SIR - The night-time closure of Undercliffe Cemetery and the sad case of Graham and Maxine Firth whose 18-year-old son is buried there (T&A, April 25) makes one wonder as to why, in the 21st century, civilised countries persist in the archaic practice of burial.
What is Christian about allowing the bodies of your loved ones to decompose under the ground?
Cemeteries take up a lot of valuable land, are expensive for local authorities to maintain, and if cremation was the norm, the money saved could be re-directed into services which would benefit the living, such as education and care for the elderly.
- A Shipman, Harley Gardens, Swinnow
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