Ecclesiastes 12:10

 ( The Equal time Rule originated in The Radio Act of 1927 ,later the Communication Act, stated U.S. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it. Though this not required of preacher’s blogs, I thought in fairness I might give equal time to the other side with this post!).   Why wouldn’t you want to go to hell?   Oh sure, there are a lot of thing people like Jesus saying bad things about hell but what the great traits? Do we ever consider them?   For example, Hell is quite the popular destination (Mathew 7:13-14).  Many of your friends and family will be there (Luke 13:23).  It not hard to get into Hell, you don’t have to do anything to get there. You don’t have to listen and do anything anybody tells you to do (Matthew 7:21).    On earth, you always have God looking over your shoulder (Jeremiah 23:23-24) but in Hell, you won’t have to...

In these gloomy finical times, many are looking to find ways to help booster the struggling economy.  A pair of Harvard researchers recently discovered a link that you may not suspect; hell.  Religion has a measurable effect on developing economies and the most powerful influence relates to how strongly people believe in hell.  Religious beliefs and practices, like belief in heaven and church attendance, had positive effects on economic factors but none were as pronounced as a belief in hell.  Researches postulate that that strong belief that God will punish those that do wrong, lead people to be less likely to engage in deceitful practices and more likely to practice self-discipline and thrift. These findings seem to me to somewhat ironic given that our ever greedier culture is moving further away from a belief in hell.  A 2008 study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life , said just 59 percent of 35,000 respondents said they believe in a hell...