Cremation

Cremation is the act of burning a body after it has died. Cremation is a popular option to dispose of (get rid of) a body instead of burying it. The place where cremations take place is called a crematorium or crematory.

Religions which approve cremation include Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Shinto, and Neopaganism. Traditional Judaism and Mormonism strongly discourage cremation, although the first reference to cremation in the Hebrew Bible is found in 1 Samuel 31, where it states that the dead bodies of Saul and his sons are burned, and their bones are buried.^[1] Neo-Confucianism and Zoroastrianism disapprove it. Many Muslims believe cremation is forbidden. However, some Muslims, such as Quranists, believe cremation is permissible in Islam as there is no prohibition in the Qur'an against cremation, and that burial is not the only Islamic method that is approved by God.^[2][3]

A natural gas cremation releases around 126kg of carbon dioxide.^[4]

1. ↑ https://www.cremationsocietyofphiladelphia.com/bible-and-cremation/#:~:text=The%20first%20reference%20to%20cremation,and%20their%20bones%20are%20buried.
2. ↑ https://www.quran-islam.org/articles/part_5/cremation__(P1503).html
3. ↑ https://www.ahl-alquran.com/arabic/show_article.php?main_id=15614
4. ↑ Wright, Robert (2023-11-29). "Families seek green alternatives to traditional funerals". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-12-02.