The views expressed in this post are soley those of the writer and not meant to raise eye brows or infuriate people. (maybe I don't need to say that)
I agree and disagree with different things you said, Khold, but I won't insult you because I don't agree with some things. I'm glad that you can share what you believe and stick with it. However, I just couldn't imagine how there could be a Heaven in the afterlife but not a Hell. If there was no other place that was a punishment for how we lived our lives, then we could do whatever we wanted and still make it there with no problem. But if there was no Heaven it would be even worse because we would want to do whatever we pleased before facing the unescapable horror that lies ahead. Without counsequences, does it really matter how we live?
Many people may think that getting to Heaven is all about doing more good things than bad, but I don't believe that. I believe that you need to believe in Jesus and that He died and came back to life to make a way to escape Hell and come to Heaven (because He loved the world, past, present, and future, and wanted to save it), ask for forgiveness for living the wrong way and work on slowly changing your life with His patient help, and then try your best to follow His commandments that are said in the Bible. I don't know if it's possible to become a "perfect person" but my goal is to become like Jesus as much as I can and only do what He wants me to do (His perfect plan for my life). I often have trouble with this and need to keep asking for His help with that and other things, but I know for sure that He has changed me a lot so far and is still changing me and showing me things I need to work on (but encouraging me through it too). I believe that no one is born evil with no hope of changing and that everyone has a chance for a new life because God loves everyone and wants them to come back to Him no matter what they've done or how people think of them. And that this is the only way to get there and nothing else will work. John 14:6 says "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except though Me." I know that this offends many people but it's what I believe.
But... maybe Heaven does have pink clouds, you never know XD. I read a book once about a guy that supposedly went to Heaven and came back and he said that there was lots of incredible music coming from everywhere. He also said there were some animals there too so... yay for animals! (hopes there's dinosaurs!) And it's funny becauese every time I hear about someone talking about going to Heaven and coming back they say that they forgot some things about it, which makes me wonder if maybe Heaven is so awesome and huge that our human brains can't comprehend it! Makes me think. But I don't know if Earth can be hardly anything like Heaven because it just seems like there's much more evil than good in it.
And in case you're wondering why I post here so often compared to everything else... I guess that I just like learning about what people believe and understand how people see life. (I'm not trying to change people's minds, I just want to give my thoughts about things without being forceful or unkind. I hope I don't sound like that.).
Oh yeah, and I agree with the Christmas/Halloween thing because traditions are traditions and some people may just say that because they've always done things like that and don't know or care about the real meaning behind it. I know that could sound bad but if that's what people think and are used to doing just for fun... I don't see why it could be offensive. I could say a lot more about this but my knowledge behind holidays isn't very... good.
Edit: Btw, why was Markio's statement so profound? Just curious.
Edit II: When I think of "A Survey This Is" I sometimes think of Yoda speaking that. "A survey this is, hmmmmMMMMMM?"