05-19-2011, 02:56 AM
Most Christians don't take him seriously, and he's been wrong before (in 1994 or 1997 I believe). That said, they backpedaled something serious to explain that they weren't wrong, we just misunderstood them. My problem is that followers of this guy have gone to the point of slicing the throats of their own children to help them avoid the Tribulation suffering period. This is not ok with me.
He, and a large number of the rest of his group (not everyone believes him, but I've heard that those that disagree get fired because you aren't questioning him on anything but instead questioning God, which is unacceptable), will tell you absolutely with no doubt that this Saturday is the end of this world entirely. They say there is no possibility of "God changing his mind" or anything similar - it will happen without a doubt.
So some people doing documentaries for the BBC or some company took a homeless woman to them and told them that since the world was ending and they would not be able to take any of their money with them into the afterlife, would they consider being kind to their fellow human beings and buy her food for just the day. Their response was to get offended and reject that option, in a bit of a "GET A JOB YOU BUM" sort of way. Because that money means anything in four days, according to their belief.
Its quite unfortunate, but doomsaying and end of the world cultism is nothing new. Its something that's been around for as long as written history has. Everyone, to include those recorded in the Bible and other holy books, has lived during a time that some group believed was "the last of days".
On May 22nd, instead of thinking critically about this, I have no doubt that the response will simply somehow further prove what Camping believes and that "they prayed hard enough that God did change his mind." That said, many people want to screw with them and go release a bunch of naked helium filled people shaped dolls into the air that Saturday and also lay a bunch of clothes on the ground, perhaps posting on websites about having witnessed a bunch of human forms ascending into the sky. The going joke is to convince those people (of Camping's mindset) that the Rapture did come and they were left behind. Hilarity is expected to follow.
Apparently they got their idea from an episode of 6 Feet Under back in 03.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DCp8JG5Y9g
I laughed at this much harder than I should have.
He, and a large number of the rest of his group (not everyone believes him, but I've heard that those that disagree get fired because you aren't questioning him on anything but instead questioning God, which is unacceptable), will tell you absolutely with no doubt that this Saturday is the end of this world entirely. They say there is no possibility of "God changing his mind" or anything similar - it will happen without a doubt.
So some people doing documentaries for the BBC or some company took a homeless woman to them and told them that since the world was ending and they would not be able to take any of their money with them into the afterlife, would they consider being kind to their fellow human beings and buy her food for just the day. Their response was to get offended and reject that option, in a bit of a "GET A JOB YOU BUM" sort of way. Because that money means anything in four days, according to their belief.
Its quite unfortunate, but doomsaying and end of the world cultism is nothing new. Its something that's been around for as long as written history has. Everyone, to include those recorded in the Bible and other holy books, has lived during a time that some group believed was "the last of days".
On May 22nd, instead of thinking critically about this, I have no doubt that the response will simply somehow further prove what Camping believes and that "they prayed hard enough that God did change his mind." That said, many people want to screw with them and go release a bunch of naked helium filled people shaped dolls into the air that Saturday and also lay a bunch of clothes on the ground, perhaps posting on websites about having witnessed a bunch of human forms ascending into the sky. The going joke is to convince those people (of Camping's mindset) that the Rapture did come and they were left behind. Hilarity is expected to follow.
Apparently they got their idea from an episode of 6 Feet Under back in 03.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DCp8JG5Y9g
I laughed at this much harder than I should have.
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