Church members who had died prior to this were given traditional Christian funerals.

The local church refused him a Christian funeral, so his remains were buried at sea.

Over 60% of all deceased received Christian funeral services.

So far, Mormon or not, it was a Christian funeral.

I don't believe the mother was allowed a Christian funeral," she answers haltingly.

It is also often sung at Christian funerals.

I'll see you have a Christian funeral.

'After all, he promised, with his usual sarcasm, to give us a Christian funeral if we came to grief here.

Some clergy today still take the view that a suicide victim cannot be buried in a churchyard or have a Christian funeral.

"You are observing the panoplies of a Christian funeral," said Orlo.

"And then we hold the Christian funeral and sing the Christian hymns."

"Because, if I died in damnation, 'twould save the expense of a Christian funeral."

Outraged at the Orthodox Christian funeral, Vladimir carried away the corpse.

The episode title was based on the Christian funeral service phrase "ashes to ashes, dust to dust".

Archbishop Myers wrote in a February 2003 letter that "the Christian funeral is not a celebration of the life of the person who has died."

Parker's widow criticized Parker's family for giving him a Christian funeral even though they knew he was a confirmed atheist.

The new policy appears to be stricter than that called for by the Order of Christian Funerals, the national church's Vatican-approved guidelines.

In mid-2001, the Auckland Korean community performed a Christian funeral service for her and her body was cremated.

A charming drawing illustrates a Christian funeral "with sacro-pagan rites" in 19th-century Vietnam, where Christians had been heavily persecuted.

In Christian funerals the idea of the deceased being raised by the Lord as Lazarus was raised is often expressed in prayer.

At Christian funerals, the priest or preacher may say: "From earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust".

Belushi's wife arranged for a traditional Orthodox Christian funeral which was conducted by an Albanian Orthodox priest.

Following the death of a local member of the Protestant community in March 2007, local officials reportedly refused the community permission to hold a Christian funeral service.

It has advertised on the radio and in parish bulletins, made presentations at churches and started filming a video on Christian funerals in conjunction with the local Catholic cable channel.

Despite rumors, encouraged by some Islamic publications and websites, Cousteau did not convert to Islam, and when he died he was buried in a Roman Catholic Christian funeral.