The most fundamental issue that we all must address is, “WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE?” Basic Questions: 1. IS HEAVEN REAL? Is it a literal place? If so,

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The most fundamental issue that we all must address is, “WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE?” Basic Questions: 1. IS HEAVEN REAL? Is it a literal place? If so, how do I get there? 2. IS HELL REAL? Is it a literal place? If so, how do I avoid going there? 3. IS GOD REAL? Does He really exist? If so, what is He like and how can I get to know Him? 4. IS JESUS CHRIST REAL? Is He who He says He is? If so, what does that mean for me?

Your answers to those questions determine what you think will happen after you die. ATHEIST The ATHEIST answers “NO” to all 4 basic questions BUDDHIST The BUDDHIST answers “NO” to all 4 basic questions HINDU The HINDU answers “NO” to 1, 2, & 4, “YES” to 3 MUSLIM The MUSLIM answers “YES” to 1, 2, & 3, “NO” to 4 JEW The JEW (Judaism) says “YES” to 1, 2, & 3, “NO” to 4 CHRISTIAN The CHRISTIAN says “YES” to all 4 basic questions

The United States in 2001: 78.5 % Christianity (51% Prot., 24% Cath.,1.7% LDL) 15 % No religious affiliation (significantly less than in Britain’s 44% and Sweden’s 69%) 1.3 % Judaism.7 % Islam.6 % Buddhism.4 % Hinduism Other religions found here: Native American spirituality, New Age spirituality, Sikhism, Jainism, Shintoism, Taoism, Neopaganism Confusianism, Heathenism and the Bahá'í Faith.