He earned a B. He is based in nearby Oakland. Camping was a member of the Christian Reformed Church until but now teaches that all churches are false and must be abandoned. There have been hundreds of failed predictions like this throughout history.
News outlets have reported that some faithful have dropped out of school, quit their jobs or blown their savings. But Post readers responding to an informal poll online about the looming date largely dismissed it. Electa Draper: or edraper denverpost. It should be noted that Camping himself has made such predictions—and garnered news headlines—before. Back in the s he said he was " more than 99 percent sure " that the end was coming in September That date came and went, but this time Camping is absolutely certain.
Given his fluidity with numbers, maybe he will be percent sure the next time around. The views expressed are those of the author s and are not necessarily those of Scientific American.
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Get smart. He says God's judgment was completed on Saturday so there's no reason to continue warning people. His Family Radio network will now just play Christian music and regular programs from now until October We're not going to be advertising in any way. The world has been warned. We did our little share and the media picked it up.
But now the world has been told, it's under judgment. Still, many followers are upset and embarrassed. A billboard went up in Greensboro, North Carolina with the phrase "That was awkward" above a quote from the Bible, a verse from Matthew , "No one knows the day or the hour
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