It's ok to joke about the Gates of hell, because it's funny, a pun, get it, Bill Gates, ... and there's no such thing as hell anyways, so it *shouldn't* offend anybody. Now - it's silly to talk "candidly" about heaven and hell etc, because it shows the world that you still believe in ancient superstitions, and you insist on promulgating those beliefes to others. The latter tendency (the proselytizing, not the belief) is the cause of untold carnage and suffering on our planet. We've had quite enough of that. It's the 21st century; time for you to let people believe whatever they want. And perhaps by the 23rd century people won't believe in all these silly gods any more. I escaped from this nonsense; you can to. www.eklhad.net/nonrel.html