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The hour has drawn near folks. Again, that is. Friday October 21st, the date set for the destruction and dissolution of the universe. The date is a result of the intensive, Bible investigations of Harold Camping. The first date, May 21st, set by Camping, was to be the Rapture of believing Christians from the planet. The second date, October 21st, was the logical (logical?) conclusion for the destruction of the Universe. The Last Day. Of course, we all know Camping's prediction failed on May 21st in the apparent sense; there were no earthquakes, volcanoes, or other strange events. Yet Camping maintained his calculations were correct and termed May 21st a spiritual Rapture. Not a physical Rapture (didn't know there were categories). Only those special folks (and they are out there) whose lataif are opened as channels to the soul felt any kind of significance on that day. I didn't feel a thing. My lataif are completely closed.
I hope the old wizard is in good spirits.
Yet despite the inactiveness of my lataif, I can still relate to Mr. Camping. I can relate to him through the lens of the postmodern, academic study of religion paradigm (I take refuge in God from the accursed Satan). The Christian Science Monitor relates:
'I would not be surprised to discover that Mr. Camping sees this prediction as his life's work, the culmination of decades of intensive Bible study, filtered through the sieve of faith,' said Lorenzo DiTommaso, a professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal. 'If this is correct, then perhaps he sees in the world a reflection of his self.'
"The world a reflection of his self." So if a human is farting around on the planet, proclaiming apocalyptic judgments, what kind of self is he carrying?
'It may seem odd that Camping's faith remains strong, but apocalypse experts say that doomsday prophets have often built their entire lives around their end-of-the-world views, and that worldview is hard to shake. For an elderly preacher like Camping, who suffered a stroke in June, apocalypse beliefs may also reflect his struggle with his own mortality.'
A self afraid of death. It's a nice notion. Packaged in a clean, easy to understand way that helps us comprehend why someone would hold to clearly wrong, apocalyptic judgments. The man is afraid of death. He sees destruction on the planet, the death of the planet, and the degradation of its people. I can relate to that. All of it.
Read the rest:
http://deardirtyamerica.blogspot.com/2011/10/rapture-of-hope-and-confusion.htmlThe hour has drawn near folks. Again, that is. Friday October 21st, the date set for... more
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At the above link, click on the video titled:
"Secret Jesus Bible Codes on U.S. Military Weapons"
For anyone who doubts the insidious presence of Religious Fanaticism within the U.S. Government and the U.S. Military.
For anyone who doubts or denies that these wars are a Fanatical "Christian" Crusade to the ideologues in positions of power and influence within U.S. Government and it's subsidiaries.At the above link, click on the video titled:
"Secret Jesus Bible Codes on U.S.... more
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I’ll admit I have little patience for people who confuse religious mythology for real-world politics. You want to believe that, when the earthly going gets tough, you’re going to be zapped up to heaven and have a front row seat for the conflagration and the return of your deity? Cool, swell, no skin off my nuts. You want the U.S. to model its domestic and foreign policies on such fantasies, that’s when I politely have to object.
Which is to say that I probably couldn’t have sat where the directors of WAITING FOR ARMAGEDDON did while interviewing people who dearly believe in the looming spectre of the End Times — including a couple who have come to their beliefs after, ahem, “scientific” analysis and a guy who leads tours through Israel and gets all giggly at the thought of the razing of the Dome of the Rock — and not wound up stabbing a pencil in my brain. I’m just not that strong.
Fortunately, directors Kate Davis, David Heilbroner, and Franco Saachi are, and their forbearance pays off in a documentary that gives you a good look into what a vocal and influential segment of our population believes is the world’s ultimate destiny, and what the risks may be in trying mold our politics to that worldview. It’s an important film for anyone concerned about the continuing incursion of religion into our public policy, and a balanced warning in particular for those who have noted the religious right’s involvement in Middle East politics without considering its possible costs.
Click on the link to hear my interview with Kate Davis and David Heilbroner:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/emmighty-movie-podcastem_b_416976.htmlI’ll admit I have little patience for people who confuse religious mythology for... more
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