[Dan from Michigan]

I don't want to get into a religious debate here, but I'm talking about those that tell me I'm going to hell because I like to enjoy a drink, or because I'm Catholic.

I usually reply - "Lead the way"

[NeoCaveman]

I get all that; for those reasons and because I'll joke around on the Salacious Threads;

[Sueann]

I never debate religion - because God gave us all free will to choose.

Secondly, if people tell you you are going to hell because you are Catholic or because you have an occasional drink - they are just ignorant of what sends people to hell. Being Catholic or Methodist, or Presbyterian, Mormon or whatever, doesn't have a thing to do with whether or not you go to hell. Jesus called believers, the "church"; which means if you believe in Jesus and have received him as your Saviour, you are part of the "church". Your denomination is not relevant; and the "church" is not a building!

Besides, I love Mary - she was a tongue talker just like me. She was in the upper room on the day of Pentacost, and the Bible clearly says that ALL 120 of the people were filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke with other tongues. How it must have thrilled Mary to find out her Son's death brought about the infilling of the Holy Ghost.