Reply #31: Suicide and the church [View All]

[Az]

It is interesting. One of the main hooks of the religion is the notion that there is something that comes after death. If you live by the rules set by the religion this time after life is superior to what you experienced during life. Thus the religion in essence is largely based on a death cult mentality. That is that what happens after you die is superior to what comes before it.

This creates a problem for a religion that is trying to grow. With this emphasis on the afterlife what is there to keep the people focused on the here and now and specifically propogating the religion. There has to be a rule set to keep people from taking their own lives.

However consider this. Assume you are a true believer. Assume further that your salvation is certain as you have lead a good life. Why would you not want an unsaved person to kill you?