Members Lucky Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Rob Bell, a popular evangelical preacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has ruffled many feathers among his brethren with his new book “A Book About Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived.” He "describes as 'misguided and toxic' the dogma that “a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven, while the rest of humanity spends forever in torment and punishment in hell with no chance for anything better.” He indeed asks if Gandhi is rotting in hell. His answer did not please many evangelicals. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/us/05bell.html?hpw Bell is no stranger to controversy. His previous book, Velvet Elvis, a book that Bell described as for people who are "fascinated with Jesus, but can't do the standard Christian package". The son of a federal judge, he has built his church up to 10,000 members in a relatively conservative area of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
