There is only one thing that could make me believe in the mythological sky-god of the Christians. That would be a single lightning bolt, from out of a clear sky, at 6pm this Saturday, that fries Camping to a cinder. Haleehluuuuuyaaaaa. Come on.........make my day!

The only thing we need to be afraid of is what these loonies are going to do on May 22 when they wake up and realize the Rapture didn't happen. Are they going to try to give it a little kick start?

You apparently haven't heard that the Father *is* the Son, so there might have been a little information leakage.

oh c'mon, Karen. that doesn't apply to them. they're very very smart and very very pious and have a special relationship with God.

I asked these people for some of their literature. They gave me a copy of "The Bible of Dummies." Here's what I'm confused about.....what's taking us 'out?' A nuclear blast, a rogue asteroid, a world-wide pandemic virus that kills us all in 60 seconds......what? I think they just stopped taking their medication.

None of the above, centswin. They believe in a supernatural power which will just poof them off to heaven.

Nuts.

Gary...as to that leak...when Jesus spoke on the Earth, he did so as a man. A man who had given up his Heavenly er...powers or whatever as in that, "Father, why have You forsaken me" quote. Just sayin'.

I was out walking across the lake last week when my friend, J.C. (His "Street name" is, "Son of God") came walking up and kicked some water on me. He told me he had just given this Camping fellow a load of donkey dung about a Rapture. He couldn't stop laughing. He, J.C., said, "I can't wait to see the look on that old clown's face on Sunday morning." We both had a good laugh and had some lunch at Hooter's. See ya Sunday, folks!

If the world is really ending on Saturday, why will Harold be wasting his time in the La-Z-Boy watching the news? He supposedly already knows what is going to happen, so shouldn't he be putting on a clean pair of underwear and standing outside in his backyard awaiting the rapture? I mean, if it really is the end, do you want to spend your last moments propped up in front of the tube?

That depends on what's on...;o)

Oh hold up a second...what happened to the end of the world - Mayan Calendar - December 21st - end of the world....I mean jeeze...gimme a break...have we got a year and change or not? A gal needs to prepare for these events right?

*hand to head...I'll settle for Calgon?

Lol..the only thing he is gonna see on the news is stories about how stupid he is.

@Maggie-602935: Ethnocentricism gave way to more ethnocentricism:

The 12/21/2012 apocalypse was based on fearful people not understanding Mayan culture and thinking it was cool, exotic, and somehow "wiser" because it was ancient and from people of a darker skin tone, and not caring to become educated on the matter.

The 05/21/2011 apocalypse is preferred by people who are so full of fear that they cannot even trust an apocalyptic prophecy which does not come from an interpretation of their own holy book. A white religious figure from the US must be a more reliable source on such issues than a bunch of dead non-whites who did not believe in Almighty God (hence, the 2012 backslash-circle symbol on the top right of the bus).

So I should do my nails tomorrow? ;)

I'm going down to the gas station, I'm going to pick up an embarrassingly overpriced carton of Camel LIghts 100s and begin upon them immediately. I quit when those doctors and their silly old science proved a connection between smoking and lung cancer, but if it's all ending Saturday anyway, what the heck?

If Mr. Camping is camping in his La-Z-Boy tomorrow and watching the news, that ought to tell all y'all something: like...he's laughing all the way to the bank atcha. He got a lot of free pub and sold a lot of tee shirts and collected a lot of money from stupid folks who gave him their life savings because they believed his @!$%#. He'll do the same thing he did in 1994...say, "Ooops, I guess it was a mathematical error" and keep a low pro until he runs out of $ again.

The world ended and all I got was this lousy T shirt.

Everyone is attending!

I'm with you on that.

I don't think you can take your blackberry or iphone to heaven. Proprietary rights and all.

Just follow #Rapture I'm sure everyone will be doing it

Yeah well some of them have cashed out their 401ks and have been travelling the world. They will have nothing left on Sunday. They're going to wish they were dead.

I wonder if caching out one's 401k and traveling the world will get one through the eye of the needle, ahead of the camel.

Don't be silly. Of course this will not put an end to Judgment Day BS. This is at least the second time this guy has predicted it. Let alone others before him.

Do you mean William Miller, Millerites and Seven-Day Adventists?
I know. It's amusing. I thought that I had to wait till 2012 to see crazy people, but thanks to Camping I hadn't.

i'm tweeting your comment, hope you don't mind

pls........not ALL Christians :)

i'm not trying to be difficult, but most of us aren't like that. please don't lump us all in together. =)

Believing in an omniscient invisible creature that speaks universes into existence and then impregnates a little girl with himself so he can kill himself to absolve the sin he created in the first place is as silly as it gets.

not trying to be difficult, but please don't lump all of us christians together. most of us aren't like that. appreciate it! =)

sorry, i didn't see the other one. thought it didn't post.

If so many "Christians" think that all Muslims are the same... the we can think all Christians are the same too... like what Scott-odd said, it all seems kinda silly to me. The only thing that will end this world is us, or a meteor.

speaking of silly, something occurred to me that doesn't make any sense about Christianity. ... okay, something else.

why do Christians try to convert people to Christianity when there will only be 144,000 people raptured? doesn't that just make for extra competition? i mean, someone who you as a Christian convinced to convert may turn out to be a better believer than you and bump you from making the cut. shouldn't they try to turn people away from Christianity.

oh... then again, the way many of them behave, i guess maybe they are. #sneakydevils

Tomm - Not all Christian faiths believe the same regarding there being a specific number to be raptured. However, Jehovah's Witnesses do believe in a very specific number (perhaps the one you reference, I'm not sure) and are the most outgoing in their recruitment...

Since recruiting others may mean they will be left behind, it seems an entirely selfless act, and in that, is clearly in line with Christian values, although perhaps not common sense and the self preservation instinct.

Since recruiting others may mean they will be left behind, it seems an entirely selfless act, and in that, is clearly in line with Christian values...

so... doing the 'Christian thing' potentially damns one for all eternity (in this case)?? #addanothernotecardtothenonsensestack

i have my cell phone alarm set to go off to REM's "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)".

Tom, as do I!

Same here and i am sharing the idea.....lol

So glad to hear that homosexuality is thriving, and is successful everywhere...(Does that include Uganda?) Plus, it's nice to know our apparent strength in society has been orchestrated by God. Actually, I'm hoping all the homophobic evangelicals are raptured. What a wonderful world it would be for those of us left behind .

That's the idea. Though I would scarce call any place lousy with evangelicals Heaven.

I would scarce call any place lousy with evangelicals Heaven.

"But you see, Granny, if I have sex with you, it won't be Heaven for me." -- Jesus; Squidbillies: 'Armageddon It On!'

Perfect!!

AND all the staff at Fox News are still here to report on it. Meanwhile the repugs, with no Democratic opposition, vote to abolish the separation of church and state.....and see no irony in the act.

Yes, I remember the "dead in their new tennis shoes" people of Hale-Bopp... just bizarre. sad and soo creepy. Actually I'm sort of hoping the Harryanites (or whatever these May 21st people are called, besides loo-loo) will actually get rather ticked off on May 22nd and storm Harry's castle with a bunch of tar and feathers. Better than a big rash of suicides when they find they have nothing and life must go on.

Now THAT makes me smile!

I prefer to remember the DEAD....and Jerry Garcia... :)

Don...proud of you for staying out of my mess with our little friend.

Did I miss something? You know I have a bad habit of getting in the middle of contretemps like a dog rolling around in road kill. I'd hate to think I missed some.

Ummm Mags? What's up with your newsvine account? I went to check what arguments you might have had and the page for your account where it should be listing recent posts is absolutely blank except for this:

How's that screen shot working?

Is everything okay?

Katy took a screen shot of my profile and reported it...*shrugs I guess she didn't like it. She should ignore me and I her and I'm sure she's been told that by now.

It's been an interesting return. You stayed out of the fray that got Uffy and Jason a day and me a week. I have to say in my defense, regardless what Tyler thought, she made remarks about my relationship with my children that were out of line. I think one can get suspended for taking the bait from troublemakers rather than take the high road. I own that I broke the COH...it was worth it to tell her GFY...she deserved it.

Maggie, it seems that things here work like they do in hockey: the person that starts the trouble gets off the hook because the ref only sees the retaliation.

That being said, I think it's fair to say you have far more friends on here than the person in question has in her entire life. We recognize quality people, and you are one quality lady!

Thanks Uffy...I just got another warning...but I saw it AFTER I made the above post. #16.5

How the hell did I miss that? Actually it is just as well. I really hate missing out on bad things in solidarity with you...but the last time I got banned it was for three weeks. I am really sorry Maggie.

What the hell is that quote doing on your newsvine account? Given the above it is hard to imagine you putting that there. My fear was that there had been some complicated hack that compromised Newsvine and knowing what do now, it doesn't seem any more clear. Did you put that taunt there? Did newsvine? If Katy did...somehow...then she needs to be banned for life and the authories ought to be brought in.

I don't believe anything has been hacked.

How does one get suspended for three weeks? This was my first suspension...I left the Maddow blog for a long time due to my perception of what is unacceptable and left up. Perhaps it's time to take another break.

We waste entirely too much time and effort on her and the other trolls that come on here to derail, distract and detract. (Gee, I kinda felt like Jesse Jackson there at the end!)

I agree Uffy...I let what I perceived as a nasty jab get the better of me...time to move on.

Maggie, if you think she's bad, you should have seen some of the truly disgusting excuses that used to appear on some of the boards I used to frequent. They were persistent, coming back under a plethora of sock puppets, banned over and over again, and still coming back for more. I think they actually enjoyed the abuse.

How do you get banned for three weeks? Get banned a couple of times in one month and tell someone they are a poster child for the pro-abortion position. That kind of thing. My fear is that it is purely progressive and I don't want to think about how close I am to getting banned for life.

Please don't end up that way Don. We truly appreciate your wit and insight, and to lose you to a dimwitted thug would be inexcusable.

My fear is that it is purely progressive and I don't want to think about how close I am to getting banned for life.

And the troublemakers know this and set the bait on an ongoing basis. We must rise above the _________.

Let that be a lesson for everyone here. And let's hear no nonsense about only Conservatives getting banned. Worst comes to worst, I'll start up an alt and go by the handle The Gruff. Cause I'll be the billie goat breaking his hoof off in the butts of trolls.

Don...That is called re reging...and is a permanent ban. They are currently discussing that on other sites on the vine...let me get you a link..

http://jjocarolata.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6655876-amnestyfor-newsviners?threadId=3128990&commentId=54338404#c54338404

Then there is our friend who gets away with telling us there are really only five of here ...but then uses the word "apparently" to not violate the CoH.

#17.9 - Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:24 PM PST

Fascinating. You'd think that people who been banned indefinitely by have appeals on their behalf made by their friends...though of course there is the ever present threat of people using alt identities... Faciniating indeed.

Okay...I've been watching your posts DQ, Maggie and Uffda....what did it take to get banned? I've seen others talk about it...but I still haven't figured out what it takes to do that. Some of the mud-slinging, name-calling and all out baiting that I've seen from some trolls, I would think would get them banned, but then they are here again the next day.

At first I thought it might be cursing...but I've seen some curse laden posts...so that must not be all it is. And how is responding to a baiting troll enough to get you banned? I'm very confused...

Hi Cyn: This is part of the agreement you made with newsvine to post here. It must be adhered to or a suspension or ban may occur. I sent you a FR btw...

http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/cms/info/codeOfHonor

Thanks, Maggie.....read it. And I reiterate.....I have seen some serious personal attacks and deliberate baiting on here, not to mention some very recent posts have been unbelievably off-point...and still the person/people are still around.

I hope your warning is not serious. And I hope you will stick around. I have enjoyed reading your posts. You seem like a straight up, call it like you see it person to me and I like that. ;)

Some trolls are really good at baiting you into violating the Code of Honor grossly enough to get banned. The last time I got banned it was for 3 weeks. At this rate I could find myself banned indefinitely. Mind your Ps and Qs children. Tyler ain't necessarily your friend. Good manners count for everything.

I think it's probably difficult to police the entire newsvine site with only two people. People send in complaints and they respond... sometimes.

Baiting seems to be allowed. Having said that, it seems to me that there is an art form many have developed to dance around the CoH. Being "snarky" can get you a warning...there is also the theory that some folks by contract are untouchable...not sure I believe that.

Check out the rest of the vine...this is not the only place to read interesting perspectives on our political and social state of...er...being/mess. Click on your own name and investigate all you may be interested in checking out on that page.

Cheers :)

Haven't you heard? Evangelicals are mainstream Christians, now. It's your kind that's going extinct.

LMAO, KrysT!!!! That would be fun to watch. :-)