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A few decades ago, several American companies authorized by the U.S. government attempted to bury toxic waste products underground. They filled large metal containers with chemical waste and other life-threatening products, sealed the drums tightly, and buried them deep down below the
                    
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                    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 21, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A funeral and the burial or cremation that goes with it is a vital part in the process of mourning isn’t it? It provides a sense of finality that’s important in coming to terms with loss. You often hear about people who have been lost and assumed dead but their bodies are never found. And their
                    
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                    Contributed by Brian  B on Jul 29, 2009
                
                
                
                    Baptism is a burial….    I heard one preacher who told the story of being a young kid who lived on a farm…..     one day one of his puppies died and he took it out to the back yard and dug a hole and placed the puppy in the hole and……  well the point of the story is that you bury dead things…..  
                    
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                    A Backyard Neighbor Funeral
Mr. Green peered over his fence and noticed that the neighbor’s little boy was in his backyard filling in a hole. Curious about what the youngster was up to, Mr. Green asked, “What in the world are you doing, Jimmy?”
 
Tearfully, little Jimmy replied, “My special little
                    
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                    Contributed by C Jordan on Mar 1, 2008
                
                
                
                    QUOTE: “The rocks of the earth’s crust now contain the fossil remains of unnumbered billions of plants and animals, buried in water-transported sediments which quickly became lithified. This “geologic column” has been grossly distorted by evolutionists into the record of an imagined 3-billion year
                    
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                    I was visiting my home town in Romania when one of my neighbors died. I was attending the visitation. Usually the family and relatives are taking care of the funeral – the body stays in the living room of the house for three days, until the burial. But if they live in a condo or blockhouse, they
                    
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                    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 11, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The story is told that when the Gospel was first preached on the island of Barbados, several accepted the invitation to be baptized. When they arrived at the water for the baptismal service the women were dressed in nightgowns and the men in striped pajamas. The missionaries were afraid this might
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 4, 2009
                
                
                
                    The Talmud later enumerated community obligations: "A man must reside in a town thirty days to become liable for contributing to the soup kitchen,  three months for the charity box,  six months for the clothing fund, nine months for the burial fund, and twelve months for
                    
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                    A mayor in Brazil, Da Silva was seeking to make its citizens get adequate health care and solve the problem of a lack of burial space. He proposed that a fine or jail time for the family of those who had family members who died too
                    
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                    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jan 7, 2008
                
                
                
                    Back in the ninth century, the very powerful Roman emperor Charlemagne made an unusual request with regard to his burial. He asked to be buried sitting upright on his throne with his crown on his head, his scepter in his hand, his royal cape draped around his shoulders and with an open book placed
                    
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                    Contributed by Ryan Yandris on Mar 8, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    GOD WORKS IN THREE’S (foundations of grace) death, burial, resurrection; (the kingdom of God) righteousness, peace, Holy Ghost ;( the greatness of God) was, is, is to come ;( three manifestations of God) Father, Son, Holy Ghost ;( in him we) live, move, have our being ;( now abideth these)
                    
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                    Contributed by Evelyn Weston on Apr 13, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Joseph of Arimathea was a very wealthy Pharisee, a member of the council, and a secret follower of Jesus.  It was Joseph who went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body after the crucifixion.  And it was Joseph who supplied the tomb for Jesus’ burial.
Well, it seems that someone pulled him aside and
                    
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                    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 11, 2012
                
                
                
                    Oil was used in the time James wrote his epistle. In ancient times various oils had various purposes. It could be that James is referring to medicinal oils such as: Aloes (Burial oil, John 19.39); Cassia and Cinnamon (in God’s holy anointing oil, Exodus 30.22-31); Frankincense Numbers 16.46-50
                    
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