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'''Eternal damnation''' the religious doctrine that some people will suffer an eternity in hell. They have no prospect for respite or rescue, either because of [[predestination]] or because of choices they made in their earthly lives. Compare to [[universalism]] (everyone goes to heaven without exception) and [[annihilationism]] (instead of being eternally punished, the damned just cease to exist). Eternal damnation has been by far the majority viewpoint in the history of [[Christianity]], across all its main branches - [[Catholicism]], [[Protestantism]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]. However, a few denominations exist which hold instead to alternative views.

'''Eternal damnation''' the religious doctrine that some people will suffer an eternity in hell. They have no prospect for respite or rescue, either because of [[predestination]] or because of choices they made in their earthly lives. Compare to [[universalism]] (everyone goes to heaven without exception) and [[annihilationism]] (instead of being eternally punished, the damned just cease to exist). Eternal damnation has been by far the majority viewpoint in the history of [[Christianity]], across all its main branches - [[Catholicism]], [[Protestantism]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]. However, a few denominations exist which hold instead to alternative views; these denominations tend to make exceptions when it comes to liberals/atheists.

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