Sentence examples for believed in hell from inspiring English sources
Orwell, reviewing the book for this magazine in 1948, scoffed at Greene's "cult of the sanctified sinner": "When people really believed in Hell, they were not so fond of striking graceful attitudes on its brink".
Yet those who believed in Hell, in every culture, usually believed in a naked, humanoid soul that was timid and vulnerable outside the body, like an insect out of its carapace.
Lane Dean had never believed in Hell as a lake of fire or a loving God consigning folks to a burning lake of fire — he knew in his heart this was not true.
Determining who believed in hell proved tricky.
"Jews do not believe in hell," I remind her.
Three out of five Americans believe in hell.
"We don't even believe in hell," she said.
There was a long pause, then: "I don't believe in hell".
Surveys show that a majority of Americans still believe in Hell — though a bigger majority believe in Heaven.
Then I have to remind myself that I don't fucking believe in hell!" Haze laughs again, even more uproariously.
