Since we believe in the resurrection of the body, we do not see a corpse as garbage. From the time of our earliest ancestors in the faith, we have buried our dead, committing them to the earth from which they came with the conviction that they will one day be summoned from it once more. The image of sleep is useful—not because the dead are unconscious but because they will one day be awakened. God deems as faith Joseph committing his bones to his brothers for future transport into the land of promise. In the same way the act of burial is a testimony of the entire community to the resurrection of the body. Cremation is a horrifying testimony of the burning up of the flesh and bones, a testimony that is decidedly pagan in both origin and in practice. Of course, God can resurrect a cremated Christian (or a Christian torn to pieces by lions, etc.), but how we deal with the body of a Christian teaches us - and the watching world - what we really believe about the gospel. Cremation ought then to be shunned by those who hope in Christ.

Russell Moore

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Meats, Dairy	French	Appetizers, Fondue, Dairy, Fish	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Butter or margarine
2	tb	Flour
1	c	Chicken broth
1/4	c	Dry sherry
	ds	Onion salt
4	dr	Tabasco sauce — or to
		Taste
1	pk	Cream cheese — 8 ounces
1/4	lb	Processed American cheese
1	pk	Frozen crab meat — thawed
		And flaked

INSTRUCTIONS

Melte butter in fondue pot on medium heat.  Stir in flour.  Add chicken
broth, sherry, onion salt and pepper sauce.  Cook, stirring, until thick.
Add cheese, stirring until the cheeses are melted.  Add crab meat; stir.
Reduce heat to low.
Serve with french bread cubes as dippers.
Variation:  Use finely chopped cooked shrimp instead of crab.
Serves 6-8 as an appetizer.
Posted to EAT-L Digest - 29 May 96
Date:    Wed, 29 May 1996 23:08:48 -0400
From:    "Ilene D. Warfield" <IWarfield2@AOL.COM>
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