1 The Christian world, which for many years was opposed to cremation, has come to a greater acceptance of cremation over the past century. 2  Judaism has a firm anti-cremation stance and requires a timely burial of the dead. 3  The Bahai faith also forbids cremation.
propaganda noun [U]. âº âinformation or âideas that are âspread by an âorganized âgroup or âgovernment to âinfluence peopleâs âopinions, esp. by not giving all the âfacts or by secretly âemphasizing only one way of âlooking at the âfacts.
Scholars, journalists, and politicians have long argued about how to properly define propaganda and distinguish it from other forms of mass communication. Propaganda is biased information designed to shape public opinion and behavior. The word comes from Latin and originally referred to the biological reproduction of flora and fauna, that is, to the propagation of plants and animals.