How would you feel if someone put a gun to your head and asked you to proclaim love for and/or believe in something?
I read another one of these forwarded emails it was called “A Procrastinator's Story” and it told the story of a person who died and went to the gates of heaven and was not admitted because he did not “accept Jesus Christ” and he was condemned to Hell.
The last three paragraphs went….
With that in an instant,
Day turned into night.
I never knew such torture could be,
Now too late, I know the Bible is right.
If I can tell you anything,
Hell has no age.
It is a place of torture,
Separated from God and full of rage.
You know, I thought it was funny - a joke,
But this one thing is true.
If you never accept Jesus Christ,
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!
I replied…
How Medieval…
I read another one of these forwarded emails it was called “A Procrastinator's Story” and it told the story of a person who died and went to the gates of heaven and was not admitted because he did not “accept Jesus Christ” and he was condemned to Hell.
The last three paragraphs went….
With that in an instant,
Day turned into night.
I never knew such torture could be,
Now too late, I know the Bible is right.
If I can tell you anything,
Hell has no age.
It is a place of torture,
Separated from God and full of rage.
You know, I thought it was funny - a joke,
But this one thing is true.
If you never accept Jesus Christ,
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!
I replied…
How Medieval…
How Sad…
It’s sad that a lot of people would have to resort to such means to try and convince other people to believe in their religion. I hate the fact that threats are used to play on people’s inherent and deep-seated fears. I thought that Jesus Christ preached love, compassion, and forgiveness. I am not a practicing Catholic but I don’t think its right to scare people into believing or complying with your dogma, yes it may be effective specially for people who don’t have the intellectual capacity and critical mind to analyze the information being shoved down their throats.
The very description of hell is so medieval. The idea of hell as a city of fire and brimstone came from Dante but ancient Hebrew text and old Judeo Christian tradition tells us that Hell simply means death. I don’t think it would be just if someone was to suffer eternal damnation and torment for acts committed within a lifetime. I think the punishment should be commensurate to the sin, I think God would not want that.
As Puck said to Oberon… Oh Lord what fools these mortals be!!! (Mid Summers Nights Dream)
And so it is with us mortals…
It’s sad that a lot of people would have to resort to such means to try and convince other people to believe in their religion. I hate the fact that threats are used to play on people’s inherent and deep-seated fears. I thought that Jesus Christ preached love, compassion, and forgiveness. I am not a practicing Catholic but I don’t think its right to scare people into believing or complying with your dogma, yes it may be effective specially for people who don’t have the intellectual capacity and critical mind to analyze the information being shoved down their throats.
The very description of hell is so medieval. The idea of hell as a city of fire and brimstone came from Dante but ancient Hebrew text and old Judeo Christian tradition tells us that Hell simply means death. I don’t think it would be just if someone was to suffer eternal damnation and torment for acts committed within a lifetime. I think the punishment should be commensurate to the sin, I think God would not want that.
As Puck said to Oberon… Oh Lord what fools these mortals be!!! (Mid Summers Nights Dream)
And so it is with us mortals…
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