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[GilesRusk]

At Internet best bivy sack Monk, we had a little fun at his expense last week, fully anticipating this outcome. Since the failure of his "Judgment Day" prediction, the "I told you so's" have come rolling in from all quarters. A few, to be sure, have expressed concern about the disillusionment of his followers and have reached out to them in various ways, but for the most part his failure has fed the comedians. The world has mocked. Many prominent Christians have called him a false teacher and have shown his prognostications to be off base and foolhardy, a sentiment with which I cannot disagree. His teachings have been thoroughly discredited.

for the first time in modern history, the live video feed & constant pressure for accountability sank the Todd Bentley Lakeland circus debacle. Bentley did not do anything different from his predecessors. he took his que from those that made a good living doing what he attempted to do. but this time the internet immediacy put the Grand Kibosh on the lies, deceit, hype, claims, methodology, theology, ultralight bivy silliness, financial irregularities, etc. it deflated the circus tent before it ever had a chance to stand. and Bentley's attempted PR stunt at damage control could never garner credibility with the public so it fizzled & died a timely death&

we need to have such scrutiny for those that do claim grand predictions that defy logic & should best waterproof family tent be held up to credible investigation scrutiny. Camping is only a victim of his own hubris. grand, global predictions of Apocalyptic dimensions need serious challenge from the Christian community that should make clear distinction such stuff absolutely not orthodox & not acceptable. the world will scoff no matter what the craziness is being done in the name of God. it is up to those believers that do not want to let these self-appointed religious leaders remain representative of the rest of them. Camping is a just one of many today that peddle extreme religious stuff more sensational than sane. and his followers no different than anybody today buying into the American dream or Amway or the kids beach tent latest diet fashion fad. we are sensitive to the poor souls because of the religious flavor more than being a New Age, consumeristic, latest fad, conspiracy, political issue, etc.

I was on an internet forum where they were discussing Harold Camping. The forum was populated by a large number of non-Americans who were wondering how many Americans took Camping seriously. The consensus was that Harold Camping was a fringe figure, but most Americans are Christian and most American Christians believe in the Second Coming of Christ, so while we may not all believe Harold Camping, most of us are just about as crazy.Harold Camping may be an extreme case, but he is merely carrying an eschatological agenda which many conservative evangelicals fervently believe, but to its logical extreme. He is not the problem, merely a symptom. Does he represent anything different from any other religious media celebrity begs for? In this Second Great Disappointment, Camping⬠"!s adherents were quitting their jobs, selling their earthly possessions, and giving away everything from 401k savings to their pets in preparation for what they fervently believed would be their final day on earth.

Meanwhile, Camping⬠"!s non-profit was proceeding as if the all-important date were irrelevant to business as usual. ⬠S
We're going to continue doing what we're doing⬠, one official explained after the failed date. Secretaries remained busy booking appointments for coworkers, and the organization had taken the precaution of filing non-profit extensions up to November 15th. And in the heavy duty tent stakes farewell letter he issued beforehand, Camping somewhat paradoxically urged his employees to ⬠S
steadfastly continue to stand with us to proclaim the Gospel through Family Radio⬠. Hey, he⬠"!s already hedging his bets by talking ⬠S
after⬠. What⬠"!s that all about, anyway?But I am indeed laughing at them. Why? Because Rev. Camping made it clear that the reason the Rapture is coming now is because the world is so immoral that God must end it, like he did with the flood. And a prime cause of that immorality? Homosexuals gaining rights and respect around the world.