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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 04:56 PM Dec 2013

Harold Camping Dead: Judgment Day 'Family Radio' Host Dies At 92 After Controversial Career

Source: Huffington Post


(RNS) Harold Camping, the radio preacher who convinced thousands of followers that Jesus would return on May 21, 2011, to usher in the end of the the world, has died, according to a statement released late Monday (Dec. 16) by his Family Radio network. He was 92.

Camping died Sunday evening, the report says. He had fallen at his home on Nov. 30 and had been in weak health due to a stroke since 2011.

Camping first predicted Jesus’ return in 1994, but his most recent forecasts gained national attention through advertisements and the Family Radio network of stations he founded. He warned that “judgment day” would occur in May 2011 and said the world would end in October 2011.

When his prophecies turned out to be false, he declared in March 2012 that his May 21 prediction had been “incorrect and sinful” and said his ministry would get out of the predictions business.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/harold-ca



Say what you will about the guy, I think he genuinely believed his own bullshit.

Meanwhile, Bill Kristol, Glenn Beck and Dick Morris will carry on the work of making wildly inaccurate predictions.
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Harold Camping Dead: Judgment Day 'Family Radio' Host Dies At 92 After Controversial Career (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2013 OP
I think he believed his own bullshit too, unlike the 'hate shock jocks' in it for calculated RKP5637 Dec 2013 #1
His judgement day was today. skamaria Dec 2013 #6
I wonder if he managed to predict his own death? n/t durablend Dec 2013 #2
He's in Hell now jmowreader Dec 2013 #3
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #8
This guy... shenmue Dec 2013 #4
did he die or was he raptured? CreekDog Dec 2013 #5
He's frying in hell tonight kimbutgar Dec 2013 #7
Not supposed to speak ill of the dead but this guy was a total fraud. yellowcanine Dec 2013 #9
Good. cactusfractal Dec 2013 #10

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
1. I think he believed his own bullshit too, unlike the 'hate shock jocks' in it for calculated
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 05:01 PM
Dec 2013

profits in their pockets.

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
3. He's in Hell now
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 05:30 PM
Dec 2013

Read Matthew 24.36, on predictions on the time of Jesus' return: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Trying to overthrow The Lord gets you a confirmed, non-cancellable, ticket on the Hell Express. Your seat is next to the guy who shot the Pope.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
8. Well ...
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 11:02 PM
Dec 2013

He did recant his last failed prediction, calling it wrong and sinful. I guess it took him a little longer to get to/belief that verse in Matthew.

kimbutgar

(21,163 posts)
7. He's frying in hell tonight
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 10:31 PM
Dec 2013

For his lies, being a false prophet and fleecing ignorant people of their money.

cactusfractal

(496 posts)
10. Good.
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 12:21 AM
Dec 2013

Sensitive "someone loved him/he was someone's dad" feels aside, this guy misled thousands based on his wacky beliefs. Too bad he didn't find his end before getting on the radio in the first place.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Too bad there is no Hell; the look on his face would be priceless.

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