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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So is there one heaven for Christians and a different one for Jews, and Muslims and Hindus?  Isn't it bigotry to say there is only one way to heaven and it's through our guy and the rest of you are out of luck?  I think that's what the Pope was addressing. [/quote]

I don’t think bigotry means what you think it means.  Are Muslims bigoted because they don’t believe Christians go to Heaven?

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Really? Definition of bigotry
1 : obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : [/quote]

^ I think this is what you are with your communion with Jesus dogma, but the Pope, to his credit, was trying to disavow that viewpoint.[/quote]

It’s not my opinion, it’s Christian dogma, and the pope was only trying to put a gentler spin on it, but he didn’t really say salvation is for non-Christians.  I don’t really have an opinion on you or where you end up.

I’m sorry that’s so upsetting to you.  I would consider why you feel so strongly about the belief system of a religion you don’t believe in.  [b]I’ll ask again- are you also upset that you are not going to heaven under Islam?  Are Muslims also bigoted[/b]?[/quote]

I have no opinion on that, but the Muslims believe they can go to heaven and I think the Pope does as well.

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No, Muslims do not believe that non-Muslims go to heaven.  There is actually a lot of offensive rhetoric in Muslim countries about infidels.  Muslims also call the Muslim community around the world the “ummah”-isn’t that bigotry under your definition?  Isn’t it bigoted that the Muslim community specifically excludes non Muslims from their community?  Isn’t it bigoted that in Muslim countries non Muslims often have to follow a different set of civil laws, and in some cases are excluded from public office and the presidency?  Aren’t Muslims bigoted under your definition?

How about Jewish people referring to themselves as “chosen?”  Yowza, that sounds super bigoted to me.[/quote]

O.k., they're all bigoted to some degree then I guess, but none is more right than the others about getting into heaven.[/quote]

Why would a Christian believe that or care about your assertion at all?  You are trying to dilute the entire point of Christianity in order to serve your own entitlement issues.

And why are you so upset about Christianity but not having a panic attack on the others?  Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion, and its believers tend to be much more devout than Christians.  I’ll tell you what, my mother in law had a good friend and neighbor who is Muslim, and when MIL died this lady was VERY upset that her friend was doomed to hellfire.  It was simultaneously touching and offensive.  But it wasn’t bigoted because words mean things.  Or your definition of bigoted is so broad that it is virtually meaningless, I guess.[/quote]

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