It's the end of the world as we know it, and I made a playlist! (LEON-ARD BERN-STEIN!)
Family Radio networks founder Harold Camping has made a widespread prediction that on this Saturday, May 21, Christ will return to claim his followers and lead them into Heaven. No word, however, on what time Christ plans on arriving.
The panic-inducing prediction "is foolish and irresponsible" according to clergy members speaking out against the campaign, citing Camping's use of fear-mongering tactics to incite rather than inspire faith and well as attacking his credentials.
"[Camping] is a civil engineer and religious-broadcasting entrepreneur who’s lacking any formal theological training. In recent years, Mr. Camping has distanced himself from any denominational affiliation, which means he’s also shed all accountability to any religious authority larger than himself, who might restrain his wild imaginings," said Carlos Wilton, a pastor of Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church and adjunct professor at New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
"A self-taught Bible 'expert,' Mr. Camping specializes in the obscure interpretative method known as numerology – a field without standards or discipline," Pastor Wilton explains, "that sets aside the main message of the scriptures to concentrate on otherwise-insignificant peripheral details, such as numbers."
In other words, please disregard all the fire and brimstone blustering for now. Just like when Camping gave the same hurry-up-and-save-your-souls song and dance in 1994, when he'd predicted that the rapture was going to take place before. And it didn't.
In honor of Harold Camping's predictions I present a campy doomsday playlist to make potentially getting left behind feel a little less dreary! Don't see a killer song that would complete our playlist? Leave it in the comments and I'll add it faster than Harold Camping backpedaling on Sunday May, 22.
Vote for your favorite, then share some delightfully dark rapture rock with friends and loved ones on your Facebook or Twitter by clicking in the upper right corner!
Casandra Armour
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I gotta add one...Straight to Hell by Drivin n Cryin....