Hell

Growing up Catholic, we were always afraid to sin because it was guaranteed we would go to hell...unless of course we went to confession and told on ourselves, said a few prayers and went on our merry way. Although I have many issues with the Catholic religion, the idea of
hell and going there is one of my top 3 (1. Molestations by priests, 2. the amount of $$ the church has and 3. Hell!). As I have discussed in many previous blogs, religion has mastered the art of instilling fear to create order. The idea of hell has shown to be THE best tool to contribute to that fear; However, I would like to argue, there is no such place as hell after you die. Hell is already a place of existence. Where is it? It is in the evening news, where they report on people killing each other. It is in the statistics of how many people are going hungry every day. It is in the statistics of how many people are dying of terrible diseases like cancer, HIV/AIDS and Heart Disease. It is in the hands of a greedy man who would step on whomever necessary to make their millions. It is in the minds of addicts. It is in the intentions of malicious people who do terrible things to children. So instead of living life trying not to go to it, live life trying to be the solution to the problem. Donate, participate in charity work and bring those to justice who continue to contribute to that hell.Educate yourselves, keep an open mind and understand that God made this world but WE are the ones ruining it...not some devil character.