who think atheists and agnostics and Muslims and indigenous people and anyone not their religion are going to hell.
Fugelsang notes that Pope Francis, a friend of nonbelievers, said (while he was still new on the job) that everyone can be redeemed through good deeds, even atheists... Francis emphasized the importance of "doing good" as a principle that unites all humanity. Francis went on to say, "All of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us....The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us...not just Catholics. Everyone!"
Someone says: "But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist!" Francis says, "But do good: we will meet one another there." The elders of the church flipped out...
Fugelsang says, "Belief in Jesus doesn't mandate hatred or discrimination against different faiths; the teachings of Jesus forbid it.
... So if you hate Muslims or Jews because "they reject Jesus," then it's actually you who's rejecting Jesus. Real followers of the Nazarene are required to love both Palestinians and Israelis equally. Try that line out at the cookout."
His next section is entitled "Give Me a Christlike Atheist Over A Fraud Christian Any Day."
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