{"id":134,"date":"2011-06-13T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2011\/06\/do-dogs-go-to-heaven\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:02:03","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:02:03","slug":"do-dogs-go-to-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2011\/06\/do-dogs-go-to-heaven.html","title":{"rendered":"Do Dogs Go to Heaven?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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In some circles this is a burning theological issue.\n

A couple of years ago a charming although faked up series of church signboards<\/a> floating around the web addressed the question. I\u2019ve seen it up and about once or twice since, as well\u2026<\/p>\n

This response comes from the pen of the Unitarian Rod Serling<\/a>. Worth twenty-five minutes, I think\u2026
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As to my own view, I\u2019d have to go with James Thurber\u2019s observation, \u201cIf I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In some circles this is a burning theological issue. A couple of years ago a charming although faked up series of church signboards floating around the web addressed the question. I\u2019ve seen it up and about once or twice since, as well\u2026 This response comes from the pen of the Unitarian Rod Serling. 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