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Ethics and Religion Talk: Do Evil Souls Suffer Eternally or Do They Simply Cease to Exist?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 08-07-2023 under OPINION
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds: I know of no theology that indicates a soul ceases to exist when death occurs other than the teachings of atheism. The Roman Catholic...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Why Do So Many People Need to Believe in Hell?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 12-21-2020 under OPINION
The Reverend Colleen Squires, minister at All Souls Community Church of West Michigan, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, responds: “Unitarian Universalists, as a general rule do not need to confirm the existence of heaven or hell....
Ethics and Religion Talk: Are Heaven and Hell Based on a Merit System?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 04-20-2020 under OPINION
Dr Sahibzada, the Director of Islamic Center and Imam of the Mosque of Grand Rapids, responds: “Everything is created by the Creator therefore Heaven and Hell exist for those who believe in God and follow His discipline of life. Worldly life...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Can Human Beings Be Predestined to Hell?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 05-06-2019 under OPINION
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds: “Presbyterians confess that ‘God from all eternity, did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably...
Ethics and Religion Talk: How are Evil People Punished in Hell?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 02-19-2019 under OPINION
The Reverend Colleen Squires, minister at All Souls Community Church of West Michigan, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, responds: “There is no concept of punishment in Unitarian Universalism while you are living or after your death...
Ethics and Religion Talk: What if Good is Not Good Enough?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 01-07-2019 under OPINION
Dr. Sahibzada, the Director of Islamic Center and Imam of the Mosque of Grand Rapids, responds: “True faith must be firm and intact of the person. The result of unshakable faith is that a believer will finally end up in the heaven. If life is...
Step Quietly into March at Dominican Center
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 03-01-2014 under NONPROFITS
A new series of programs have been developed at Dominican Center to draw you out of the long, difficult West Michigan winter. The season of Lent begins on March 5 with Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, Lent is the Christian season of preparation before...