tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641409637290720902.post7464314371524521716..comments2023-10-11T04:12:26.925-07:00Comments on HappyLutheran: Where are You Going after You Die?Kristin Johnston Largenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07641829029234345597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641409637290720902.post-46706357483400687032014-03-29T14:17:38.197-07:002014-03-29T14:17:38.197-07:00You are so right about how we are all so spread ou...You are so right about how we are all so spread out, too--and "home" no longer means the same thing to us as it did to our parents and grandparents. That makes a difference in our thinking, too!Kristin Johnston Largenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641829029234345597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641409637290720902.post-62668314253420171872014-03-29T06:04:03.119-07:002014-03-29T06:04:03.119-07:00Thanks for the question and perspective!
In recent...Thanks for the question and perspective!<br />In recent years, I have begun to wonder about the usefulness and efficaciousness of burials and cemeteries, but have not delved any deeper (no pun intended). With the mobility of culture and society, many do not return to "the family plot" either living/visiting or in death. I believe that is true because our ties to and our sense of sacred places is not as meaningful as it used to be, not to mention our understanding of death.<br />I can't really say where I will go when I will die, but it will likely NOT be the hometown of my birth, not in the cemetery among my ancestors, etc. I also can't say that I'm particularly worried about it. My presumptive widow, should she outlive me, and/or our adult son, will make a decision based on circumstances at the time, and maybe even a family discussion prior to that time.<br />Again, my thanks for your observations.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842866686413191802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641409637290720902.post-30972425339669105362014-03-25T10:43:58.162-07:002014-03-25T10:43:58.162-07:00I'm just saying the church doesn't actuall...I'm just saying the church doesn't actually teach the immortality of the human soul, nor that there is a "soul" separable from the body--whatever that might look like. Instead, Paul was clear that it is all of who we are--and certainly our bodies--that is going to be resurrected and transformed. Kristin Johnston Largenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641829029234345597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641409637290720902.post-43508488968893023522014-03-24T14:37:13.631-07:002014-03-24T14:37:13.631-07:00I want a green burial too. So you believe in the g...I want a green burial too. So you believe in the general resurrection and eschaton but not the immortality of the human soul? I think the two are compatible. A. J. MacDonald, Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606590381956913426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641409637290720902.post-36192164342924876852014-03-23T15:22:45.014-07:002014-03-23T15:22:45.014-07:00At Dharma Drum mountain they have established the ...At Dharma Drum mountain they have established the practice of what they call "ash burials" as a form of environmentally sensitive burial (see item #20 on ). This practice is a radical shift in Chinese sensibilities regarding funerals, as it does not involve siting the burial in terms of feng shui. Thus, there seems to be a convergence of concerns regarding the environment, though the social resistances arise from different cultural preconceptions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com