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Permalink Reply by Jon Heim on April 29, 2011 at 12:39pm

they dont even realize how many people have been wrong....days like the 21st have been going by for centuries...they will never question it and they will just keep picking more days that the rapture is supposed to fall on. NOWHERE in the bible does it even tell  you when it's going to happen. it's all about the same kind of hype that made them fall for the idea of repenting for their sins in the first place.

 

...to answer you're question, ill probably be at work all day.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on April 29, 2011 at 7:02pm

Has anyone mentioned how this date was chosen?

 

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Permalink Reply by Tim on May 1, 2011 at 11:37pm

I'll answer my own question. Do a google search for "origins of the rapture". You'll find all kinds of weird explanations.

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Permalink Reply by Jose Mathews on April 29, 2011 at 5:18pm

Funny thing about this date. Face to Face and Strung Out are playing in Pittsburgh and I wanted to know if anybody from Think Atheist would be interested in going. I'm from Virginia so I thought it would be pretty cool to hang out. And since it's the end of the world I thought it would be fun to see a punk show first. HAHAHA!!!!

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on May 3, 2011 at 4:51pm

There should be post-rapture parties all over the country.Then we're rid of all those nut jobs - until the next Rapture prediction.  This shouldn't take too long. Never has in the last couple thousand years.

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Permalink Reply by Teresa Turner on May 6, 2011 at 2:09am

I don't want May 21st to be the start of anything world ending! that's 9 days before my 20th birthday! I want my birthday :(

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Permalink Reply by Michael Andrews on May 6, 2011 at 4:32pm

Oh....I think you'll make to your 20th and much further than just that!  Happy Birthday, Teresa!

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Permalink Reply by Teresa Turner on May 6, 2011 at 5:26pm

Thanks!! :D

I love cake haha

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Permalink Reply by Jim Minion on May 6, 2011 at 4:46pm

The Christians are wrong the world doesn't until 12-21-2012 LOL

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on May 6, 2011 at 7:54pm

Teresa, I guarantee you there will be no Rapture before your birthday. I'm 85, & have seen Raptures come & go. Don't sweat the small stuff - & there IS no big stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Teresa Turner on May 6, 2011 at 9:46pm

I'm not making it a big deal.  I've heard of some of the crazy things people come up with and none of them have come true.  The only one I've really lived through so far though was Y2K.. It makes life interesting, that's for sure.

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Permalink Reply by Will on May 7, 2011 at 10:50am

On May 22nd I'll be having a laugh at the expense of some of the people who have been preaching about the rapture on twitter....

 

And on a related story.... I was recently in Singapore when I was taking a trip to Chinatown on the *subway*. Getting off at the station and walking up the escalator and ahead I could see two people handing out flyers, one a middle aged white man, the other a middle aged white woman. I could see they were both wearing bright yellow t-shirts, and as I drew nearer I could see the t-shirts made reference to May 21st. Straight away I knew what this was going to be all about and so as I walked past the male he tried to pass me a flyer, and in an American accent made some comment about the love of Jesus (or other such nonsense).

 

I looked at the flyer in his hand, and with a look of disgust as I walked past I told him "No thanks. It's a shame you can't realise it's a load of nonsense". The guy looked at me and smiled and said to me "You'll remember the date though...?" As I walked away I replied that of course I would, and that I was sure we'd all still be here on May 22nd.

 

All the while whilst exploring Chinatown the whole thing was going through my mind, and I was getting more and more annoyed at the gaul of this person to stand there and try and promote their fear and bigotry as if it were a new local restaurant. I had all my arguments sorted in my head as I later walked back towards the station, though by the time I made it back the two had gone. A real shame, as by that point I wasn't going to let my polite exterior get in the way of ripping the pish out of them. Hopefully I'll get another chance somewhere else before the 21st.

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