Nope. I was raised by an Episcopalian mother who didn't believe in hell, either. She saw hell as merely the absence of God.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a Christian. Yes I believe in hell. It terrifies me, I worry about it all the time. Probably the biggest reason I won't have kids. The thought of my own child burning in hell and being on fire forever is too much for me.

So you won't have kids based on something we can't prove?

Yes that and the fact that my only sibling was murdered when I was a child makes it hard for me to think positively about having kids. I think I would like to skip the pain and worry about having them. I also don't think you should make someone be alive.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a Christian. Yes I believe in hell. It terrifies me, I worry about it all the time. Probably the biggest reason I won't have kids. The thought of my own child burning in hell and being on fire forever is too much for me.

Are you worried that you will go to hell?

Yes, I worry about it a lot. My rational mind feels like God wouldn't do that to us meaning how could he actually make us be on fire forever. That would be worse then what any human has done here on earth if you actually think about it. I know he is a loving God. But I still have an irrational fear of going to hell. It's something I need to get past if I ever want to go to heaven. I need to trust that God wouldn't hurt us like that.

Anonymous wrote:I am a Christian. Yes I believe in hell. It terrifies me, I worry about it all the time. Probably the biggest reason I won't have kids. The thought of my own child burning in hell and being on fire forever is too much for me.

So you won't have kids based on something we can't prove?

I identify most with the concept of apatheism, and no, I don't believe in a hell.

I do believe in hell and it is terrifying

I believe in hell, in this sense:

"Hell is simply one's freely chosen trajectory going on forever"

http://www.redeemer.com/redeemer-report/article/the_importance_of_hell

I do. Because I saw a really convincing near death experience and it sounded legit to me.

Anonymous wrote:Hell on earth. So many bad people

That is what it feels like.

Anonymous wrote:I am a Christian. Yes I believe in hell. It terrifies me, I worry about it all the time. Probably the biggest reason I won't have kids. The thought of my own child burning in hell and being on fire forever is too much for me.

You know fear of hell is not meant to stop you from reproducing?
So... do you understand that your reaction is not healthy or normal?

Not in the afterlife.

Anonymous wrote:I am a Christian. Yes I believe in hell. It terrifies me, I worry about it all the time. Probably the biggest reason I won't have kids. The thought of my own child burning in hell and being on fire forever is too much for me.

Are you worried that you will go to hell?

Hell on earth. So many bad people

I am a Christian. Yes I believe in hell. It terrifies me, I worry about it all the time. Probably the biggest reason I won't have kids. The thought of my own child burning in hell and being on fire forever is too much for me.

And what is your religion?

I'm Protestant and do not believe in Hell.