Harold Camping is now claiming that he interpreted the bible wrong and instead of the world ending last weekend, it will actually end in October. Last weekend, apparently, was a "spiritual judging" where apparently it was decided who would go to heaven, and they will have to wait till October to find out who was chosen. Right. Ok, I'm not going to fault anyone for believing anything, especially when it comes to religion, but there is a line that should be drawn when it adversely affects a persons life. Many people who followed Camping had donated money, given away possessions, spent money to advertise, and dug into retirements, all to get ready for the Rapture...now they are left missing their hard earned stuff with no where to turn to.
Some people blame them for their stupidity, which may be valid...but I do realize the power religion holds over some people. I much more blame the preacher, Camping, for guaranteeing the end. There is prediction and the display of your prediction, and then there is convincing people to the point that they are giving away their retirement money. He can sidestep till the day he finally gets taken up and apparently, won't feel any remorse for how many lives were ruined. And while he continues to make predictions and guarantee the end, these people are forced to start over.
The world is not going to end in October (most likely) but Camping will continue to deny his incorrectness till he dies...its just too bad that people can take religion, something so dear to billions, and use it in a way that can completely change a person's life for the worse without any consequences...he really should be ashamed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110524/ap_on_re_us/us_apocalypse_saturday
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