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Article: Christian myths include drilling into hell, Satan on an airplane.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- May 8, 1996
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Have you heard that Russian scientists have drilled a hole in the North Sea that went so deep the Russians could smell sulfur and hear human screams of anguish? The scientists reportedly concluded that they had drilled into hell.
That is one of the Christian myths circulating in evangelical circles. There is absolutely no evidence to support the story, and many leaders are trying to stop the myth from spreading. The problem is, the Trinity Broadcasting Network apparently reported the story as news without checking to see whether the story was true.
I had no idea people still believed hell has a definite location. I know Sunday-school teachers once taught that ...