Anya was human then demon then human then demon then human (is that right?) butI don't think she was ever Christian. So by Christian heaven rules she wouldn't get in. Right?
Well, that gets really complex, but we don't have to go to complexville, because the verse didn't provide for the full theology. A fairly orthodox train of thought in Christianity is that people who have never heard of God (and some would extend that to people who have never heard of God in a way in which they are able to know/believe in Him), but have served God as to the extent God has reveal Himself to them (in nature, and in the conscience), is not damned.
If we look at the fruits of Anya's life, we see she repented (turned from) from her demonosity, and she fought against evil and for good, which would be seen as serving God in a "Those who are not against us are for us" kind of way.
If we look at the fruits of Anya's life, we see she repented (turned from) from her demonosity, and she fought against evil and for good, which would be seen as serving God in a "Those who are not against us are for us" kind of way.
I can concede that.
Do we know of anyone who has died and gone to hell besides Darla?
Angel went to Hell, but he didn't die. He got sucked into Hell. Buffy went to Hell with Lily/Anne, but she didn't die to get there. Was that place Skip guarded, where that Billy character was a Hell?
Angel was already dead when he went to hell.
Still, dying wasn't what got him to hell. His animation status was unchanged.
I recall a lot of use of the words "hell dimension", I thought they were trying to shy away from the use of the christian "heaven" and "hell"
In a Christian universe, Anya goes to purgatory. That's the place for righteous unbelievers, right?
If it's binary -- heaven or hell -- I think it's hell because she never repented, which makes me sad.
