HELLFIRE USED TO JUSTIFY VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES: Mary I, queen of England (1553 - 1558), known as “Bloody Mary ” for burning nearly 300 Protestants at the stake, reportedly said:“ As the souls of heretics are hereafter to be eternally burning in hell, there can be nothing more proper than for me to imitate the Divine vengeance by burning them on earth. ”
उदाहरणार्थ, चर्च ऑफ इंग्लंडच्या डॉक्ट्रिन कमिशनने १९९५ मध्ये म्हटले, की “नरक हे चिरकालिक यातनेचे ठिकाण नाही.