Rapture Tomorrow

[BlindChance]

My favourite story about all this:

New York Times on local church groups reaction [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/us/21doomsday.html?_r=1&hp]

If Harold Camping and his followers are correct, Gertrude Stein's famous comment about Oakland - that there is no there there - may finally be true. If not, some local churchgoers say they will set up encampments outside the headquarters of Mr. Camping, the self-proclaimed biblical soothsayer who has prophesied the end of the world on Saturday, with an eye toward consoling the disappointed.

In a state where fringe leaders like the Rev. Jim Jones and fringe groups the Heaven's Gate cult have often found followers, and whose beliefs ended in mass suicide, not everyone is laughing about the prediction.

"They are going to be reeling," said Pastor Jacob Denys of Calvary Bible Church in nearby Milpitas, so he and about 20 volunteers planned to spend Saturday outside Mr. Camping's compound to let "them to know that God still loves them."

That essence of compassion is, even to this bitter old atheist, what should be at the heart of Christianity. Bravo to Calvary Bible Church.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

well... CNN is on, I'm going to bed all.

If the rapture happens, it's been swell chatting with ya.

 

[lcyw20]

There are so many end-of-the-world theories out there, yet there seems to be insufficient survival instincts as incentive to solve glaring problems that will most certainly affect us soon. I am talking about Climate Change and Peak Oil. Both topics a lot of people are in denial about, both where governments do not want to do anything about, yet both are supported by plenty of evidence, climate change having been made worse by industrial activity and will make world weather more extreme than before, and the fact that oil production has peaked and been dropping off in many oil-producing nations--so the logical conclusion is that this will happen pretty much anywhere. What bugs is that people would rather put their lot in with blind faith that scientific evidence and statistics! Ladies and gentleman, I give you the humans, the most intelligent species known to exist... well, some are.

 

[KenzS]

2:30 am in Ontario, and like GLaDOS I'm Still Alive.

Although I am hearing an awful lot of moaning outside, silly neighbours...

ZOMBIES!

Unlikely.

Hang on, someones pounding on my door. Don't they see the doorbell?

 

[dragongit]

If I may point out just as a point of reference. according to this link. http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/outreach/tracts/may21/
The earth and perhaps the universe itself is only 13 thousand years old. Yet Scientists can document that Dinosaurs roughly died out 65 million years ago. Last I checked there wern't much mention to Dinosaurs in the bible either. Imagine Adam and Eve coming up against that. Oh yea thats right, they say mankind didn't exist during the time of dinosaurs.

See you all next week.

 

[joshthor]

im excited. the pick up line "the worlds ending today, wanna f$#%?" works if the other party is aware of this. lots of repressed crazy chicks who are willing to go wild on thier last day.

 

[emge]

I feel sorry for all the porn midgets that loose their jobs.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

rapture in an hour for me . see you guys i get to go first!!!

 

[DeathWyrmNexus]

A friend of a friend suggested putting out full suits of clothes with shoes as pranks. I wonder how many that would freak out.

 

[Auxiliary]

If it means I don't have to go to work today, yay.

 

[Gudrests]

I call BS on this crazy Christian radio preacher.

I don't believe the Rapture will be tomorrow and even if I did, I've committed enough sins that there is nothing I could do to atone between now and then. I don't see this being any different than any other hoax; you get lots of attention (aided by the media) and people will listen to you for a while. If you're smart, you'll find a way/reason/excuse for said people to give you money too.

Sin...SINS?....this is one of the few reason I kind of liked growing up as one of the "Frozen Chosen" Protestants. The belief there that as long as you believe that Jesus Christ is your lord and savior...YOUR GOOD. IE...and yes preacher man said this, I can go pillage and rape and kill, As long as I truly believe Jesus is my savior....and I did that at 13....soooooyeahhh. Easiest way out much? Kind of explains why there was never much talk of hell in my church. Or from what I remember anyhow.Its kind of like telling a rich guy, your rich...you will always be rich...why not try and don't be a prick about it ok? At least to my greater understanding.

 

[Ledan]

Today is "utvigning" in my boarding school. So I'm spending the day at a huge party, if the world will end sometime today.... meh.

 

[u4527646]

Well it's 6:07... I feel a bit "left behind"

 

[Xaio30]

I will spend my rapture-free Saturday laughing at the people who believed in this idiocy. Wohoo!!

This times infinity.
I am so excited to troll. I haven't been this excited since May 1st

*Brofist of epic proportions*

Let's do this.

 

[MercurySteam]

Fuck that, it's the 21st now in Oz and we're all still here. Is this another thing that only works in American time? Damn.

 

[Doclector]

All I want is a livestream of Harold Camping waking up on Sunday morning.

That is a win!!! Plus your Avatar makes it all the better

Everyone knows that Wesker is the reason the world will end.....PURE....Global....Saturation!!

Ahem.

COMPLETE...global...saturation!

I know my wesker.

Ot: I doubt it somewhat. I even feel disgusted at this guy. He's taking advantage of good, if a little naive, people. Not sure what he gets outta this, but he's still disgusting for it. The bible says you can't predict the end, and this guy tried twice. Really? It's like the Islamic terrorists that don't know Islam roughly translated means "peace".

Actually it's a pretty direct translation and it doesn't mean peace, it means surrender or submission. Big difference there. Too bad Muhammad doesn't hail from Racoon City. *sigh* More non-fiction less Capcom maybe?

Well, I have one thing to say about that.

Damn british gcse education.

 

[rickthetrick]

Fuck that, it's the 21st now in Oz and we're all still here. Is this another thing that only works in American time? Damn.

Yeah the rapture is being released like Xbox live DLC. Just thought you should know

 

[xam883]

Oh, man i can't wait to see what the more... devout (air quotation marks) catholics say when nothing happens. (should be funny )

 

[Twilight_guy]

Luckily the semester is over so at least finals will be done on the day of judgement. (Or maybe that was the day of judgement?)