RE: How I feel about my atheism and why I'd encourage religion
May 21, 2014 at 4:42 am
(This post was last modified: May 21, 2014 at 4:46 am by Confused Ape.)
(May 20, 2014 at 11:57 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(May 19, 2014 at 3:26 am)Confused Ape Wrote: It really depends on the individual - there are people who get depressed because religious teachings conflict with their personality. Imagine being gay and having family members who say you're going to hell because you're in a relationship with someone you love.
What's the big deal about going to hell? Even Jesus went to hell. According to the fairy tale it's temporary and everyone in hell will get out on Judgment Day. And guess what? Some will get to move into the gaudy bejeweled golden cube called New Jerusalem and kick back with God and his weird creatures.
It depends which version of Christianity the person believes in.
Is Hell Eternal
Quote:Unquenchable Fire
Some believe that the fires of hell are symbolic and/or temporal. But the following verses show that they are not.
Is hell eternal? Yes it is. Are its fires without end? Yes they are. Is it a pleasant doctrine to discuss? Not really. But, hell is real.
(May 20, 2014 at 11:57 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: If you don't get warehoused in hell then you have to spend time in the sea or in death. But even those are temporary until Judgment Day.
Again it depends on which version of Christianity the person believes in. Being worried about going to hell because of a relationship with someone they love along with having family members turning against them is enough to make some people depressed.
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?
