Where were you when the world ended?

Apparently the world will end on a Saturday. This Saturday. At approx. six pm. (eastern time?)

Thats the prediction being made by 89-year-old Harold Camping, of the The Christian network Family Radio. You may have seen billboards proclaiming his warning around town, and evidently around the country as well. From http://newsfeed.time.com :

--"...Camping cites two Bible passages to determine the date. The Book of Peter implies that the end of the world will occur 7,000 years from the date of the great flood. And the Book of Genesis says the flood occurred on the "17th day of the second month." Taking a look at the Jewish calendar, the de facto guide in that era, May 21, 2011, is the corresponding date. Family Radio predicts that great earthquakes will shake the earth at 6 p.m. on the 21st, continuing for five months."--

Of course this isn't the first time someone as predicted the end of the world. Camping himself predicted it would end in 1994, the prediction appearing in a book he authored, 1994? Note the question mark. But Camping believes that the earlier prediction failed to take into account "subsequent biblical information". That he apparently has now. From reading the same book. That hasn't changed significantly in over a thousand years.

But he's super sure now.

Just take a look at his website: http://www.familyradio.com

He's so confident this time he provides us with a convenient countdown right up front, letting us know how much longer we heathens have left. Did I forget to mention the heathens? Particularly the gay ones.

--"What signs precede the Day of Judgment?

Jesus warned of several spiritual signs, such as the complete degradation of the Christian church, the devastating moral breakdown of society, the re-establishment of National Israel in1948, the emergence of the 'Gay Pride Movement', and the complete disregard of the Bible in all of society today as direct evidence of His return."--

Yep. Gays and Jews, and the complete disregard of the bible. Turns out Cartman was right after all. But there's good news! Camping believes that roughly 200 million souls will be saved on May 21, before the ultimate end five months later on Oct. 21 (saves on holiday purchases). Thats better odds than 144,000! Bad news for everyone else though; Camping believes that those "unsaved" will simply cease to exist. No hell, no purgatory, and certainly no pearly gates.

As I'm not likely to be counted among the saved (i'm not gay or of israeli descent, just a jerk), I won't be holding my breath waiting for the zero hour. But if the world is going to end, I've got a joint ready to spark up.

Good Luck!

JrX