The fact that they have this debate suggests they don't believe their own religion. How could you wilfully sit by an watch your spouse go to hell?
Because it was more important to be able to have sex with them or be supported by them.
In one word: Selfishness.
That's the problem with major religions. They each preach that all the others will go to hell.
It's not a big leap to the position that you might as well kill those unbelievers right now.
It even happens within the major religions. Shi'ite vs Sunni, Catholic vs Protestant.
Jews do not teach or beleive that non-Jews will go to 'hell'.
Judaism does not teach that non-Jews necessarily go to hell.
I don't think the Jews believe in hell...
That would not be an issue for the Jewish spouse at least. Non Jews are not consigned to hell.
Sounds a rather arrogant certitude.
Since we don't think there is any afterlife and do not believe in hell, we live our lives peacefully and happily free from this silliness. We also disbelieve in psychics, demon possession, channeling gurus, ancient texts written by goatherders, and similar irrational nonsense.
There is no rational or moral argument in support of hell. It's just superstition.
Jews don't believe that if you're not Jewish, you go to hell. Actually, if you ask 3 Jews what exactly happens in the afterlife, you're libel to get 4 or 5 answers, at the very least...
Mark
Jews don't believe that non-Jews go to hell.