by Chris Alexion, Copyright May 04, 2006, all rights reserved. 336 views
Harold Camping, president of Family Radio and repeat end-times predictor, has now launched a website, Timehasanend.org, to promote his latest book. According to the site, Camping has "authored about 30 books and booklets, most of which are available free of charge from Family Radio." Though Camping has yet to predict how long Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will be together.
But let's cut through all the peripheral issues and get right to the point. What should Camping's nickname be? If he's going to be the bold prophet of a post-church Christendom, he needs a catchy moniker, like composer Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson of Monty Python's Flying Circus or "Wrong Way" Marshall of the Minnesota Vikings.
"Harry" Camping has a nice simple ring to it, but lacks descriptive force. But Camping's claim that he correctly predicted an important date (1994) opens up several possibilities, such as "Right Date" Camping, "Wrong Event" Camping, "Still Waiting" Camping, or "Two Tries" Camping. His need for a good watch suggests further nicknames: Harold "Rolex" Camping, Harold "Seiko" Camping, or even Harold "Fossil" Camping.
Right now I really like "Two Tries," but feel free to vote or to suggest other nicknames.
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1 • LHR • May 04, 2006 • 10:19 PM
It would be interesting if Camping made a Cruise/Holmes prediction….
I like "Two Tries" Camping the best.
2 • iGreg • August 16, 2006 • 3:40 AM
Personal insults and attacks on Mr. Camping, without dealing with the Bible itself shows how lame and unChristian this site is. You believe Mr. Camping is wrong, then lets see how you deal with the mountain of biblical detail in his books. I guess you are unable to, so your left with childish personal attacks.
3 • TJWL • September 06, 2006 • 12:03 PM
iGreg,Dude, it's just to much fun picking on such a cheese monkey like Camping. Besides it's true, he has had 2 tries and if you believe his 2011 thing you're retarded. He is not the first person to predict the return of Christ, and you certainly arn't the first to be fooled by such crap.
4 • Bongernet • April 02, 2008 • 9:45 AM
Remember, "god" is nothing more than a nonsense word created by man to explain away all of the things we can't yet understand.
Religion is a disease of the mind, born of fear, which has done nothing but bring untold misery down upon the human race.
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5 • JTC • June 06, 2009 • 1:28 AM
Not here to defend Harold Camping’s idiocy, but to simply say that most people believe in God because they believe God loves them, not because of fear. There are intellectuals who understand evolution and all sorts of modern science who believe in God. Of course, that doesn’t prove religion true. Don’t religious people have the right to their opinions, Bongernet?