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10/28/2007: "Traditional funerals return"

"It's a lot more than just about the environment. It's a return to tradition. It speaks to the idea of dust to dust," Harris said. "This is the way we used to bury people, in the first hundred years of our country's history."

The idea of earth-friendly funerals is catching on as part of that broader green movement. But there are other factors, too, including distaste for the embalming process and modern commercial funerals that can cost $10,000.

A green burial can cost $1,000 to $2,000, although there is no market standard.

[ The modern funeral has always been overhyped. Thankfully, there's some return to sanity. ]

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=143467&ac=PHnws

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on Sunday, October 28th, Osama bin Laden said

I've noticed its often these Christians who spend lots and lots of money on embalming, elaborate caskets, fancy graves, and gaudy funerals. They can't accept the reality of death so they do everything they can to make it seem less "real".