{"id":78336,"date":"2019-02-10T17:04:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T22:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=78336"},"modified":"2019-02-10T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T22:05:41","slug":"ct-david-briggs-who-worries-about-hell-the-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=78336","title":{"rendered":"(CT) David Briggs–Who Worries About Hell the Most"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hell<\/a> matters to a lot of us.<\/p>\n

About half of Americans are absolutely sure of their belief in hell<\/a>, while the percentage who believe rises above two-thirds when some degrees of uncertainty are included.<\/a><\/p>\n

[Editor\u2019s note: Last year, a LifeWay Research survey<\/a> similarly found that just 45 percent of Americans agree hell is a real place. The Pew Research Center reported<\/a> that a vast majority of highly religious and somewhat religious Americans (at least 8 in 10) believe in hell, while barely any non-religious Americans do (fewer than 5%). In the Pew study, each group was more likely to profess a belief in heaven than hell.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Earlier research into supernatural evil such as hell, Satan, and demons has found both positive and negative outcomes.<\/p>\n

Belief in supernatural evil has been linked to results such as increasing religious resources<\/a>and promoting greater cooperation and less selfish behavior.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Belief in hell and mental health: Why researchers want to talk about the relationship between the twohttps:\/\/t.co\/SqlXQjRWhE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) February 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n