You could have just not said that.
not how that works
ha ha ha ha ha ha riiiiight good one bernie
That's very interesting. I've never heard about that. I'll take a dig sometime soon. An example of dogma changing to suit practical needs. Would be good to know the conditions that are necessary for that to happen.
... they become like angels.
In the sense that they no longer have sexual or romantic urges, would be my reading of that passage. Angels have no belly buttons!
hell, which is supposedly just lonely infinite darkness away from the presence of God
So, "days ending in a Y"
Fascinating. Classism, in heaven. Work yourself to death so that you can enjoy a better neighbourhood of heaven than your neighbour.
Minimize it all you like, but no one ever started a bloody war over "Encounter at Hotpoint". Yes, all human culture is alike in some ways. Very clever observation. I think you will find that most of the people engaged in this discussion are not even Christian. It's still significant and meaningful, if not to us personally, to the world we exist in.
This is one of the more interesting, informative and respectful discussions I have seen in a few days. Why shit on it. The age of edgy Internet atheism has passed. It's okay just to BE an atheist now. No one is coming for you. You can stop fighting.
Many Christians cremate.
"Pedophilia" is a psychological term, not a legal one. Perhaps you are looking for "rape."
Treating "pedophile" as a synonym for "child molester" is like treating "schizophrenic" as a synonym for "axe murder". Using psychological conditions as slurs and everyday metaphors is harmful.