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for hell.","Mock beliefs about hell or those who hold them.","Use images of hell to frighten children or vulnerable people."],"requiresHuman":["Responding to a person in religious distress or fear of damnation, beyond pointing them to support."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Beliefs about hell are sacred to many and frightening to some; both call for respect.","Threats of damnation have been used to control and abuse people."],"affectedParties":["Believers","People in religious distress","Children"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the concept; each religious tradition holds its own teaching.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q443814","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"realm of the dead","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"Christian Church","type":"related","note":"a tradition with teachings on hell"},{"target":"Abrahamic religion","type":"related","note":"related 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