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God loves you but is willing to condemn you to eternal torment if you don't become part of his club. Is that love?

In many ways this is the type of "love" we see from esp deeply evangelical Christians. It's conditional love they learn from their God.

Going back to the fire/darkness point: in almost all Native teachings, there is more an emphasis on your place in the world & learning...

how to interact w the world around u, even natural threats (weather, terrain, animals). But...

the threats aren't considered evil, they're considered another part of the world like u. You learn your relationship to them: understanding.

In a similar way, we learn to understand each other, in a village, sometimes between villages; societal norms were formed around this.

This is a seemingly small difference but for both is the cornerstone, and shapes so many other things around it.

Jesus says, " I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me." He literally sends nonbelievers to hell.