More British people choosing not to have a funeral
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 dying.
The stand-out finding is that less than half of us now want to have a funeral at all. Direct cremations, where the body is taken directly to a crematorium without any service or other event, are now chosen for 18 per cent of all deaths.
The research also shows that the proportion of deaths marked by Church of England funerals fell from 37 per cent in 2009 to 23 per cent in 2019. Theos suggests this trend could grow further, translating into a crisis for the funeral industry as a whole.
RMC briefing on this report Tuesday 28 November 1200, with report authors and guests. Details from info@religionmediacentre.org.uk
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