Errant 'Rapture' Prophet Harold Camping Suffers a Stroke
Erik Hayden Erik Hayden – Mon Jun 13, 9:35 am ET
Last Thursday, the elderly pastor and Family Radio host best known for birthing an all-consuming "May 21st" rapture meme suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. The Oakland Tribune reported that the 89-year-old Harold Camping's voice "may never be the same" after suffering a stroke that left his speech "a little bit slurred" according to a unnamed neighbor.
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Back when we thought the rapture prophecy was both humorous (look at this van) and deeply sad (too many naive supporters lost their life savings for a lie), it was impossible to ignore the frequent jokes about Harold Camping's age factoring into his apocalyptic prognostication. "He's 89. Actuarially speaking, he's probably not that far off," quipped Jon Stewart about the Family Radio host before the May 21st date.
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As of now, it appears unclear if/when Camping will return to his perch as broadcaster on Family Radio. Fox News relayed a message from his manager stating that an update on his health will be issued today. If he does return to the radio, he'll be back in the limelight in a few short months: due to a slight miscalculation, the full-blown apocalypse forecast is now scheduled for October 21st.
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Harold Camping, Doomsday Preacher, Now in Nursing Home!
The Preacher and doomsday, false prophet, Harold Camping, who led so many people astray, is now in a nursing home. He is there to regain his strength after a June 9th
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stroke, but do not be surprised if you find out that he is trying to convince our seniors that the world will end on October 21. Many still remember that just two months ago, on May 21, 2011, he predicted that the world would end. Consequently, many of his followers sold or gave away their belongings. Others spent large amounts on advertising about the end of the world. How were so many misled when the Bible clearly states that no one knows the day nor the hour when Jesus will return? People were misled because it is easier to believe in a specific date than to just have faith in God. The Bible clearly tells us that we will see an increase in false prophets and people falling away from the faith as we get closer to the coming of the Lord. The other thing to note is that people enjoy going along with anything that is promoted by a large group of people. It seems as if it is easier to go along with a crowd than to be unique. Christians who believe the Bible, as it is written, are unique, but one day all eyes will see that they were right. People cannot deviate from the Bible and expect to be right. Harold Camping deviated from a major teaching in the Bible and he was wrong! We hope that he gets good care at the nursing home. At 89, it is time for him to relax and re-read his Bible and hopefully come to the understanding that he cannot predict the end of the world!