So, now we're in a situation where a corrupt believer who never gave a rat's ass about his fellow man - Gomer Pyle, let's say - gets into Heaven, where the philanthropist atheist does not.
How is that fair?
I agree. In a worldy sense, it does not seem fair. There's more to it, though. If you'd like to get into this a little more, I'd be happy to, but I think you understand my point as of now.
A dead marriage is no marriage at all. But apparently you feel that a dead faith is still a faith, though I don't see how that could be.
I disagree. A dead marriage is still technically a marriage, just a useless one. In the same way, a dead faith is still faith, just useless (once again, though, I think "useless" assumes that salvation has already been achieved).