Far fewer people these days believe in eternal damnation, according to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life’s massive survey.
Three-quarters of Americans believe in heaven; less than 60 percent believe in hell.
So what’s up? Is it pluralism? Or optimism? Or is it that after you’ve watched “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” you figure you’ve already seen Satan’s worst?
The Boston Globe’s Michael Paulson, one of the best in our biz, asks what lies beneath the numbers (and perhaps below our feet), in this detailed article.
