<p>Getting back to the original topic of this thread:</p>
<p>I have been both Catholic and born-again Christian. I have met some truly wonderful people of both persuasions, and I don't like to generalize. However, IN GENERAL I have found the born-again Christians to be much more fanatical and judmental. Not all of them, of course, but there is definitely a very active movement to basically discredit anyone who disagrees with them. I have met born-agains who think Mormons and Catholics are not Christian! Yeah, no kidding! They think Mormons and Catholics are going to 'hell' because they're not 'true' Christians.</p>
<p>You already know what they think of the Buddhists and Hindus.</p>
<p>When I was Catholic, I was taught that only Catholics went to heaven. But people of other religions did not go to 'hell' - they only went to 'limbo' where they didn't suffer - they just didn't get to 'see God.'</p>
<p>I reject both of these ideas now, but I'd have to say the Catholic view is at least more merciful than the born-again view.</p>