A Burning Controversy

Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Protestant Christianity all have diverse and often conflicting doctrines of hell, but many other religions in the world have views of hell as well. Whereas the devil is often thought to be the ruler of hell, Islam teaches that the devil will be punished there for eternity along with non-believers.

Several Buddhist traditions contain an equal number of hot and cold levels of hell where people may spend eons but will eventually leave when they are reborn. Traditions dating back to ancient Egypt include a period of torment for those who fail the divine judgment following death, followed by total annihilation.

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