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NEWS ABOUT: Afterlife

Afterlife stories: 3 news summaries

Americans See Many Stairways to Heaven: Poll

70% say chance for eternal life isn't unique to their religion

Jun 23, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reaching the afterlife is possible through more than one religion, 70% of Americans believe, according to a new poll. Surveying 36,000 people, the study confirms that while 92% of Americans believe in God, the country is growing more secular, the Dallas Morning News reports. Seven in 10 also agreed... More »

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science • religion • secularism • Afterlife

Bishop: Heaven a Place on Earth

He says common Christian view of afterlife is a misconception

Feb 9, 08 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - There is no heaven—or at least not the way most Christians think of it, according to Episcopal Bishop N.T. “Tom” Wright, who lashes out at the common angels-and-clouds view of the afterlife. “That’s a very damaging distortion,” the prominent theologian tells Time magazine. “... More »

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Christianity • religion • Afterlife

Mormons Ponder ‘Big Love’ in the Hereafter

2d marriages may cause trouble in paradise

Aug 28, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - "'Til death us do part” sounds like enough of a commitment, but a loophole has Mormon women wondering if they’ll spend eternity with their husbands … and their second wives. Mormon marriage “seals” a couple, binding them and their children together forever in heaven, but widowed men... More »

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marriage • polygamy • Mormon • Afterlife

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