The Orthodox Christian Church does not teach against cremation (unless absolutely necessary) because God can't resurrect ashes. It teaches that cremation as a matter of course brings with it danger of showing a fundamental disrespect for the physical body. Same goes for most body modifications. Which is why there is no clear teaching or "canon law" on either because it is about respect for the physical body not about laws and rules. There are other things here I'd like to address,but I don't feel I have the words or the power or the right. If I was one of the people you were afraid this would upset or whatever, rest assured there is nothing in here I have not been over a hundred times in my own head. I understand it all. I'm at a low point in my own faith (I always seem to be at a low point, I'm not sure I can call it that anymore). I hurt for your confusion and angst because it mirrors my own in many ways and I can understand it on such a visceral level. I'll bet most people can, Christian or not. One thing that really sticks out in this regard is teaching about Hell (and for me this means teaching about Heaven) to my children. I have struggled mightily to find the right words as I just do not even believe remotely what I was taught as a child and there does not seem to even be vocabulary for what I do believe now. Huh. Never quite put that one into words either. So much of this is just without words for me.
I believe in Love and Truth. I'm pretty sure I know where they are. There is just a lot of stuff in the way to crawl over and through before I get there. I hope we both find them, wherever we are meant to find them. I hope we all do.
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Date: 2013-04-01 11:53 am (UTC)I believe in Love and Truth. I'm pretty sure I know where they are. There is just a lot of stuff in the way to crawl over and through before I get there. I hope we both find them, wherever we are meant to find them. I hope we all do.