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Originally posted by The_Dude
that's the attitude a typical christian holds.
only christians go to heaven (and some of the time, it's only their denomination).
i've had several people that tell me that i wont make it to heaven cuz i'm 1) hindu 2) atheist and i've given them the "right........." look.
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Not all Christians have that belief. If you look at Catholic dogmatic law, while it does state that it is the law of God, says that anyone whose beliefs lead them to choose good over evil, whether Christian, Pagan, or even Atheistic, is still good in the eyes of God, which has basically been interpreted to mean that they will be welcomed into heaven after an appropriate amount of time being punished for their sins in purgatory.
In weekly masses, one thing that is included in some form every time is a prayer that all religions may come together as a unified brotherhood to do God's will. They don't say anything about converting them, only that they should embrace each other as brothers.
Although I suppose that you could say that Catholics aren't typical Christians.