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On 8/20/07, Mary Hawking <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In message <12576301.1187595413454.JavaMail.root@ps30>, > "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> writes > > >I think the list includes > > > >1. Islam > >2. Eastern Orthodox church > >3. Zoroastrians > >4. (Some) Orthodox Jews > > The question was not whether doctors could have legitimate religious > objections to cremation for themselves, but whether such religious > beliefs would prevent them from signing cremation certificates for > others who did not share those beliefs. > Is there anyone on the list who knows whether, in the case of cremation, > personally held religious beliefs would include a belief that the very > act of assisting a non-believer to be cremated is itself a sin? I have > never come across this being discussed as a matter of conscientious > objection - but the GMC appear to think it is. > > MaryH > I believe a Zoroastrian might as their objection is that the element of fire is too sacred to contaminated by the dead. As mentioned above I don't think it is a significant currently held belief. Cheers Geoff