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I had a friend whose dad was a pastor at a decently sized church. I never believed in religion and he was cool because he would actually listen to what I said rather than plugging his ears and yelling. (you know what I mean). I went to his church one Sunday to humor him and it was Ok. His dad was relating current events to the bible and it wasn't total horseshit.... UNTIL, they passed the plate thing around for donations. "Give your money to GOD" is what was said. I asked my friend what the hell does god need my money for? He made the earth in seven days, he can make his own damn money. My friend said the money goes to the church to put on events for the children and feeding the needy and honestly, good things. I said ok, then tell me to donate my money to the church to support this instead of god.
Many years later he has his own church and when they pass the plate around, he says donate to the church and explains where the money goes. I call it a little victory. Religion is still a load of crap though.
You're very lucky to have such friends.
Isn't the firey interpretation popularized by Dante's Inferno?
Dante's Inferno went into detail that was not biblical, but there's enough in the bible that writing it off completely is cherry picking.
"They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
"And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.โ
"But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.โ
"And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever."
i.e. fanfic