s there a HELL?
‘H-E- Double Hockey Sticks, You say?’ The air conditioning system has been installed, and hell is not such a bad place anymore. Something over 90% of Americans surveyed believe in heaven but fewer than 20% believe in a literal burning hell. ‘Hellfire and brimstone’ peaching was long ago replaced by the ‘sharing of praise,’ with content filled messages now supplanted by ‘sermonettes for Christi anettes.’ You often hear people say that they plan on going to hell because that is where all their friends will be. And they may be on to something. Gary Larson’s Far Side cartoon presented many insightful views of hell. He drew ‘Nerds in hell’ going around asking “Is it hot enough for ya?” In another cartoon, Satan is forcing a man to make a decision between two doors: one is labeled ‘Damned if you do; and the other is labeled ‘Damned if you don’t’ My personal favorite depicts a man in hell spitting out his coffee and the caption reads ” Oh man! The coffee’s cold! They thought of everything!” I
