View of Death

Stephen Hawking is a Theoretical Physicist who taught for years at Cambridge University. His books on the universe make physics understandable for the common folk. He has had ALS for 40 years. A friend at the Gatlinburg church didn't live 10 years with ALS. This link is to his view of death.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110516/us_yblog_thelookout/stephen-hawking-says-afterlife-is-a-fairy-story

While we believe he is wrong and he just may be Hawking is an example of a non-believer not being afraid to die. Being a Christian is not a prerequisite to not fearing death.