Another Date Setter Explains Away His Error

From my cousin, Chaplain Tom --
Another Date Setter Explains Away His Error
Harold Camping of Family Radio claimed that the “rapture” (1st Thess.4:16-17) would happen on May 21st, and that the world would end on October 21st. Unfortunately, his prediction received a lot of attention in the media; and Camping was wrong.

He should have apologized and sponsored a book-burning for his printed works. Instead, now he’s saying May 21st signaled Christ’s invisible spiritual return to put the world under judgment; and that the October 21st date is accurate.

This feels like prophetic déjà vu, because it’s a combination of what Jehovah’s Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists did when their end time predictions failed.

C.T. Russell, an early JW leader said that by 1914 “the kingdom of God and his Christ will then be established in the earth” and that “all present governments will be overthrown and dissolved” (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol.2, p.98-99).

Of course, it didn’t happen. So now JW’s teach that in 1914 “the time of the Gentiles ended (Watchtower, 5/1/93, p.11) and "Jesus…became King of God's heavenly Kingdom," (Watchtower 11/1/93, p.23) by means of an invisible spiritual return.

After William Miller’s end of the world prediction of October 22, 1844 failed to happen, Ellen G. White (thought by SDA’s to have the gift of prophecy) claimed that God had shown her the date was right, but the event was actually the beginning of an “investigative judgment” in Heaven.

Harold Camping has borrowed from both the JW’s and SDA’s to explain away his error.

Jesus told his apostles, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority” (Acts 1:7).

Don't worry about people who claim to have unscrewed the inscrutible. Live for God every day, trusting in his grace in Christ, so you’ll be readywhenever the end may come.

See this film!

FAIR GAME is a great movie -- although it made me pissed, or should I say re-pissed at all the deception of Bush and Cheney (maybe Bush himself was deceived by Cheney) in regard to the Iraq War.

As a covert officer in the CIA's Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie Plame leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie's husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes... See Full Description

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Who is the "us" in Genesis 1:26?

Genesis and Ancient Interpreters: Who is "Us"?
October 26, 2010 Pete Enns

Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let us make humankind in our own image, according to our likeness....”

Why the plural? There are two problems here.

http://biologos.org/blog/genesis-creation-and-ancient-interpreters-who-is-us/

A very helpful book

My minister-cousin recommends God, Faith & The New Millennium by Keith Ward. "He is an interesting writer who believes in most of modern science and recognizes spiritual values in other faiths, but contends humbly for the truth of God's unique revelation through Jesus. Ward walks a fine line between uncritical fundamentalism and overly-critical skepticism. I think many people would benefit from the book."

Here's a brief bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Ward

Is Porn Bad for You?

Is Porn Bad for You? | Sex & Relationships

www.alternet.org

Since the advent of the internet, millions of Americans have started visiting porn sites daily. Is there a hidden cost to this newfound access?

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The futility of the Afghan War

Bill Boyarsky on Afghanistan: The Inside Story
"The Biggest Secret From the ‘Secret Archive’" -- The release of 92,000 pages of secret military documents by the website Wikileaks points to the futility of the war in Afghanistan and the double-dealing of our so-called ally Pakistan.

War Against Iran?

Scary Anti-Iran Talk Is Escalating -- And Weapons May Be Moving Into Position for Attack

By Conn Hallinan / Foreign Policy in Focus

Chomsky: Is the U.S. Gearing Up for the Destruction of Iran?

By Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky's Official Site

An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table - TIME

Jul 15, 2010 ... You thought the military option against Iran's nuclear program had been abandoned? Well, it hasn't.
www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2003921,00.html