QUOTE(NetherSpirit @ Sep 8 2010, 08:01 PM)
you say you expect to see many Jews in Heaven too, but what about Pagans, Hindus, Sikhs etc, and those who died thousands of years before the arrival of Christianity? I fail to see how Christians and Jews are "better" (for want of a better) than other religions, and how Christians can claim their religion is the "true" faith when it's outdated by a lot of other religions.
Right. Because Paganism is "a blanket term used to refer to various polytheistic, non Abrahamic religious traditions" If Pagans by definition do not accept the Abrahamic God, then I as a Ambrahamic God follower (along with Jesus) certainly do not expect to meet them in Heaven. That would be a surprise!
My heaven is not the same as a Hindus. If I was in the place a Hindu called heaven, then it would not be heaven for me. If a Hindu was in my heaven, then it would not be heaven because by my definition of heaven, Hindus are not there. (Due to principle religious differences not me hating anyone)
I don't know how familiar with Sikhism you are (no offense, I don't know that much) but if a Sikh found themselves in my Heaven, they would probably wonder what the hell is going on since their views on the afterlife are clearly much different than a Christians.
And to address the final part of what you said, about failing to see how Christians and Jews are better I want to point out they are only (supposedly) better insofar as they are right (if they are right) and you are wrong (if they are right again). Failing to understand something doesn't add validity to it being objectively wrong or right so that doesn't mean to much for either case.
How 'bout them apples?! BOOM (IMG:
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This post has been edited by ☞Tomber☜: Sep 8 2010, 08:41 PM
Us Church To Burn Qurans On 9/11, This is disgusting...
monkman418 Us Church To Burn Qurans On 9/11 Sep 7 2010, 03:06 PM
Sep 7 2010, 03:06 PM
