10 Big Questions for Catholics (and other Christians) to Ask Themselves

First off, let me say that I appreciate you for creating this challenge. What I have here are a series of questions that should be taken under heavy consideration for not only Catholics, but for all denominations of Christianity (Lutherans, Protestants, Evangelists, etc). I ask these questions with the utmost respect to you and your faith, as you have done so for me. I apologize ahead if these questions seem rude or inappropriate, but I feel that these are major questions that people of faith should ask themselves in regards of how they treat others.

My Questions:

1. Do you feel that I deserve to burn in Hell? If yes, why would you want that? If no, why stand up for a religion that believes that I do?

2. Do you believe that a person can only go to Heaven if they do good deeds or have to accept Christ as their savior? If you believe that a person that is not a Christian or doesn’t accept Jesus Christ as their lord and savior automatically goes to Hell to pay for their sins, then do you believe that Anne Frank is burning in Hell right now? What about Gandhi? Do you believe that Jeffery Dahmer, America’s most notorious serial killer, is in Heaven now after he converted to Christianity during his prison sentence?

3. How do you feel about homosexuality and same sex marriage? If you're against them both, without referencing the Bible, what’s your reason?

4. Have you ever talked to someone that is gay or a lesbian? Have you listened or read any of their stories about how hard it was for them to come out to their religious families, and how they were afraid to be disowned by their families if they did? Have any friends or family members who are gay/lesbian? And how many of them consider you a friend?

5. If you believe that there’s nothing wrong with homosexuality, that every couple has a right to marry, would your church ever marry a gay or lesbian couple? If the answer to that question is no, why do you remain in that church?

6. How old would you say the Earth is? If you say it's 6000 years, what’s your solid evidence that suggests that (again, without referencing the Bible)? About about evolution? Do you believe/support that too? If you disagree, what's your evidence against it (again, without referencing the Bible)?

7. Why do you feel some Christians won't accept scientific evidence? If they can accept that a Creator made the whole universe, can’t they make room for accepting the fact that the earth and the universe is also billions of years old?

8. How do you personally feel about the subject of abortion? Is it really anyone's business what a woman does for her body (unless they are the parent)? If you are against abortion, then would you be in favor of supporting comprehensive sex education, access to birth control, emergency contraception, and socialized medicine — the very things we know that decrease the number of abortions? If not, wouldn’t you be contradicting yourself by supporting the problem rather than fixing it?

9. How do you feel knowing that there are Christian extremists out there right now that promote violence, bigotry, ignorance, and intolerance? Do you believe it is appropriate for them to be spouting that kind of hatred in the name of Christianity? In the name of Jesus Christ? If you're against these radical behavior, why still hold on to your faith?

10. Do you feel that we should all get along for the better of human society and this planet? How can we all get along despite everyone's differences?

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