, it is impossible for it to be resurrected later and reunited to the soul and spirit:

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It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies.

…Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: "Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:35-55, excerpt verses 42-44; 54-55, NLT)

"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first." (1 Thessalonians 4:16, NIV)

More Biblical Points in Opposition to Cremation

Most of the key people in the Old Testament were buried. In fact, it was considered a dishonor to the people of Israel not to receive a proper burial.
Most of the people who were burned to death in the Bible were receiving a punishment.
Practical Points Against Cremation

Unless the cremated remains are interred in a perpetual care cemetery, there will be no permanent marker or place to honor and memorialize the life and death of the deceased for generations to come.
If inurned, cremated remains can be lost or stolen. It is important to consider where and by whom they will be kept, as well as what will happen to them in the future.

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Please don't bury me
Down in the cold, cold ground
I'd rather have em chunk me up, pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
The blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take botha my ears if they don't mind the size

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Give my feet to the footloose
Careless fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walkin' cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth 'way down South
And kiss my arse goodbye

"Gravestones cheer the livng dear,
They're no use to the dead..." -- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

liz, I'm not sure what the total quote is supposed to point out but

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Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die,

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does not say it has to be planted in the ground. Nothing in your quote that is directly from the bible does it mandate that we are to be buried. It was the disposal method of the time that the above quote was written.

If it were a necessity just think of the poor Christians that were fed to the lions. They could not rise from lion shite.

Burn me, bury me, feed me to the dogs, I have no reason to think I will care.

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When you die, your family pays thousands to bury you in the ground beneath a rock that has your name on it.

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You act like this is a big deal. Do you realize how much money any one of us wastes? That vault and rock is for the remaining family. It isn't wasted money if it buys goods and services that keeps the economy flowing AND makes the family happy.

We all returning to dust anyway. It'll just take longer for my casket and vault vs your urn.

So to those that are against it, what business is it of yours? Does cemeteries harm you in some way? Are we running out of usable land?

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It's fairly recently that cremation was approved for Catholics.

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My 62 yr. old wife never missed a day of catechism. She said she has never heard that it was wrong to be cremated.

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As I understand the Catholic approval for cremation, the ashes must be dealt with in a respectful manner, not just stuck willy-nilly up on a shelf next to those Doc Martens that are too narrow and rub a blister on your right foot....


Oops, I've said too much.

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You are on target according to my wife. Granny's burnt up arse .. hes should be in a respectable place. Not where they could be accidentally used in place of the Gold Bond.