Hell

I don't often complain about other religions, especially other Christian religions, but there's a concept in mainstream Christianity that really bothers me. I can't understand how so many Christians believe that a loving Heavenly Father would send any of His children to a hell in which they would be tortured for eternity. There's just no sense in doing that. It cannot be justice, because an infinite punishment cannot justly be meted out against a finite crime. It cannot be corrective, because the punishment lasts forever. And if cannot be retributive, because a wise, just, loving God wouldn't seek revenge against His own children. If the "thoughts that any soul should endure endless torment did cause [the sons of Mosiah] to quake and tremble" (Mosiah 28:3), surely the same could be said of God.

God doesn't want to punish people, and He certainly doesn't want to punish people any more than is necessary to the purpose of correction. The traditional concept of hell goes far beyond anything a good god would use, except perhaps as a warning to intimidate people into behaving. God might threaten people with the idea of hell, but I highly doubt He'd ever actually send anyone to such a place. Spirit Prison is temporary, and the Telestial Kingdom is a fine place for people to live in. The only comparable place one could go to is Outer Darkness, and only a handful of mortals have earned a place there. For most people, the traditional concept of hell is something we, thankfully, don't have to worry about.

God doesn't send people to hell for eternal punishment, and I feel kinda sorry for the misguided Christians who believe that He would.