I say this to you, respectfully and with love:
you said: “I don’t have to be “born again”. I was born once and that’s all I need to go to heaven.”
Bible says: John 3:3 Jesus answered unto him (Nicodemus), “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
You said: “I believe that all the Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, animists, Wiccans, etc, and even atheists that live good lives will go to heaven.”
Bible says: John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.”
and Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: 9=Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
I say this to you, respectfully and with love:
I’ve got my religion and you’ve got yours. As long as I follow a good life and the Catholic teachings, I’ll go to heaven and I’ll see my friends,loved ones, and even pets even if they had a different religion.
God is not so mean that one would be separated from their friends and family for eternity, because they don’t worship in an exact certain way.