Anyway, he has now reversed his prediction to say that what happened on Saturday was a spiritual judgment and that the previous date for the Apocalypse is now the end of the world.
Read the article from Associated Press
So what's the debate?
Do you think the press should continue hyping this guy's predictions? Should people take him serious? And not just him but other prophets with a doomsday mentality. I wonder about his followers, some of whom sold, or gave away the last of their earthly belongings. How do they think now?
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Picture from Kansas City News
I think this sort of thing happens on a slow news day, or when people are looking for something to get people talking. It doesn't really matter what the subject is, if it catches on it becomes a media event, which is good for the media (and no one else).
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Well,all i know is that the guy is high on some cheap drugs or something.His he trying to break the scripture? The bible made us to understand that rapture is going to happen without anyone's knowledge,so what is he doing trying to play God? Only God knows the appointed time and that time would come as a shocker,not broadcasted!
ReplyDeleteplease the dude should give it a rest already! lol. How can they take him seriously after May 21st
ReplyDeletei think they should just ban the guy from the media gabadaya. he shouldn't be on TV, radio, internet, newspapers and whatever else there is. the man is just looking for ways to keep his life interesting till he dies.
ReplyDeleteit's upsetting, this is the kind of thing that makes unbelievers think christianity is just a joke
I am laughing o. I can't believe that some people take these 'predictions' seriously.
ReplyDeleteSMH... This is madness, honestly. God is the ultimate power, for anyone to think they can predict His arrival is nonsensical.
ReplyDeleteyour topic says harold landing, shouldn't it be harold camping?
ReplyDeleteOhh, thanks Leggy!
ReplyDeleteI'm coming back to reply other comments.
LOL....This whole Rapture thing is funny. Wonder where he got the idea of saying this rubbish from.
ReplyDeleteNope I don't think the media should continue hyping this guy's prediction. Are there still people who would take him serious sef after the May 21st?
you know it's his fourth time making such a prediction, right? I can't believe people are STILL listening to this guy! UGH!
ReplyDeleteHe needs to be ignored. And it's a disgrace that people send him money. Very bad. xoxo
Gotta love America where any 'mad' person can have a platform. I don't blame him. It's his right to speak forth as he deems fit. The media will carry news...its what they do.
ReplyDeleteIt's the people that listen to him i blame...God has given us all a Brain and a Spirit...we can choose to use it or not *shrugs*
I hear one woman cashed out 140K of her retirement to put up a billboard. Has the person predicting this nonsense sold any of his stuff??
The man said "Looks like God is giving us a break" Lmao!! SMH
This sort of thing is silly and I think the media is covering because it's so amusing.
ReplyDeleteSince the Bible itself says people won't know when the hour of judgment is, I don't think we have anything to worry about come October.
If this where my dad/grandpa, I wil gag him. really!
ReplyDeleteI still cant believe some people sold their property. that's jst ludicruous!!
ReplyDeleteCamping shld jst go seat! anyone that still takes him seriously must be jst as crazy as him. The bible clearly states that ONLY GOD knows when judgement day would come. He is actually blaspheming.
I really pity those who believe in the words of this man, especially those who sell off all their property in order to donate to his cause or support his radio station. And some of them are also old and retired. I think the press should stop giving him any credibility.
ReplyDeleteI dont think the press is guilty.
ReplyDeleteJournalism is all about the next big story, breaking news, sensationalism etc
It might sound harsh but individuals have to be responsible for their own decisions. If we censor the press on this issue, should we also ban the press from carrying news on crime (as it might encourage others to commit crime) or even ban some types of music (as some of lyrics can be offensive)
As for the old and vulnerable, they can be seen as less able so this man should be held liable for taking advantage of the vulnerable. If he is successfully prosecuted, it will deter other fake prophets
I can't believe anyone is still paying attention to this man. This whole thing is quite ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteAny ways, he is 89 years old, who knows if he'll even live to see Oct 21st 2011? #justsaying
I think this dude needs to give it up! Enough already.
ReplyDeleteThe old man doesn't need the media. He owns radio stations where he hosts his Open Forum program. Some innocent/vulnerable person somewhere listening to gospel music on an FM, AM or SW channel will hear his program through an affilliate at some point and believe him.
ReplyDeleteShould people take him seriously? We must always analyze for ourselves, things we hear & see then decide what's best for us based on what our own brain tells us.
he needs to go back and read the scriptures
ReplyDeleteThanks all, for the replies.
ReplyDelete@Naijamum, that's an interesting angle you brought up. I wonder if it would be possible to charge the guy for deception or something like that? But it seems he believes what he says himself.
@Think-Bout it. You're about him having a radio too, but the major networks were the channels through which most of us heard the news. I will even suggest that his broadcasting license be revoked. jjk :)
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Hmm... good questions. I think that the press should hype up attention seekers of any persuasion (but they always will) and that people shouldn't take people like this seriously (but some always will).
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to the end of the world specifically, it's aimed at Christians - who should have READ THE BIBLE to where it says that NO ONE will know when it will happen.
I think it's pitiful that so many people believe him- they're either idiots or lost.
ReplyDeleteI don't blame the press for hyping it- it's what they do, you know?
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