tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20011302.post115996746042886883..comments2023-06-27T04:57:18.487-04:00Comments on Backwoods Presbyterian: Resurrection of the DeadBenjamin P. Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02728290792232181473noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20011302.post-1162585306606397582006-11-03T15:21:00.000-05:002006-11-03T15:21:00.000-05:00What do you make of Paul's 'absent from the body i...What do you make of Paul's 'absent from the body is present with the Lord' comment?<BR/><BR/>Don't take this as an attacking question. I'm really asking. I am very much aware to the neoplatonist tendencies in the modern church, so I'd be interested to hear your argument.Joshua Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883909628473838341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20011302.post-1160017420518685772006-10-04T23:03:00.000-04:002006-10-04T23:03:00.000-04:00FYI for Reformed Catholic. A great website for inf...FYI for Reformed Catholic. A great website for information on Roman Catholicism is www.newadvent.com.Benjamin P. Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728290792232181473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20011302.post-1160014766861262252006-10-04T22:19:00.000-04:002006-10-04T22:19:00.000-04:00Growing up Catholic, we were taught that cremation...Growing up Catholic, we were taught that cremation of the dead was against church teachings, and the continuation of a pagan ritual of death. <BR/><BR/>This changed in 1963, however, I graduated from a Catholic HS in 1969, and don't remember being taught that the prohibition was removed. I did a Google search and found this site, which is very informative: http://www.cathcemchgo.org/cremation.htm<BR/><BR/>I suspect they'll have to update their entry for Limbo very soon !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20011302.post-1160001986487086512006-10-04T18:46:00.000-04:002006-10-04T18:46:00.000-04:00My home church always preached the literal resurre...My home church always preached the literal resurrection of the body and that's certainly what my family believed. However, I was surprised by what happened following my maternal grandfather's death. My mom and grandmother decided to have my grandfather cremated. My dad was totally opposed to the idea because he believes that it is wrong to destroy the body, although I believe he's o.k. with embalming. I had never been close to anyone who died before that time so had never really given it much thought. I wonder if many Christians think that cremation is wrong?amomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862313105487511110noreply@blogger.com