Ashes to ashes, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• A capitalist critique of consumerism -- "Let's start, however, by noting that consumerism's defenders have more than half a point."
• Ashes to ashes: In debate over burial or cremation, some things get lost -- "Death is not convenient. Grief is not convenient."
• Cremation vs Burial: What is Right for You? -- "Most people would be surprised to hear that a burial can actually be far more environmentally friendly than cremation."
• Imagine there’s...no hell -- "The cruelty of atheism is hard to believe.""
• Parents could be arrested for walking their kids to school -- "Unsurprisingly some parents have decided to pull their kids from Bear Branch..."
• Time Zones, Creation, and Bureaucratic Overreach: A Question of Sovereignty -- "...time is how we measure change."
• Top 7 Bible Verses About God’s Timing -- "Sometimes it seems as if we are not even on God’s clock."
• UnitedHealth Makes Good on Threat to Pull Out of Obamacare -- "UnitedHealth declined to speculate on Friday whether it would discontinue its Obamacare operations in other states, although it seems likely that more closures will follow."
• What Does The Bible Say About Cremation? -- "The question at hand is not whether God is able, but what is God's will?"
• When religion makes people worse -- "A faith that stands with the crucified ones of this world is very different from a faith that does the crucifying."
• Why Abortion Is Wrong -- "All human life is sacred and should be treated with respect."
• Why Porn Kills Sex -- "...one is, at the most intimate level, hiding."