Prof. Pam's Religion Blog » Funerals http://profpam.com/religion Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:37:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Burial ground as a human right? http://profpam.com/religion/2011/03/25/burial-ground-as-a-human-right/ http://profpam.com/religion/2011/03/25/burial-ground-as-a-human-right/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:49:10 +0000 PH http://profpam.com/religion/?p=1309 Continue reading →]]> Christians in predominantly Hindu Nepal demand land to bury their dead:

Christians have been protesting since a ban was imposed earlier this year on a traditional burial area next to a revered Hindu temple in Katmandu. The Supreme Court has temporarily lifted the ban, but the dispute continues.

From nytimes.com

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]]> http://profpam.com/religion/2011/03/25/burial-ground-as-a-human-right/feed/ 0 Painting for the survivors http://profpam.com/religion/2010/04/24/painting-for-the-survivors/ http://profpam.com/religion/2010/04/24/painting-for-the-survivors/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:29:39 +0000 PH http://profpam.com/religion/?p=1091 Continue reading →]]> Painting for the survivors with no questions asked.

Here in the Sinaloan capital of Culiacan, Espinoza also specializes in painting religious imagery on the opulent mausoleums that serve as the final resting places for hundreds of traffickers slain in Mexico’s raging war on drug cartels.

The audio slideshow on Espinoza is here.

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]]> http://profpam.com/religion/2010/04/13/grief-and-goodbyes/feed/ 0 New Orleans Rockin’ Funeral http://profpam.com/religion/2010/02/19/new-orleans-rockin-funeral/ http://profpam.com/religion/2010/02/19/new-orleans-rockin-funeral/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:47:36 +0000 PH http://profpam.com/religion/?p=963 Check out the “rockin’ casket

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