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The destruction caused by Harold Camping
"I want to see Harold Camping prosecuted for bilking people out of their money, for destroying lives and families. I want to see his radio empire dismantled and the people who promoted his lies disgraced and ashamed.
Doomsday prophet and Family Radio President Harold Camping has gone missing ever since it became clear that his May 21, 2011 End of the World prediction is not going to come true. However, a bigger question now looms about the unaccounted finances of the non-profit Christian radio network.
Family Radio, which owns 66 stations worldwide, including in the U.S., depends primarily on donations for its operations. Between 2005 and 2009, it has received $80 million in contributions. The IRS filings reveal that in 2009 alone, Family Radio managed to bring $18 million in contributions, and the total assets for that year was $72 million.
Interestingly in 2007, according to the financial statements in possession with MinistryWatch.com which grades Christian organizations on financial transparency, Family Radio’s total asset was $152 million, including contributions which totaled nearly $16 million.
Family Radio’s asset value has diminished by $80 million in two years. Where has this money gone?
According to Family Radio’s IRS filings, it has paid its 350-employees a collective $8.3 million, or roughly $23,000 per employee.
Family Radio is also believed to have spent $5-10 million towards promoting Camping’s Doomsday prediction campaign.
Camping says he is a voluntary employee at Family Radio and has never taken home any salary.
However, Family Radio is under the IRS scanner as they are required to submit their financial statements in many of their states where they solicit donations. In one such state Minnesota, they have requested a filing extension from July 15 deadline to November 15. This is strange because if Harold Camping was certain that the world is going to end on May 21, 2011, why would Family Radio request the extension till November 15?www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vj8-_jhFAA
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It is now confirmed that an eruption has started in Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull Glacier. The smoke from the eruption can be seen from many places in south Iceland according to RÚV television.
Geologists have been expecting an eruption in Grímsvötn this year and hence the eruption will not be a surprise.
Sveinbjörnsson said that a flood in Skeidarársandur was to be expected following an eruption. Before any further predictions would be made on a flood, the exact location of the eruption would have to be figured out.
The public safety commission has been notified. “We have sent a warning to England so that flight routs can be adjusted if necessary.”
Eruptions in Grímsvötn are quite frequent, every ten years on the average and are generally short and small.
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/breaking-volcanic-eruption-has-started.htmlIt is now confirmed that an eruption has started in Grímsvötn in... more
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By now, you've probably heard of the religious group that's predicting the end of the world starts this weekend.
Harold Camping and his devoted followers claim a massive earthquake will mark the second coming of Jesus, or so-called Judgment Day on Saturday, May 21, ushering in a five month period of catastrophes before the world comes to a complete end in October.
Read more about the insane amount of money they have:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/doomsday-church-still-open-for-business.htmlBy now, you've probably heard of the religious group that's predicting the... more
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The founder of Family Radio in Oakland - heard in 48 different languages around the globe - is behind the worldwide, multimillion dollar campaign letting people know that judgment day is coming on May 21, 2011.
That's right, Saturday.
89-year-old Harold Camping says that his 50-year study of the Bible is behind the claim.
So what's the end of the world look like?
"There's going to be a big earthquake that will make the one in Japan seem like a Sunday School picnic," Camping told KPIX's Mike Sugerman.
This isn't Camping's first prediction of the end. Back in 1994, Camping warned that doomsday would strike.
When nothing happened, he pronounced it an error in his math, but this time he says it'll be different.
"This day, May 21, 2011, is extremely important, as it will also be the first day of judgement, a time of horrible death and destruction, for all those left behind," Camping said.
There will be a five-month period for non-believers to get on board, he continued, because the real end of the world is set for October 21, 2011.
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http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/harold-camping-on-his-may-21st-doomsday.htmlThe founder of Family Radio in Oakland - heard in 48 different languages around the... more
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President Barack Obama called Tuesday for progress in solving the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as part of the wave of change sweeping through the Mideast.
1 Thessalonians 5 V. 1-3:
But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
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http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/president-barack-obama-now-is-time-to.htmlPresident Barack Obama called Tuesday for progress in solving the conflict between... more
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Robert Fitzpatrick is so convinced the end is near he's betting his life savings on it. The retired MTA employee has pumped $140,000 into a NYC Transit ad campaign to warn everyone the world will end next Saturday.
Global Earthquake! The Greatest Ever - Judgment Day: May 21," the ad declares above a placid picture of night over Jerusalem with a clock that's about to strike midnight.
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/world-will-end-on-may-21-says-ex-mta.htmlRobert Fitzpatrick is so convinced the end is near he's betting his life savings... more
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After the Fukushima crisis, there have been calls to test nuclear power plants against earthquakes and floods. Recent disasters across the world have raised safety concerns and Russian inventors could soon be cashing-in on those fears.
The tsunami in Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill – big disasters are rarely out of the headlines, and some say the worst is yet to come.
A number of people are already taking drastic measures, and paying big bucks to protect themselves.
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http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/bunkers-back-in-demand-as-apocalyptic.htmlAfter the Fukushima crisis, there have been calls to test nuclear power plants against... more
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Spring is finally here -- but apparently, the apocalypse will be fast on its trail. That's the word from a slight but outspoken group of spiritual devotees who believe that the world as we know it is coming to an end.
Maybe you've already encountered the literature: pamphlets, subway ads, billboards on the side of the highway. "Judgment Day is coming" reads one billboard, which features a man praying in silhouette against a sunset backdrop. These are the works of a peculiar breed of Christian activists who've taken to the road to preach their belief in the fast-approaching End of Days. The self-appointed harbingers are not tied to any particular church -- they claim organized religion has been corrupted by the devil -- but rather to Internet- and radio-based ministries. And their lone mission is to tell anyone and everyone that the end of days is May 21. That's when, they insist, God's true believers will be lifted into heaven and saved, during a biblical event widely referred to as the Rapture.
The finer points of Christian eschatology have long been the subject of dispute (not to mention the inspiration for movies and books, like the blockbuster "Left Behind" series). Though mainstream churches reject the the notion that doomsday can be predicted by any man, fringe scholars continue to work feverishly pinpointing the moment of the final, divine revelation. And one such man -- 89-year-old radio host Harold Camping -- has been at the game for decades.
In the early 90s, Camping published a book titled "1994?," which claimed judgment day would arrive in September of that year. When confronted with such a staggering anti-climax -- the world, after all, kept on spinning -- Camping chose not to be discouraged, but to learn from his mistakes. (He hadn't considered the Book of Jeremiah, he says.) A civil engineer by trade, Camping went back to the drawing board and continued to crunch the numbers, before arriving at the adamant determination that Rapture would come on May 21, 2011. He began to spread the word through his broadcasting network, Family Radio, in 2009, and quickly built up a fervid following.
But what, exactly, is his argument? We've compiled an explainer below with all the information you'll need to prepare for May 21st.
What happens during and after the Rapture?
In a nutshell: The worthy dead will first rise up to heaven, followed shortly thereafter by about 200 million faithful followers saved by God. Those left behind will endure several months of ghastly torment. And what remains of our fair Earth will swiftly careen towards its ultimate destruction -- which will occur in October.
According to one advocate, Brian Haubert, who was interviewed for a recent article published by NPR:
On May 21, "starting in the Pacific Rim at around the 6 p.m. local time hour, in each time zone, there will be a great earthquake, such as has never been in the history of the Earth," he says. The true Christian believers — he hopes he's one of them — will be "raptured": They'll fly upward to heaven. And for the rest?
"It's just the horror of horror stories," he says, "and on top of all that, there's no more salvation at that point. And then the Bible says it will be 153 days later that the entire universe and planet Earth will be destroyed forever."
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http://bit.ly/jMItlxSpring is finally here -- but apparently, the apocalypse will be fast on its trail.... more
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http://web.me.com/lorenmadsen/endings/pick_a_year.htmlThe end is coming again and again and again again and again and again again and again... more
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Wednesday, officials in Sweden reported the finding of 50 dead birds on a street, suggesting that cold weather or fireworks were the likely culprit.
Bird deaths and fish kills at smaller numbers aren’t all that uncommon, though the size and proximity of some of the recent events have led people to allege their relation, though officials deny the frequency of these wildlife deaths as being anything other than coincidence.Wednesday, officials in Sweden reported the finding of 50 dead birds on a street,... more
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“It won’t take very much, I’m telling you. It will not take much for people to hit the panic button. The amount of convenience that people rely on based on electricity alone. You start taking out electricity and satellites, and people are going to lose their noodle. People don’t have maps anymore.“It won’t take very much, I’m telling you. It will not take much for... more
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Nick and the truckers have to flee when the secret of the truckstop is released.
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If this is correct, it is vary sad! Who is going to ask Willis what he is talking about?
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It's the end of the world...again!
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Survival kits, documentaries, and nearly 200 books presenting the "real" 2012 story are all on offer. And you could probably surf the Web from now until Armaggedon—tentatively slated for December 21, 2012—and still see just a fraction of the Web sites and products devoted to the topic.
But amid all the hype—including a viral marketing campaign for 2012, the disaster movie opening Friday—some people are developing honest "end times" anxiety that has experts seriously concerned.
NASA's Ask an Astrobiologist Web site, for example, has received thousands of questions regarding the 2012 doomsday predictions—some of them disturbing, according to David Morrison, a senior scientist with the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
"A lot of [the submitters] are people who are genuinely frightened," said Morrison, who thinks movie marketers, authors, and others out to make a buck are feeding some of the fears.
"I've had two teenagers who were considering killing themselves, because they didn't want to be around when the world ends," he said. "Two women in the last two weeks said they were contemplating killing their children and themselves so they wouldn't have to suffer through the end of the world."
In general, fear over the 2012 doomsday prediction is just another example of a scenario that has been repeated over the centuries, said University of Wisconsin historian Paul Boyer.
Baptist preacher William Miller, for example, convinced as many as a hundred thousand Americans in the early 1800s that the second coming of Jesus Christ would happen in 1843. It didn't, much to the Millerites' "great disappointment."
And Hal Lindsey's 1970s national bestseller The Late, Great Planet Earth suggested that the end could come in the 1980s. We're still here and so is Lindsey, who has since revised his theories.
"The crucial date always seems to be within a decade or so of the present, so that you have a sense of imminence, that it's going to happen soon," said Boyer, author of When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture.
A healthy distrust for authority fuels the fire.
Conspiracy theorists often believe that world governments and those "in power" know all about some impending disaster but are doing nothing to save the rest of us.
Now, thanks to the Internet, such theories can gain traction quickly and spread more widely than ever before. Yet something must account for the enduring appeal of an upcoming Armageddon. Perhaps it's knowing the future when others don't, or being one of the select few to solve impenetrable mysteries, Boyer said.
"For a lot of people I think it's almost kind of a parlor game. But there are also people who take it very seriously," he said.
"What strikes me is the total lack of historic awareness that people who get caught up in these things seem to exhibit. The most elementary look at history shows such a series of these episodes that are then proven false.
"Yet despite that, there always seems to be a market."
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091106-2012-movie-end-world-fears-maya-predictions.htmlSurvival kits, documentaries, and nearly 200 books presenting the "real"... more
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