Since reading Paul Chamberlain's book "Can We Be Good Without God", I have come to see some issues in a different light. (See my review here http://terryography.blogspot.ca/2012/10/objective-morality.html )
Today's culture is prone to believe in subjective morality, that is, what is right for you, may not be right for me. The belief in the absence of absolute truth (objective morality) naturally gives rise to this type of thinking. As a result, we realise that we now have freedom to re-invent what used to be accepted as truth, and turn it into something more to our liking, more palatable. Hence, the move to more lax divorce laws, acceptance of abortion, a warming up to the idea of euthanasia, a more relaxed attitude in the judicial system, changing the language to soften the blow of such harsh things as alcoholism (it is a disease), prostitution (sex trade workers), and lying (mis-speaking the truth).
Lately, both inside and outside of the church, the latest 'softening' has come on the subject of Hell. Is there a Hell and if there is, what is it? How can a loving God condemn people to eternal punishment? How can we possibly attract people to a belief system that promotes such a politically incorrect doctrine as eternal fire with real people populating it? It seems to have been a stumbling block for so called 'forward thinking' people in society and in the church. Recently, a documentary movie, "Hellbound?" has been released, examining the issue.
Cont'd tomorrow.
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