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Baha\'i
There are different varieties of Universalism, but the general idea is that everyone goes to heaven. This of course negates the idea that hell exists. Or if it exists, it must be empty, in which case, why was it created? Funny thing, you never hear of a Universalist who believes that everyone is going to hell...
I used to be a Baha'i which is not technically Universalistic, but it amounts to the same thing, because this religion teaches that salvation in the afterlife is progressive, ie., "bad" people start the afterlife with a need to progress further towards the "ideal" state than "good" people. But no one goes to hell.
Universalism is usually predicated on the idea that a loving God couldn't possibly send people to hell. Thus, sin is minimized, love (defined as tolerance) is emphasized and the fact that Jesus spoke more about the dangers of hell than anyone in Scripture is conveniently forgotten.
There are different varieties of Universalism, but the general idea is that everyone goes to heaven. This of course negates the idea that hell exists. Or if it exists, it must be empty, in which case, why was it created? Funny thing, you never hear of a Universalist who believes that everyone is going to hell...
I used to be a Baha'i which is not technically Universalistic, but it amounts to the same thing, because this religion teaches that salvation in the afterlife is progressive, ie., "bad" people start the afterlife with a need to progress further towards the "ideal" state than "good" people. But no one goes to hell.
Universalism is usually predicated on the idea that a loving God couldn't possibly send people to hell. Thus, sin is minimized, love (defined as tolerance) is emphasized and the fact that Jesus spoke more about the dangers of hell than anyone in Scripture is conveniently forgotten.