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Removed spurious reference to Obama, as all non-Christians are equally guilty of heresy, and Catholics and Protestants each think the other is heretical
*The [[soul]], whether it exists and what happens to it after [[death]] (eg [[Epicurianism]]).
*The [[soul]], whether it exists and what happens to it after [[death]] (eg [[Epicurianism]]).
*What humans have to do to enter [[Heaven]], eg whether [[faith]] alone is sufficient (eg [[Pelagianism]]).
*What humans have to do to enter [[Heaven]], eg whether [[faith]] alone is sufficient (eg [[Pelagianism]]).
*Arguing that religions other than Christianity are pathways to salvation, as does [[Barack Obama]][http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=73553]
*Arguing that religions other than Christianity are pathways to salvation.
Today these questions may seem unimportant and difficult to answer one way or the other, but during the early centuries of the church, countless hours were devoted to [[Bible|Biblical]] study in search of the truth, and disagreements often led to ostracism, [[violence]] and persecution. In [[Dante's Inferno]], heresy is one of only four [[sin]]s that are punished with [[fire]] (the other three being [[simony]], wicked counsel, and [[violence]] against God).
Today these questions may seem unimportant and difficult to answer one way or the other, but during the early centuries of the church, countless hours were devoted to [[Bible|Biblical]] study in search of the truth, and disagreements often led to ostracism, [[violence]] and persecution. In [[Dante's Inferno]], heresy is one of only four [[sin]]s that are punished with [[fire]] (the other three being [[simony]], wicked counsel, and [[violence]] against God).