Do You Have Reservations for the Rapture Party?

Do You Have Reservations for the Rapture Party?: "

For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely
organized 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 isn't buying it, many other
skeptics 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.' By Wednesday afternoon, more than
175,000 people indicated they would be 'attending' the 'public event.'

The prediction is also being 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, N.C., 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 organizer Geri Weaver. 'Christians are openly scoffing at this.'

The prediction originates with Harold Camping, an
89-year-old retired civil engineer from Oakland, Calif., who founded
Family Radio Worldwide, an independent ministry that has broadcast his
prediction around the world.

The Rapture — the belief that Christ will bring the
faithful into paradise prior to a period of tribulation on earth that
precedes the end of time — is a relatively new notion compared to
Christianity itself, and most Christians don't believe in it. And even
believers rarely attempt to set a date for the event.

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