But that the World Might Be Saved

According to John 3:17, God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.

Well, if this is what God intended by “sending” Jesus, then it has been an utter failure. At least, according to conservative religious people. This is because the overwhelming majority of humans who have ever lived have not adhered to the strict set of religious beliefs that conservatives think are necessary for admission into heaven. And (see previous entry) it appears that a belief in the sanctity of gun ownership is one of those essential beliefs. According to conservative beliefs, liberal Christians (and apparently non-Republican Christians) will not be welcome in Heaven.

Therefore, for all eternity, there will be a relatively small number of people in Heaven (a few hundred million, perhaps) and uncounted billions in Hell. This would give God, who intended to save the world, a 99% failure rate.