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For doomsday believers, this is the only place that will survive Dec. 21, 2012
A tiny remote village in southern France is being billed as a haven against the end of the world by Apocalypse devotees. Hundreds of websites suggest that the rocky outcrop – or the upside-down mountain, as it is known – that soars above the village of Bugarach harbours a series of caverns and tunnels that have magical power and may even serve as a base for aliens.
Doomsday’s gonna be one big party!
The ‘end of the world’ scare has given way to some serious celebration. Though the so-called doom doesn’t descend on the earth before December 21, 2012, as per the ancient Mayan prophecy, the web is already abuzz with people planning parties for the ‘grand event’.
Scientist debunks doomsday predictions
Doomsday predictors and self-proclaimed “prophets” who scare children, adults and seniors beware: Laura Venner isn’t buying into the doom and gloom. The Meadowlands Environmental Center (MEC) astronomy educator and observatory specialist has heard and seen her share of apocalyptic predictions.
What is America’s Fetish This Week? Armageddon
There was supposed to be chaos. There was supposed to be confusion. There was supposed to be collapse. There’s wasn’t any, of course. For Americans in 2011, the end of life as we know it is becoming, well, endless.
Computer technology viewed as the Antichrist, with 2012 as world’s end
With all the bad things happening in the world, it’s no wonder that New Agers attending the recent “Oregon Country Fair” here in the Eugene suburb of Veneta would exclaim that both the 2012 Mayan prophecies and Nostradamus “ point to the “Antichrist Mabus” as computer technology that will trigger the end of the world or Armageddon.
The hype of 2012 … don’t lose any sleep over it
This week, we’re featuring Randy Mann’s views on 2012. Perhaps later, I’ll give my predictions, perhaps not. Many subscribers and students have been asking us about the possibility of cataclysmic events in 2012. There have already been a number of television documentaries and even a major Hollywood movie about 2012 starring John Cusack.
Kathryn Reese-Taylor on the Mayans and 2012
Doomsday and 2012. You’ve probably heard rumblings, if not more, about a supposed connection. Many people point to an ancient Mayan calendar – made 1,200 years ago – as the source of the rumors.
Doomsday Believer Leaves Everything to Family Radio
Doomsday might be on hold for a few months but the estate of Doris Schmitt will close in a few weeks, and Family Radio gets nearly all of it. Eileen Heuwetter, Schmidtt’s niece, and her sister will each receive $25,000, but the remainder of her aunt’s estate, hundreds of thousands of dollars, will go to Harold Camping’s enterprise.
False Prophets and Their Profits
Religious Hucksters do more than wheedle money out of their flock. They can destroy lives too. There ought to be a law. But there isn’t. So, religious hucksters like 89-year-old Harold Camping continue to operate monumental con-jobs that bring in multiple millions of dollars in donations from gullible people.
Harold Camping: Corpses Will Surface from Graves on Oct. 21 Doomsday
While President Obama and the rest of the nation spent Memorial Day paying tribute to American veterans, doomsday preacher Harold Camping predicted Monday that corpses of the “unsaved,” which includes those in the U.S. armed services, will be flung out of their graves and on the ground like “manure” on October 21.
