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 has become more common in political contexts, in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments, political groups, but also often covert interests. In the early 20th century, propaganda was exemplified in the form of party slogans. Also in the early 20th century the term propaganda was used by the founders of the nascent public relations industry to refer to their activities.