What Happens When You Die?
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LIFE IS HELL, or so the expression goes, but, for many Americans, the afterlife is looking up. The release of a sweeping study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life confirmed a long-developing...
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THREE Philadelphia funeral directors led a scheme in which more than 1000 cadavers were dismembered in dirty surroundings and the parts sold to doctors who put them in patients, a grand jury has...
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Dr. Sherwin Nuland speaks at Sinai Forum about learning to deal with the realities of death and patients. MICHIGAN CITY - Death in real life is not nearly so romantic or heroic as it is in soap...
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No matter what faith we have, one thing binds all human beings together: caring for those who are dying and those who are left behind. "Death is not the end," said Rev. Mark Zazula, a panelist...
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A new instruction pamphlet issued by the Mormon church advises parents not to reject gay children, in what is being seen as a softening of attitudes towards homosexuality. God Loveth His Children, is ...
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Q: What happens at the final judgment? In Sunday school years ago, we were told all our sins will be made public for everyone to see. But my grandchildren tell me that's not what they learn. Is this...
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It's the latest trend in fundraising, er make that "friend raising." A growing number of colleges and universities now offer their most devoted alumni a chance to spend the afterlife back on campus....
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Czech archaeologists have discovered a recycled burial chamber with unusual decorations, just south of Cairo. The find occurred near the three weathered pyramids of Abu Sir - remnants of an original...
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Harry Potter has overcome some sticky situations during his six years at Hogwarts, but none of his magic tricks have been as impressive as the spell he cast over Antioch resident Nancy Brown. The...
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VINELAND -- Local resident Thomas E. Pierce never expected to write a book. Yet, on Saturday, he was found sitting in Booksmith at the Cumberland Mall on Delsea Drive, signing copies of his first...
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I recently read, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album. I had heard great things about it, passed it in the bookstores many times, but never thought to read it for myself. My reading it...
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First off, in case the Clayton County readers have been wondering why my byline has largely been missing since June 28, it’s because I was in New York for the funeral of my grandmother, Helen Mannix. ...
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WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- If I'm about to die, the last thing I will see is former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin as he smiles at me. If I'm about to die, the last thing I will feel is UFC...
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With a signature, an afterlife in the spotlight could be yours -- or maybe just your liver's How did a dead German woman wind up on display in a Portland museum? And why is she messing with an...
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Once I was asked if I had proof that an afterlife existed. I asked my questioner what he meant. He said he wanted to know that there was an afterlife the same way he knew Baghdad existed from the...
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BEIJING: Chinese police have arrested a man they say killed six women so he could sell their bodies for superstitious "weddings of the dead". The man, identified only as Song, was part of a network...
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Hardly a week goes by without front-page news of Muslims dying somewhere in the world in a violent way. Despite all the media attention, there is little understanding among non-Muslims of Islamic...
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"Spirits are just people who have died. We are not afraid of them. We live and dance with them here every day," said Tjipto Siswojo of Kali Harjo village, Central Java. Tjipto and the Kali Harjo...
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Some people will consider it a moot point, but it’s almost a settled issue that there is life after death. In fact, millions of people all over the world are in feverish preparations for the...
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Tiny, gingerbread-trimmed Victorian houses. Tall, hollow metal structures shaped to mimic carved stone, some complete with hinged doors. Lichen-covered stones shaped like human silhouettes. Etched in ...
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In their 180-year history, Mormons have evolved from a reviled and persecuted people in exile to a religious group that produces top leaders in business and politics. New films, books and the...
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Some of us want a stylish sendoff to the afterlife. Let's take Anna Nicole Smith, for example: She was laid to rest in a made-to-order pink couture gown inside a mahogany casket draped with a...
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Mindful of the area's Asians, Service Corporation International designs a cemetery putting to use the principles of feng shui. In the corner of the Forest Park Westheimer cemetery, a turtle,...
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SHANGHAI: The city's land shortage has prompted the municipal government to offer a larger subsidy to promote sea burial. Starting this year, Shanghai doubled its subsidy from 200 yuan ($25.80) to...
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Some brought offerings of roasted pig, chicken, fruit, wine, and flowers to the altar. Others bowed three times before presenting burning incense sticks. All gathered last weekend to mark the...
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AT times, the afterlife seems much more pleasant than what we experience in our daily lives. The young ones get laptops and mobile phones, those who loved life on the fast lane would get the latest...
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The soul, as per most religions, is the immortal essence of a human. It survives physical death. Some people believe that it goes to Hell or Heaven with some other body. Some others believe it takes...
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Getting to know your ancestors now might come in handy when you meet them in the afterlife. This is part of the philosophy behind the popularity of genealogy with the Church of Jesus Christ of...
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Beijing, March 22: Chinese cemeteries are selling paper replicas of Viagra pills to be burned for dead relatives as a wish for satisfying sex in the afterlife, state media reported Wednesday....
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Doors will soon open to reveal one of the mysteries of the Great Pyramid in Giza, Dr. Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Discovery News in an exclusive interview....
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I have no idea how long I'm going to live. Will I make it to 80 years of age? Maybe. My dad lasted until just a few short weeks before his 88th birthday. My mom, on the other hand, passed away far...
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People die. That's life. But some folks want their loved ones cared for in the afterlife, and that's when a business like Always Remember might come in handy. For a fee, and you can learn more about...
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Consider it the most fashionable way to spend the afterlife; as a diamond. LifeGem, a British firm, is offering a new service to those who lose a loved one. With just a sample of human ashes, LifeGem ...
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Rather than an obsession with death, the elaborate burial preparations of the ancient Egyptians were meant to prepare for a new life in the underworld. A major exhibition from the Louvre offers new...
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Like most people who have an invisible childhood friend, Carol Lowell brushed it off like a childhood fantasy. Little did she know her friend "George" would later help her develop a career in...
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One of the UK’s top mediums, Gordon Smith, impressed a sceptical audience at Liverpool Hope University when he met with psychology students as part of their Level ‘H’ final year programme...
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A female suicide bomber detonated a vest filled with explosives at a university in Baghdad Sunday, killing more than 40 people. If male martyrs can expect to find 72 virgin maidens in paradise when...
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The inane Judge Larry Seidlin actually said something sensible in his decision on the disposition of Anna Nicole Smith's remains. "These proceedings," wrote the Broward County circuit court jester,...
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Death is something we will all face - and some, like terminally ill Kelly Taylor, want the same medical advances that enable us to live longer to allow us some control over when the end will come....
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Recently in the news there have been stories about Chinese criminals who kill young women or steal female corpses to sell each as a companion for a deceased male to accompany him to the afterlife. It ...
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I was born in 1945. I was the youngest of 3 boys whose parents were both immigrants from Poland who lost relatives in the Holocaust. Although my parents were orthodox Jews, the Holocaust had severely ...
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In a few days many Americans will observe Valentine's Day, a holiday when people celebrate earthly love. However, for some, even lifelong relationships are simply preludes to personal connections...
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The oldest medical science is also the darkest art. But if those desperate for knowledge had not pursued the science of anatomy, progress towards life-saving modern medicine would have stumbled and...
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ST. LOUIS (BP)--I have a true fondness for the jumbo hippopotamus. The hairy nose, stubby legs and red-pigmented skin are magnets for my eyes. I like their gigantic shiny bellies. I like their pointy ...
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Cremation rates in Canada are rising rapidly, and so are the options for keeping a loved one’s remains close to home. Frustrated artists can now claim a spot above the fireplace in the afterlife by...
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A leading Australian university has been forced to make an embarrassing public apology amid a police probe into the mishandling of body parts used by trainee surgeons. The University of NSW (UNSW)...
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Pedro Knight, husband, musical director and inseparable companion of salsa queen Celia Cruz, died Saturday morning at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Calif. He was 85. Cause of death was not released, ...
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When the driver of a vehicle accidentally kills an Amish person in Pennsylvania Dutch country, no matter how recklessly, the Amish don't harbor a grudge or animosity. Instead, they often invite the...
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Probing sex life of supernaturals GHOSTS have sex. This is the claim of Syed Abdullah Alattas, founder and chief investigator of Seekers Malaysia. "We are doing research to find out their habits,...
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How can we understand and explain the process of dying? How can we clarify the nature of life after death? If there is something we cannot understand directly, using a parable can help. In this case, ...
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Nearly 140 students filed into Edwards Auditorium last night for the Student Entertainment Committee's Ghost Whisperer, looking forward to a thrilling show. However, many left looking behind them,...
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No one really knows - though there are some who say they do. Especially those who have actually been declared to be dead then later have been revived, of whose experiences we have several very...
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The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of the final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.
John F. Kennedy
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