Saturday Data: Do Some People of Faith Go to Hell?

"Do you think that people who are not Christians are condemned?" 

The question came from Sen. Bernie Sanders to a low level appointee of Pres. Trump.  

NPR reports:

"Christian organizations have denounced Sanders' questioning as amounting to a religious test for public office — one that would disqualify millions of people.
Polls show about half of all Christians in the U.S. believe that some non-Christians can go to heaven. But particularly among evangelicals, the traditional view of damnation remains widespread."

The question did not come out of thin air:

(Russell) Vought, an alumnus of Wheaton, wrote a blog post last year expressing support for his alma mater. He quoted a theologian who said non-Christians have a "deficient" theology but could have a meaningful relationship with God. Vought disagreed.
"Muslims do not simply have a deficient theology," Vought wrote. "They do not know God because they have rejected Jesus Christ his Son, and they stand condemned. "

 
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