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Though accepted, cremation is neither African nor Christian

For Christians, any act that deliberately “desecrates” the body is considered utterly abhorrent. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Africa has recently mourned the passing of a great religious icon – the renowned South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Soon after we lost yet another global icon – Richard Leakey, the highly respected Kenyan palaeontologist.

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