'Rapture Parties' Planned to Celebrate Doomsday Saturday May 21 Live Science - May 19, 2011
With the end of the world looming this Saturday (May 21), non-believers
are planning "Rapture parties" to poke a little fun at the Doomsday
prediction and also raise awareness for other causes.
May 21: Another Doomsday Upon Us? Live Science - May 18, 2011
Doomsday prophets are often depicted in cartoons as bearded, robed men
standing on street corners with signs reading, "The End is Now" or
"Repent!" It's a cute caricature, but very dated. These days harbingers
of the apocalypse - especially Christian fundamentalists - are getting
their message out via Twitter, Facebook, pamphlets, radio shows and
billboards.
End Times Math: The Equation That Predicts May 21 Judgment Day Live Science - May 18, 2011
The May 21 Judgment Day meme is the brainchild of an 89-year-old radio
evangelist named Harold Camping. Using a mathematical system of his own
creation to interpret obscure prophecies in the Bible, Camping
originally predicted that Sept. 6, 1994 would be Judgment Day, or the
day of the "Rapture" when Christian believers will ascend to heaven,
leaving the rest of humanity to its deservedly dreary fate.
The Draw of Doomsday: Why People Look Forward to the End Live Science - May 17, 2011
Most people go through their daily lives assuming that tomorrow will be a
lot like today. No pits of fire will open up, society won't collapse,
and the world, most likely, won't end. But for others, doom has a
certain appeal. The most famous example these days is Harold Camping, a
California-based Christian radio broadcaster who believes that May 21,
2011, will mark Judgment Day, ushering in five months of torment for the
unsaved until the universe finally ends on Oct. 21. Camping has bought
billboards and dispatched caravans of believers around the country,
warning the world of its fate.
Infographic: Doomsdays Past & Present Live Science - May 17, 2011
Interesting Reading which goes to Crystalinks Prophecy Files
World will end on May 21, 2011 says ex-MTA worker Robert Fitzpatrick, who's putting money where mouth is NY Daily News - May 12, 2011