the BEattitude

Apparently everybody. At least according to a survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The survey found that 70 percent of Americans believed religions other than their own could lead to eternal life.

This sent Evangelicals into an a state of panic. The Bible is pretty clear that the vacancy sign in heaven says “no” to anyone not believing in Jesus. Evangelical leaders complained that people must have misunderstood the question. How else could they have answered this way?

So Pew did the survey again to verify the results. This time 65% of respondents said that other religions could lead to eternal life. To be even more specific, Pew asked the respondents to specify which religions.

This is where is gets really comical. 50% respondents stated that even Atheists could go to Heaven. So what’s the point of believing anything?

Add the 66% who answered that those with no religious faith were heaven bound. I always find it amusing that Atheism is looked at as some sort of religion. Atheism is “someone with no religious faith”. This statistic just proves the negative connotation associated with the word Atheist.

This study only further reaffirms my rejection of Christianity. Apparently most Christians don’t put value on what they believe anyway.

It’s good to know that on my deathbed I have at least a 50/50 chance to receive total consciousness. So I have that going for me. Which is nice.