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<p>Absolutely, then their kids will develop, from first hand experience, an appreciation for the poor, working mothers everywhere, foreign nationals, different religions, victims of domestic abuse, and athletes. At the same time, they can assuage their white, elite-educated, rich guy guilt. ;)</p>
<p>Since victims of domestic abuse are always the wives of poor immigrants who follow strange religions :rolleyes:</p>
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I was referring to the fact that hubby was charged with domestic abuse by a former girlfriend.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Regardless, your post made me laugh xD</p>
<p>Of course I believe we as a society should hold proper burial as one of our tenets, however it is families who bury their dead, the problem here is that the “family” is not exactly taking care of it, well the uncle is from a distance, but if a cemetery won’t accept the body, can it be determined that a burial is not possible and a cremation is necessary. Because of the complicated issues related to the extremist Islamic underpinnings of the bombings I would like to see the Boston Imams take a leadership role in denouncing his being treated as a practicing Muslim based on the bombings/killings. </p>
<p>“I would not be willing to do a funeral for him,” said Imam Talal Eid of the Islamic Institute of Boston, a group that often arranges funerals. “This is a person who deliberately killed people. There is no room for him as a Muslim. He already left the fold of Islam by doing that. In the Quran it says those who will kill innocent people, they will dwell in the hellfire.”</p>
<p>“I don’t think I could ethically lead a prayer for him, but I would not stop people from praying upon him,” said Imam Suhaib Webb of Boston’s largest mosque, which has the same owners as the Cambridge mosque attended by the brothers</p>
<p>The people of Boston need to see this view supported, we all do. Perhaps refusing to “honor” the dead’s wishes is the stronger moral position to take.</p>
<p>If this guy had been a Christian, would Christian ministers refuse to perform a funeral? Maybe they would, but I’ll bet some would feel that it was their duty to do so.</p>
<p>I would hope Christian ministers would take a similar view and refuse.</p>
<p>Why would you hope that Christian ministers would behave in an un-Christian fashion?</p>
<p>I think a person who kills innocent people, children and police officers, and maims hundreds is not practicing/following their own religion.</p>
<p>If bomber 1 had lived how would you have a priest/imam/rabbi treat him? Would he be embraced by clergy?</p>
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I can’t speak for imams or rabbis, but I would expect a Christian minister to visit him in prison and try to help him, and hopefully lead him to repentance and forgiveness. That’s what Jesus commands, after all.</p>
<p>I don’t think religion or finding a clergy is the main issue, the issue is no cemetery or town would grant permit for a burial.</p>
<p>That’s the story of Saul.</p>
<p>I understand Hunt, but what if the prisoner told the minister he was justified in what he did, and felt his religion commanded him to do so and had no desire to repent or be forgiven?</p>
<p>what stand does the minister then take?</p>
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<p>How would they reconcile “love your enemies” with that?</p>
<p>How about taking Dave Henneberry’s boat that his brother trashed, giving him a burial at sea, and buying Mr. Henneberry a new boat (though he said he wants the $$ to be donated to the survivors funds). Seems both could be accomplished.</p>
<p>Again, I don’t think this is a religious issue at the moment. I think no cemetery is willing to take the body because no one wants their love ones to be buried next to the guy, or further many probably object to even knowing the bomber is buried in the town they live in. Just as the bomber’s family like to have closure and proper burial, other people want to have proper closure and burial for their loved ones too.</p>
<p>As I said before, why not bury him right next to Lee Harvey Oswald? Who could complain about that?</p>
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I’d expect the minister to continue to try to get through to him.</p>
<p>“As I said before, why not bury him right next to Lee Harvey Oswald?”</p>
<p>I read that the uncle is trying to find other places in other states that would be willing to let him bury the body there.</p>
<p>The DC sniper’s cremated remains were buried in Louisiana.</p>
<p>Perhaps a real Christian ought to step in and take the reigns. Isn’t that their duty? Why aren’t they rushing in?</p>