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As organized religion falters, the devil falls on hard times
By Bob Smietana — July 27, 2023
(RNS) — As faith in God fails, so does belief in the devil. And that may have consequences.
Pope Benedict ‘closed’ Limbo and no one complained
By Thomas Reese — April 11, 2023
(RNS) — The church can never admit that something it was teaching or doing for centuries was dumb.
How threats of hellfire helped keep ‘immodest’ women in their place – from the ancient world to ‘My Unorthodox Life’
By Meghan Henning — September 13, 2021
(The Conversation) — Ancient Christian and Jewish texts threatened women with hellfire if they stepped out of line – and those terrifying visions still resonate in U.S. society today.
Lonely no more: Questioning Christians find belonging on TikTok
By Renée Roden — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — Deconstructing the faith of one's childhood can be a lonely undertaking. For many of these church exiles, TikTok has filled the gap.
Three of the most mistranslated words in Scripture — according to TikTokers
By Renée Roden — July 14, 2021
(RNS) — Explaining the nitty-gritty details of ancient Greek and Hebrew may not seem like viral content, but on TikTok, it’s algorithm fire.
Millennial morality lends ‘The Good Place’ its theology — and popularity
By Tara Isabella Burton — October 2, 2019
(RNS) — Eleanor and her fellow millennials on CBS' afterlife sitcom would rather change the rules for getting into heaven than submit to traditions that don't fit their best selves.
The death of trust and the triumph of suspicion
By Thomas Reese — June 26, 2019
(RNS) — Unless we build bridges and trust, neither the church nor America has much of a future.
Why the Christian idea of hell no longer persuades people to care for the poor
By Meghan Henning — October 25, 2018
(The Conversation) — The idea of an afterlife as a moral tool goes back to the Greeks, but in present times, the concept of eternal perdition has radically changed.
When the Good Place gets too good for comfort
By Cathleen Falsani — October 9, 2018
(RNS) — While the 'Forever' universe appears to be nontheistic or at least agnostic, there is a kind of secular dogma that runs through it. Think of it as a theology of comfort.
What is hell?
By Joanne M. Pierce — April 18, 2018
(The Conversation) — The Christian belief in hell has developed over the centuries, influenced by both Jewish and Greek ideas of the afterlife.
Pope blames Catholic divisions on the devil
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 10, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It was the second time in as many days that Francis has warned about the destructive work of the devil after making headlines recently by seeming to deny the existence of hell.
From hell to atonement, musician Audrey Assad has been quietly evolving
By Jonathan Merritt — April 5, 2018
(RNS) — 'I suppose if there is anything I could say I reject, it is the idea that God’s love and acceptance is dependent on our right belief. I no longer see how that could be possible,' said Audrey Assad.
Pope Francis and hell
By Thomas Reese — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — The pope has in fact spoken of hell in the past in a way that clearly indicates that he believes in it.
Pope presides over Good Friday amid security, controversy
By Nicole Winfield — March 30, 2018
ROME (AP) — The services come amid a new communications controversy at home over the existence of hell.
Charles Manson can go to hell
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 20, 2017
(RNS) — Charles Manson is dead. No one is about to sit shiva for him.
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