LIFEGEMS:- ok or disrespectful

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on 5/24/05 NBC aired a report that some morticians are now offering a service of turning your loved ones cremains into diamonds called LIFEGEMS, at a price of course

what do you think??
 
against canon law, remains must be buried, interred properly in a suitable repository, or buried at sea in compliance with civil laws and canon law.
 
They have been doing this for a few years now. Just another step in our dehumanization.
 
If it helps someone get through their mourning period, then I’m okay with it.

Scout :tiphat:
 
puts a whole new spin on the idea of buying a piece of jewelry as a “conversation piece” I’m afraid I have to side with the “YUCK” votes.
 
Evil…
Disrespectful…
Arroagant…
Selfish…
What happens if the “gem” falls out and is lost?
Where will the children go to honor their Mom or Dad?
Makes my stomach turn!
 
Yeah, but just think of this, guys–When the bottom falls out of the stock market, you can:rolleyes: pawn Mom & Dad for money to pay the lease on the Cadillac…:mad:
 
Why would it be more disrespectful to have a gem than to have someone buried in the ground? The only difference is one is tradition and the other isn’t. We go to cemeteries and talk to our loved ones because we think they are there and they can hear us. The body can be destroyed, though. It is the soul of the person that remains eternal, and that soul isn’t in the grave. It is the soul that makes the person unique, not the body.

I don’t know that it would be something that I would want to do, but if someone else wants to do it then feel free. It’s just the body, which accounts for nothing.

Just my opinion.

Scout :tiphat:
 
They got a male option to this? Can we become industrial diamonds and be sintered onto saw blades and oil bits?
 
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puzzleannie:
against canon law, remains must be buried, interred properly in a suitable repository, or buried at sea in compliance with civil laws and canon law.
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I thought it was ok to get cremated now? I certainly don’t want to be buried.

As for the LIFEGEMS – are people actually going for this? I hope the company goes out of business.
 
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Scout:
Why would it be more disrespectful to have a gem than to have someone buried in the ground? The only difference is one is tradition and the other isn’t. We go to cemeteries and talk to our loved ones because we think they are there and they can hear us. The body can be destroyed, though. It is the soul of the person that remains eternal, and that soul isn’t in the grave. It is the soul that makes the person unique, not the body.

I don’t know that it would be something that I would want to do, but if someone else wants to do it then feel free. It’s just the body, which accounts for nothing.

Just my opinion.

Scout :tiphat:
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Dear Scout,

Do you believe the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, while a person is alive? Should we honor that temple, after the Spirit has departed?

Is slavery okay with you? What happens if your parents are made into lifegems and then one day they end up in an estate auction?

If God wants to make us gems in His crown of glory, that’s one thing. When we want to make gems of each other, we are owning anothers body, it’s oppressive. It’s another example of how mankind still seeks equality with God. It’s like cloaning, stem cell research and prostitution.

“Lady’s and gentlemen, here is a Henry. He was a wonderful, loving, kind and generous father, husband, son and brother in life, but look how he sparkles in death. Who will give me $1000?”
 
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elizabeth4truth:
Dear Scout,

Do you believe the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, while a person is alive? Should we honor that temple, after the Spirit has departed?

Is slavery okay with you? What happens if your parents are made into lifegems and then one day they end up in an estate auction?

If God wants to make us gems in His crown of glory, that’s one thing. When we want to make gems of each other, we are owning anothers body, it’s oppressive. It’s another example of how mankind still seeks equality with God. It’s like cloaning, stem cell research and prostitution.

“Lady’s and gentlemen, here is a Henry. He was a wonderful, loving, kind and generous father, husband, son and brother in life, but look how he sparkles in death. Who will give me $1000?”
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A person’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit while that person is alive. When that person’s soul has departed, the body no longer holds the Holy Spirit. The body is like a box for a diamond ring. Once the ring is out of the box, the box itself is pretty worthless.

No, slavery isn’t okay with me because the body still contains the soul and spirit, and it is enslaving the soul and spirit along with the body. And it isn’t the same as stem-cell research, cloning or prostitution. Those souls still inhabit their bodies. In the case of life-gems, the souls have inhabited the bodies and have now departed.

And the gem isn’t “Henry” or anyone else, for that matter. “Henry” is dead. The body doesn’t make up the person. It’s just the “box” the person is contained in while alive on earth. After that, it’s pretty useless.

Scout :tiphat:
 
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Scout:
A person’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit while that person is alive. When that person’s soul has departed, the body no longer holds the Holy Spirit. The body is like a box for a diamond ring. Once the ring is out of the box, the box itself is pretty worthless.

No, slavery isn’t okay with me because the body still contains the soul and spirit, and it is enslaving the soul and spirit along with the body. And it isn’t the same as stem-cell research, cloning or prostitution. Those souls still inhabit their bodies. In the case of life-gems, the souls have inhabited the bodies and have now departed.

And the gem isn’t “Henry” or anyone else, for that matter. “Henry” is dead. The body doesn’t make up the person. It’s just the “box” the person is contained in while alive on earth. After that, it’s pretty useless.

Scout :tiphat:
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Sorry Scout, no dice. Was the BVM any less holy after Jesus was born? Is the Tabernacle a worthless shell during communion? Our eternal souls have sanctified our bodies, and consecrated them to the Lord.
 
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Trelow:
Sorry Scout, no dice. Was the BVM any less holy after Jesus was born? Is the Tabernacle a worthless shell during communion? Our eternal souls have sanctified our bodies, and consecrated them to the Lord.
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No, Our Mother wasn’t less holy after Jesus’ birth because her soul was still in her body. When the host is outside the Tabernacle, then yes, it’s just a small building.

Yes, our eternal souls have sanctified our bodies, but it is the soul that sanctifies the body, not the body that sanctifies the soul. The soul is more important. And if the earthly body were just as important as the soul, then why would we need new bodies when we got to heaven?

Scout :tiphat:
 
:eek: EEEEEEp!

Anyways I gonna be buried lyiing down 6 feet under and I am gonna lie there till I rot!!!

My body that is , my soul is destined elsewheres…
 
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Scout:
No, Our Mother wasn’t less holy after Jesus’ birth because her soul was still in her body. When the host is outside the Tabernacle, then yes, it’s just a small building.

Yes, our eternal souls have sanctified our bodies, but it is the soul that sanctifies the body, not the body that sanctifies the soul. The soul is more important. And if the earthly body were just as important as the soul, then why would we need new bodies when we got to heaven?

Scout :tiphat:
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Scout,

Speaking of Our Mother’s body…where is it now? Did she die? Was her body a box? Why did God bring it into heaven? How about Elijah? How about Jesus’ body?

Our bodies aren’t cheap pieces of cardboard. They are sanctified dwelling places of the Holy Spirit and should not be regarded as another man’s property, while living or dead. Sorry, just can’t agree with you. Our bodys belong to God and it’s His desire we return to dirt. It’s not for us to decide or play god with.

Elizabeth
 
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