Organized Christian religion states that one enters heaven only by accepting Jesus Christ. I have some questions I would appreciate well thought out rational answers to:
1) What about the billions plus who in past ages and to the present have never heard of Jesus? Do they go to hell also?
2) Since "Good works" won't get me into heaven does that mean I can go to church, pray, accept Jesus and ignore any good works. After all the good works will do nothing to get me into heaven.
3) Suppose a person accepts Jesus, doesn't do a damned thing in the way of Good works, goes to heaven and has to listen to some one in hell who, for what ever reason, never accepted Jesus or never heard of him but spent his or her entire life helping their fellow humans and doing good deeds. Sounds suspeciously like good deed are for naught but ass kissing will get you into heaven.
4) What of babies and little children who die young? Do they end up in hell with the real crud of society?
5) What does hell accomplish? The evil deeds are done, the evil doer can do no more evil and punishment will accomplish absolutley nothing.
6) Hell sounds suspeciously like extorsion and heaven like bribery.
7) A human mother or father LOVES and PROTECTS their children irregardless of whether their children love them. They would never send their children into a place like hell. Why would God, who is supposed to be loving,infinitely more intelligent react in such a primative and savage manner?
Do you think that maybe heaven and hell are devices for controlling people and that the real message of Jesus Christ is about reforming not only Judism but humankind?