List of pages on Universalism

In brief: The belief that everyone goes to heaven / nirvana / paradise no matter their intelligence or religion.

Tags: heaven, universalism

According to The Guardian, 71% of Americans still believe in Hell! I thought it would be lower, but USA is always surprising in it's religiosity when compared to Europe.

In comparison 32% of British people believe in Hell, and that is itself quite high for a European country.

The Guardian article noted that whilst that many Americans believed in hell, only 0.5% believed that they would actually go there.

Universalism is the belief in heaven/paradise/nirvana but not in hell (it is therefore the belief that all people will be saved, or that all people will eventually find enlightenment). Interesting Christianity started out (for it's first 100 years) as universalist:
http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/universalism.html

Tags: hell, religion, the guardian, universalism, usa
Current Mood: tired
Listening To: "Tenebrarum Oratuori" by Moonspell

1. Universalism
   Presents a series of arguments that if an all-powerful and benevolent God exists then Universalism must be true.
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2. Argument for Universalism from the Parables of the Vineyard and Lost Sheep</p>
3. We are judged by our moral choices, not by our religion
   Argues that if people who have had no chance in their lives to learn of Jesus or Muhammed can enter Heaven after they die then revealed religion is pointless and wrong. If such innocent and unfortunate people cannot enter Heaven then God is immoral.</p>
4. The Mentally Disabled, Atheists and members of wrong religions
   Shows that if the mentally disabled can love God or can be accepted by God or can enter Heaven, then so can atheists and members of any religion.</p>

Tags: christian universalism, christianity, religion, universalism
Current Mood: tired
Listening To: "Searching Hell" by Ultraviolence (appropriate!)

"Universalism: If there is a Good God, Everyone Must Go to Heaven" by Vexen Crabtree (2002)

Tags: crabtree, god, gods, heaven, hell, judgement, justice, punishment, religion, universalism, vexen, vexen crabtree
Listening To: "Der Leiermann (club version)" by Covenant

Here. This and the Philosophy one I got from Soulas Veritas' live journal.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (92%)
3. Liberal Quakers (86%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (81%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (66%)
7. Atheists and Agnostics (65%)
8. Reform Judaism (60%)
9. Taoism (60%)
10. New Age (57%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (53%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (43%)
14. New Thought (43%)
15. Sikhism (42%)
16. Scientology (41%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (32%)
18. Jainism (31%)
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
20. Hinduism (25%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (24%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (19%)
24. Islam (19%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (19%)
26. Roman Catholic (19%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (6%)

I seem to recall (after finishing) that I've taken this particular one before, and I got about the same results, too!

I absolutely abhore Scientology and their crazy believes!

Tags: humanism, livejournal memes, unitarian universalism, universalism
Current Mood: tired
Listening To: Beyond - "Go to hell"