Can Cremation be conformed to by Christianity?

Cremation, commonly used to dispose of bodies is as old as the Stone Age. Greeks started using this method by 800 BCE and the Romans by 600 BCE. Earlier, tombs or vaults were used for burying the body in which it got decomposed by exposure to the air inside, over a long period of time. The un-decomposed bones were collected in a bone box. Christians adopted the method of burial by laying the body inside graves or vaults made underground, known as catacomb. They disapproved the method of cremation, considering it as the activity of the Pagan Societies of Greece and Rome. Cremation was first developed in Italy during 1870 by Professor Brunnetti. Subsequently it was followed in Europe and North America and is in continuation till date. Cremation was however banned officially during 1886 by the Roman Catholic Church and during the Second World War; those church members involved in arrangement of cremation were ex-communicated. During 1961, it was stated by the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople that there was no orthodox rule banning cremation, although burial has been overwhelmingly accepted and adopted as the right kind of religious method for the disposal of those having absolute faith in the Christianity. It was condemned by the Pastoral Guidelines prescribed by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. As per these guidelines, the physical body is an indivisible part of human persona and the dead is expected to be resurrected. Christianity believes that Cremation is a pagan way of intruding in to the eternal affairs of the supreme creator, God. It deliberately desecrates and destroys what have been ordained by Him. Christianity approves the process of burial that does not involve any human effort for disposing the body; it is decomposed in the natural process. Those choosing cremation are not permitted for funeral in funeral home or in the sanctuary. Yet, there are more than half a million cremations per annum in North America with more than 1000 crematories. Christianity believes that Lord Jesus Christ was buried and rose from the dead Himself. It is also believed that Jesus Christ will once again rise and will raise all those who are dead so as to resurrect their damnation. The doctrine of resurrection believes on the Day of Judgment that everyone has to face in the future. Thus, burning the body means shunning the hope of the eternal future and therefore cremation is considered as the act of pagans, by those who have absolute faith in Christianity. Another reason for Christianity not conforming to cremation is due to the belief that God, the supreme creator, created human beings with three major components such as the mortal body, soul and spirit; the latter two being indestructible. Everything a person has must solely be dedicated to the glory of God and nothing, including the body should be treated in a manner that contradicts this belief. Christianity strongly believes in the accountability of a person to the Almighty God for acts of commission and omission and hence cremation is not conformed to by Christianity.