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Debate on church burial rights tests Establishment and disestablishment
Members spar over allowing nonconformist burial in parish churchyards and creating public cemeteries. Proponents argue interment as a civil right and a step toward a universal, inclusive burial system. opponents warn it undermines church authority and the principle of an Established Church. Scotland is cited as a contrasting model supporting free services in churchyards.
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R. CuntiIrre Brooks
Mr. Allen
Church of England
Union of
Church and State
Grantham
Walter
Denbighshire
Home Secretary
Hear
S. Sackville
Repert Anstruther
Scotland
England
Church of Scotland
West Kent
Mr. Talbot
John Knox
Liberation Society
Orr Ewing
Frend
Mr. Orr Ewing