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2. The Catholic Church should read its doctrines. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust ....

Tue Sep 20, 2022, 12:11 PM

Sep 2022

Wonder how much money they make from cemetery maintenance, funeral services, overhead? Bet they clip north of $1500 per head, plus annuals.

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California's dead will have a new burial option: Human composting [View all] Auggie Sep 2022 OP

The church will come around. At one time cremation was not liked. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #13

ROFL Auggie Sep 2022 #4

Well, if someone is asleep on the job, maybe... hlthe2b Sep 2022 #8

just markie Sep 2022 #5

it is still markie Sep 2022 #6

Only nuclear waste is (essentially) permanent... hlthe2b Sep 2022 #7

I'm in... bahboo Sep 2022 #9

I love it but can you even imagine how bad that would smell at the end? Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #10

There is a concern Repug bodies could contaminate gardens. Sneederbunk Sep 2022 #11

I am going to the body farm in Tennessee. Butterflylady Sep 2022 #12

I'd like my body to be devoured by mockingbirds GenXer47 Sep 2022 #14

+1 Auggie Sep 2022 #15