Christians, if non believers go to hell, why does God let this happen?

I'm an atheist, and when I see some of the smug, sanctimonious, holier-than-thou posts from Christians here, I think an eternity in Heaven with them would be worse than any Hell imaginable! (Not that I actually believe in either.) Your point is well made.

The Christian bible states that when you meet the Lord, you will not be judged by your acts alone, but what is in your heart. I like to believe this means that all my friends, no matter what religion, have the chance to go to heaven. I too have met good people who believed differently than me.

As to your question about hell, I can give you my personal experience. When I was younger, I lived a selfish life. I behaved in ways that I'm ashamed of now, with no regard to anyone.

I didn't care who I hurt because I never considered anyone's feelings but my own. Keep in mind that I was raised as a Christian. I knew right from wrong but I just didn't care.

One night I had a dream. In this dream, an angel appeared to me and demanded I take it's hand. I was reluctant but did as I was told.

The angel then proceeded to tell me that he was going to show me where I would end up if I didn't change my ways. He told me not to be afraid. It was not my time yet and I would be there for only a few seconds.

I was immediately plunged into a dark and cold place. Regret and despair filled my very being. I was trying to pray for God to help me, but I knew he could not hear me.

I then began to think about all of the horrible things I had done to others. I couldn't stop my thoughts. All of the horrible and hurtful things I had done to others where racing through my mind.

I wanted to reach out to someone for comfort, but there was no one there. I was alone. It was the worst feeling I've ever had.

I never want to experience it again. I woke up in a cold sweat. I was terrified.

It took me a moment to calm down. When I finally came to my senses, I took a deep breath and went back to sleep. I forgot about my nightmare.

The next week, I went to visit my Grandfather. There were several family members there having a good time but I was thinking about my escape route so I could go get messed up with my friends. Suddenly, the room grew quiet and I realized my grandfather and I were the only two in the room.

When I looked at him, he revealed something terrifying. He told me he had prayed to God and asked to be shown where his loved ones who were not saved would end up spending eternity. He told me it was the most dark and lonely place he had ever seen.

That was a turning point for me. I changed my ways and am still working on myself. I think my point is, Hell isn't what people think it is.

It's actually much worse. And I would also like to add that Christians should not judge people. I saw some of the hateful responds you had on here and it made me angry.

Like I said. We will be judged by what is in our hearts. Not by our deeds.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.