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Eastern Orthodox note on good cause needing clarification

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I propose that the phrase "...or if it may be sought for good cause", that is annotated as needing clarification include the example of "late discovery of a body (when several days or more have passed and the body is already decomposing)." This is clarified by Subdeacon Jeremiah McKemy in his RESPECTING THE IMAGE OF GOD An Apology for Traditional Christian Burial found https://www.orthodoxroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Orthodox-Christian-Burial-McKemy.pdf Subdeacon Jeremiah references the 1932 Russian Synod which is detailed at http://orthodoxinfo.com/death/cremation.aspx#sobor. DivinitatisMA (talk) 03:40, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Baháʼí Faith section citation and attrtibution

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The quote provided in that second can be found in BAHÁ’Í BURIAL COMPILATION Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings Compilation which was prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice and published in Australia by Bahá’í Publications Australia in 2020. The quote is attributed to Shoghi Effendi, grandson and successor to the founder ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. DivinitatisMA (talk) 21:55, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Teeth - teeth are not mentioned

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Teeth, fillings, dental implants are missing from the article. my understanding is that they break up like bone in modern crematory temperatures, but I’m uncertain about cremation using wood. nor do I have any sources to add this information to the article, but it feels needed for completeness. 207.229.170.204 (talk) 16:42, 13 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

See Cremation#Ash weight and composition. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 20:39, 13 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

hello,

You are mostly correct. The teeth do break up like bone due to the high temperature. Filling, dental metal and some implants do not break up and must be picked out before the pulverization process. The metal/dental fillings and implants are physically removed with a magnet or by manual sorting, and placed in a recycle bin.

any questions about cremation, the process or the history, please feel free to contact me. I have been a crematory operator for over 20 years and a licensed mortician. 75.180.30.168 (talk) 00:16, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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