non-Christians

In general, Black Protestants are modestly more likely than evangelicals to believe that these specific groups of non-Christians can achieve eternal life, while mainline Protestants and Catholics are much more likely to believe this.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

Before we report the results, we pause to note that Christian scripture does not appear to leave much room for doubt on whether non-Christians can be saved.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

On the other hand, glass-half-full people would note that, in both groups, a majority see heaven as welcoming non-Christians.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

Notwithstanding this scriptural injunction and many more like it, most Americans who belong to Christian faiths told us that they believe non-Christians can go to heaven.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

According to the 2007 Faith Matters survey, nearly nine in ten 87 percent Christians under age thirty-five believe that non-Christians can go to heaven, compared to 70 percent of people sixty-five and older.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

If so, their belief that other religions lead to heaven would still be meaningful—disputes among Christians have historically been fierce—but would nonetheless mean something other than the belief that even non-Christians have a place in heaven.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

Of those who said that people of other faiths could attain salvation, 89 percent of Catholics, 82 percent of mainline Protestants, and 100 percent of Mormons say that salvation extends to non-Christians.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

The follow-up question about whether non-Christians can go to heaven, however, was only asked in the 2007 survey.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

In the realm of interfaith gatherings, we need forums where non-Christians may challenge the "universal" concepts being applied to all world religions, in the same manner as women, African-Americans and homosexuals have already achieved in their respective domains.

Rajiv Malhotra: The Importance Of Debating Religious Differences Rajiv Malhotra 2011

So he does what he does best ... talks smoothly and rides the fence so not to offend anyone, Christian and non-Christians alike.

Time: No churchgoing Christmas for the first family 2009