Sentence examples for religious cemeteries from inspiring English sources

Religious cemeteries are owned and managed by churches and synagogues and are not governed by the state law.

Although religious cemeteries are under no legal obligation to abide by this rule, many of them try to set aside at least that much.

Religious cemeteries have become more diverse as they have grown much less restrictive about who can be buried in their plots.

In 1997, the government ordered a stop to most burials within the city limits and said all the graves in religious cemeteries would have to be moved to new plots a two-hour drive away.

But sectarian and religious cemeteries in Westchester County charge very similar prices for burials, said John Crawford, who manages three funeral homes in Westchester and has worked with the majority of cemeteries in the county.

While all of Westchester County's nonsectarian and religious cemeteries are nonprofit, they do have to generate enough revenue to make investments that will pay for the maintenance of the cemetery long after every single plot is sold.

Asked Monday for his thoughts on the burial, Gov. Bob McDonnell said, "That wouldn't have been my choice, but it's a private cemetery -- it's a religious cemetery.

Scores of shrines, religious places, cemeteries and historical sites have been razed, damaged or built over.

The pianist wanted his ashes spread over the Jerusalem forest, but Israel's chief rabbis ruled that would mean the public park would have to come under religious laws governing cemeteries.

Not all of it goes to cover the maintenance costs of mosques, cemeteries, religious schools and libraries.

A good example of growing tensions is the increasing amount of graffiti on religious sites or in cemeteries that have been reported in the last few years.