RE: If God sent your child to Hell.
May 10, 2015 at 3:44 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2015 at 3:46 pm by Hatshepsut.)
(May 10, 2015 at 12:07 pm)robvalue Wrote: Opinion appears to be divided among theists...[Carl Gallups] states that those who never even hear of Christianity go to hell...we should be grateful that any of us get saved...one of the worst and most revolting apologetics you've ever heard.
Amen. You should tell me where you get all those cartoons and videos from. Used car salesmanship and downhome Southern Christianity do have something in common. Carl Gallups is pastor of Hickory Hammock Baptist in Milton, FL. On his ministry website (a virtual shopping mall), you learn from WDN-TV why this "Top 100 Amazon Seller" reluctantly chose to write his magnum opus, but he's careful not to give any spoilers; for preview of content see Amazon. Gallups appears better informed regarding his opposition and crafts his argument with a subtler touch than the next selection, however. Ray Comfort goes more directly after atheism & evolution. His book, You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence..., leads us to the Crocoduck, an amusing critter with the head and webbed feet of a mallard welded onto a Nile crocodile's body, one of the famous missing links. Again no spoilers to keep you from clicking "Add to Cart," but RationalWiki has an extensive review.
Carl's Shop: http://www.carlgallups.com/magicman/
*Magic Man at Amazon
Ray's Shop: http://www.livingwaters.com/biography/ray-comfort
*RWiki review of "You Can Lead..."
Nonetheless, if one steers clear of this quackery, a more thoughtful Christianity can be found. The United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church (USA) do not advance a theology of universal condemnation; gratefulness to God is for his giving of life rather than an idiosyncratic rescue of a few from the flames.