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.
Our definition of propaganda focuses. on the communication processâmost specifically, on the purpose of the. process: Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape percep-. tions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a response that. furthers the desired intent of the propagandist.