There are several interpretations of what this troublesome phrase in the Apostle’s Creed means.
Every Christian knows the story: Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. But what did he do on Saturday?
Southern Baptists on Wednesday (June 14) called hell an “eternal, conscious punishment” for those who do not accept Jesus, rebutting a controversial book from Michigan pastor Rob Bell that questions traditional views of hell.
“Hell is a half-filled auditorium,” wrote the poet Robert Frost.
In Canada, it’s slightly less full.
According to new poll, a bit more than half of Canadians believe in heaven, but less than a third believe in hell.
About 53 percent said they believe in life after death. About 27 percent said they believe in reincarnation and half expressed belief in religious miracles.
In the United States, according to a 2004 Gallup poll, 81 percent of Americans believe in heaven and 70 percent in hell. An earlier Gallup survey found that 77 percent of Americans were optimistic about making it …