Christians just prefers to be buried when they die and it is a traditional way of disposing of the departed because burning the body is just reserved for heavy sinners, at least that is what my church believes on. But I am free to choose what way that my body should be disposed of. I personally prefer now to get cremated when I die. It is because of my appearance and what the future generation of my family would think of me years after I died.
I even like a closed casket when the time comes. As you can see, my mouth is wide open normally and when II die I look ridiculous and funny. I think even the mortician will not be able to stitch close my lips to shut it as they are doing to other people's mouths which are relatively normal. I even told my mother to take care of my mouth when I die really and I am not joking. She said that she will put a handkerchief to wrap around my head and jaw to shut my mouth from opening but good luck with that.
For one thing I do not want to get embalmed. If you had seen how bodies are embalmed, it is just undignified. They would cut the person from chest (Y-cut) to abdomen then the mortician would grab the pharnyx or throat then in one swoop all the lungs, liver, and intestines and all are out.
Then the body are poked all over with formaldehyde so it would get preserved during the wake. But of course the person would not mind it because they are obviously dead already but I see some indignity in the system of embalming like how they do it. So I do not want all that done to my body really and just want to be burned right away, just wait for my body to get stiff first before cremating.
It is just my preference to get cremated because I wanted to be remembered in my former appearance as a sweet looking young man that is full of hope and dreams but fate took a careening turn unto a rougher road of life.