this god is not worth reverence.

[bluesbassman]

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This is from Dogmatic Constitution on the Church - Lumen Gentium of the 2nd Vatican Council...pretty self explanatory.

5. The non-Christian may not be blamed for his ignorance of Christ and his Church; salvation is open to him also, if he seeks God sincerely and if he follows the commands of his conscience, for through this means the Holy Ghost acts upon all men; this divine action is not confined within the limited boundaries of the visible Church." 6

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Actually, it's not that self-explanatory at all. What about those who were raised under a polytheistic religion? Do they all go to hell? How about deists? And those who died still too young to have any faith? Or too mentally handicapped to believe, etc?

Don't expect coherent answers to questions like these. The Christian who believes his particular religion is the key to paradise is faced with the following dilemma: If his "god" is good by any reasonable standard, then belief in his (or any) particular religion is unnecessary for salvation. Conversely, if *any* type of belief is one of the requirements for salvation, then his "god" emerges as hideously evil.