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from Religion Media Centre: “Take-away” funeral companies, which take the body away for cremation without any ritual or service, are becoming increasingly popular after heavy marketing on daytime TV in front of an elderly audience. But...
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from Christian Today: A new report by Theos think tank has revealed changing attitudes towards death and dying. The study, ‘Love, Grief and Hope’, contains data compiled from YouGov on behalf of the think tank which finds that...
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from Religion News Service: The think tank Theos publishes a report today Love, Grief, and Hope: Emotional responses to death and dying in the UK, which shows significant changes in the ways that people in the UK are approaching death and...
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by Anita Laryea, Christian Today: Jonny Wicks, a former policeman and father of three, lost his wife Rachel to a brain aneurysm in 2019. Although greatly devastated, Wicks recounts how his Christian faith carried him through this...
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by Emma Petrie, BBC: The process, known as resomation, uses a mix of potassium hydroxide and water to break down human remains in what is billed as a more sustainable option. It takes four hours – the bones remain, and are powdered...
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from Theos: Practices around death and dying are changing rapidly. In particular, as the UK becomes less traditionally religious, there are growing preferences for cremation over burial and a rise of “celebrations of life” over...
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