Jesus Christ will return to Earth on Saturday for The Rapture, a loosely organised Christian movement has predicted
A loosely organised Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will return to Earth on Saturday to gather the faithful into heaven.
While the Christian mainstream is not buying the theory, many sceptics are milking it.
A Facebook page titled "Post rapture looting" offers this invitation: "When everyone is gone and god's not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the mansion we're going to squat in."
The prediction is mocked in the comic strip Doonesbury and has inspired "rapture parties" to celebrate what hosts expect will be the failure of the world to come to an end.
In the Army town of Fayetteville, North Carolina, the local chapter of the American Humanist Association has turned the event into a two-day extravaganza, with a Saturday night party followed by a day-after concert. "It's not meant to be insulting, but come on," said organiser Geri Weaver. "Christians are openly scoffing at this."
The prediction originates with Harold Camping, an 89-year-old retired civil engineer from Oakland, California, who founded Family Radio Worldwide, an independent ministry that has broadcast his prediction around the world.
Predicted end of the world on Saturday by a Christian Group! Roll on Sunday!
No comments:
Post a Comment