Well Path, maybe here we have another case of where our common Christian faith divides us rather than unites us. Rastus made it clear to me that hates a "heretic 
' more than an infidel. I hope you don't agree. But to me, when I die my soul goes on to to Glory and my body is nothing but 170 pounds of meat that will rot soon. It signifies nothing, is worth nothing, and is simply the cocoon I emerged from when I go on to to that further shore. Bury me under marble, or roll me in a ditch, I do not care. I have gone home. You can keep my carcass Path, I no longer want it. And if my parts will help people, please take them, because that is my Christian duty to give where I can, particularly if it doesn't hurt. And how can giving pieces of my shell hurt when I have no more use for it? Its sad we are divided by a common religion Path, but that's my take on it. 
FQ13
Figures you would bring your Christianity into this. Goodness, I hardly know where to begin.
What part of Scripture says it's your Christian duty to mutilate your body - even after death? Not a surprising position from a guy who thinks it's OK to murder an unborn human being.
If your body is worth nothing, as you said above, why then in an earlier post did you state it was OK for the state to take everything of value for probate, including your body?
And if
you want to chose to donate organs, fine, no problem. Where does Scripture say it's OK for the ruling powers to demand that you donate, or to simply take your body parts, which was the original issue that caused me to hammer you this way. You always dodge the key issue when your position is shown to be untenable.
And, oh, BTW, when you give, it is supposed to hurt. Remember Jesus' parable about the widow's mite? She gave more with her mite than all of the other people combined, because that small amount meant more to her than did all the wealth that had been contributed by the wealthy. Scripture talks about tithing 10% as a beginning, not the goal.
Your soul goes to Heaven when you die? True. But have you read Revelation lately? You might want to hang onto your body parts for Christ's return.
The only division in this "common religion" as you called it (nice, but flawed, reference to GB Shaw there, BTW) is the sheer hypocrisy of one of us who proclaims his Christianity without really understanding anything about it. And if you think I am being harsh in labeling you a hypocrite, Christ routinely did that to those who professed to believe and obey God's will, but in fact lived lives to the contrary. Be heedful of the warning in Matthew 7:22-23
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘
I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
For those reading this who are not Christians, all I can say is - - - -
FQ started it!!!!! 
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