re: #265 Obdicut

I’m not comparing it to a blanket hope for all mankind to accept Jesus. I’m comparing it to the belief, in most mainstream Christian religions that believe good ‘pagans’ get salvation, that in the afterlife all the good people convert to Christianity. I’m also comparing it to the belief among those Christian religions who believe salvation comes only through faith in Christ that that all those people no matter how good, are damned for their lack of faith in Christ.

I also believe all of that to be equally offensive. Again, it is more offensive when it is personalized to one’s own family members. Tell me, how would you feel if the Catholic Church posthumously awarded personalized graduation certificates from Church sponsored “pray away the gay” programs to gay people killed in gay bashing or hate crimes? To make it so that their soul could be saved. Would that not be more offensive than the Church’s normal position on homosexuality?