First we saw children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while excluding or omitting the name of God. Then the uproar over a street named in honor of fallen heroes of 9-11 because the word heaven is used and it is considered to be offensive to certain segments of our society.
We cannot use the name of God or refer to heaven because they are “Christian” concepts. Perhaps we could make things much easier for everybody by eliminating the word Hell from the scripts of movies, television shows, songs and whatever other expressions used by people in the media. After all if you stretch Heaven to be a Christian concept, where does Hell fit in since Jesus referred to it more than He did Heaven?
The concept of people being offended at Heaven and yet throwing Hell around with no regard is truly a paradox. When it comes to terminology Hell in one form or another is central to many different religious beliefs just as Heaven is. How can you embrace Hell and reject Heaven at the same time? In a world full of double standards we need to ask, what’s the difference?