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.
Propaganda is also one of the methods used in psychological warfare. More in line with the religious roots of the term, anti-cult activists accuse the leaders of cults of using propaganda extensively to recruit followers and keep them.