Harold Camping begins cultivating the next crop of suckers... Rapture's actually on Oct. 20th!

[backscatter712]

Camping has absolutely no shame! You'd think he'd already be on a Caribbean island counting his dollars and sipping Pina Coladas, but it seems he wants more!

http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/hih8o/so_it_starts_harold_camping_just_started_his_show/

First, he claims that the rapture that was supposed to destroy the world with massive earthquakes until the day came and past without earthquakes was actually a spiritual rapture. Aaaah! It all makes sense now!!! :sarcasm:

Now he's claiming that the REAL rapture is going to take place on October 20th.

SHEEPLE!!! BREAK OUT YOUR WALLETS, 401Ks AND KIDS' COLLEGE FUNDS!!! IT'S TIME FOR MORE RADIO STATIONS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF BILLBOARDS!!! AMERICA HAS MORE STUPID PEOPLE READY FOR FLEECING!!! HALLELUJAH!!!

[Sky Llama]

1. Meh...I kind of like doomsdays

They're a good way to spot the crazies without having to put much effort in.

[backscatter712]

4. True - it's a good IQ test.

Anyone who actually believes in the rapture has got to have a room-temperature IQ.

[niyad]

8. "room temp iq--you are giving them wayyyyyy too much credit.

they all remind me of a line from a book I read eons ago (yes, right about the time of the invention of the printing press), to wit: "if his iq were three points higher, he'd be lint"

[niyad]

7. welcome to DU

they are classic examples of bill engvahl's "here's your sign"

[UTUSN]

2. OOoohhh!1 That's my (deceased) mother's birthday!1 I'm so grateful!1 n/t

[sakabatou]

3. *facepalm*

Well, there's a sucker born every second.

[titaniumsalute]

5. My 12 year old say good

He was pissed on Saturday when I explained what the rapture thing was all about. He said "how cruel could God be to do this rapture thing three weeks before summer break?"

[LynneSin]

6. I found it interesting that Tim LaHaye, the author of the "Left Behind" series, found Camping nutzo

Even LaHaye, who is probably the one that help to cultivate this Rapture craziness with his serial books about the Rapture - even he sites Matthew 24:36 (no one will know).

[Liquorice]

9. I think Harold believes what he says. What would an 89 year old

do with millions of more dollars? He's already a millionaire anyway. He isn't doing it for money; he's just crazy...like David Koresh or those Heaven's Gate people without the suicidal tendencies. These nuts will always be around and they're usually not in it for the money. It's just very sad.