I just started learning D&D and my Dwarven Healer (Cleric of the Revered mother) has to pick from among a list of spells. These include necromantic spells, such as Inflict Wounds, which I don't intend to pick.
However, I noticed D&D does not have any kind of "evil" tag for spells. Furthermore the Player's Handbook states necromancy is not evil, though taboo in many societies.
So I ask myself, which Lawful Good gods would allow their servants to use necromancy for a noble end? Such as raising noble comrades with their prior consent, to crush an ork army. Which (neutral or chaotic) Good gods would?
The Question gains further urgency by the fact, that I will automatically learn the spell "Raise Dead" at level 9 as a Life Domain Spell!
Best Answer
The fact that a spell is marked "necromantic" doesn't mean that it's evil or that it has to do with undead; there's an important difference between necromancy-the-school-of-magic and necromancy-the-actual-act-of-creating-undead.
The book doesn't explicitly say that any god will ban you from using any spell, but it's true that the use of certain spells might violate your god's principles. You (or your DM) will ultimately have to be the judge of this.
I think a good line to draw is this: the actual creation or use of undead is an evil act, so any good-aligned gods would disapprove of your use of the animate dead spell. But other spells such as spare the dying and raise dead don't involve the undead and are fine regardless of your alignment.