This should never be allowed in the UK

Royboy39 · 18-03-2009, 16:13

Funeral Pyres for Hindu's or anyone should never be allowed in the UK.??

BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | High Court to hear pyre challenge

accyman · 18-03-2009, 16:15

lol i suppose if they can keep the body until nov 5th they could get away with a sneaky one

the way things are going with our economy though we may find this way cheaper

jaysay · 18-03-2009, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Royboy 39

Funeral Pyres for Hindu's or anyone should never be allowed in the UK.??

BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | High Court to hear pyre challenge

Well to me Roy its another case of when in Rome as far as I'm concerned, people know that when they come to better their lives in this country, they will have to make changes to that way of life, if they want to carry on with their customary funerals, then there are plenty of planes leave from Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester to take them back to their country of origin and carry on with their customs there

entwisi · 18-03-2009, 16:54

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Errr when did religion run to the same boundaries as political nations. If it could be done in a reserved way with no disruption to others why not? Sometimes i find people are intolerant for no reasons other than because it doesn't fit in their pretty view of the world.

cmonstanley · 18-03-2009, 17:04

wouldnt they be breaking some kind of pollution law

im not bothered as long as they dont scrounge of the state to pay for it...

Benipete · 18-03-2009, 17:05

I can just see Joan of Ark turning in her Urn.

shakermaker · 18-03-2009, 17:20

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Originally Posted by accyman

lol i suppose if they can keep the body until nov 5th they could get away with a sneaky one

Bahahaha

derekgas · 18-03-2009, 17:44

No political or race or religous argument from me, I just think it is in very bad taste! And what if the body isnt burned completely? just let the widlife finish it off?

yerself · 18-03-2009, 17:48

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And what if the body isnt burned completely? just let the widlife finish it off?

There could be a business opportunity here Derek. Supplying gas burners.

cashman · 18-03-2009, 17:58

honestly don't give a stuff about this one, if its in a designated secluded area as the guy wants, whats the beef wi that.?

Eric · 18-03-2009, 18:13

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Originally Posted by cashman

honestly don't give a stuff about this one, if its in a designated secluded area as the guy wants, whats the beef wi that.?

Kind of agree with you .... a funeral is a common enough rite de passage (I think Levi Strauss came up with that one when he wasn't designing jeans) ... the form it takes isn't really relevant ... It's hard to avoid some sort of ritual at the passing of a loved one; and I don't think it is ok to interfere with saying goodby to a life ... and this, it's just a form of cremation. I have avoided the whole deal by donating my remains to Queen's University School of Medicine (they will be particularly intrigued by my liver

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Neil · 18-03-2009, 18:46

For me it is a legal thing. If the law says you can't do it then when they did they should have been prosecuted.

Royboy39 · 18-03-2009, 18:55

If the court set a precident on this case.....what next? and where next?

Gayle · 18-03-2009, 18:58

Everybody should be allowed to be buried or cremated in whatever way they want. What is wrong with a burial pyre - it's just the same as being wheeled into the furnace.

I realise it's against the law at the moment, but why should it be the law?

lindsay ormerod · 18-03-2009, 19:17

No problem with it myself, I just wonder if people would have objected so much if it had been any other religion, didn't the Vikings go in for something similar?