A Sunday School teacher asked the children in her class: "How many of you would like to go to heaven?" All of the children raised a hand except one little guy named Derrick. When the teacher asked him why he didn't want to go to heaven, he said, "I'm sorry Mrs. Smith, but my Mommy told me to come home right after church."1

Well, like that little boy, heaven is still a desire and a dream for most Americans. 77% of Americans believe in heaven, and 76% of Americans believe their chances of getting there are "good or excellent."2

Now there are still some people who either don't believe in heaven or don't care to go there even if there is one. The psychologist, Sigmund Freud, said, "Heaven was a human fantasy rooted in man's instinct for self preservation." Harvard philosopher, Alfred North W…