Posts Tagged ‘Apocalypse’

Preparing for the apocalypse in Timaru

Friday, September 11th, 2015

A religious group in Timaru is preparing for an apocalypse they believe will coincide with this month’s blood moon. A handful of Timaru Messianic believers are waiting to see if the fourth blood moon since April last year will be significant as predicted. Based on the teachings of American Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Kahn, as well Read more

Suspended teacher wins backing of Pope

Friday, December 16th, 2011

A religious studies teacher suspended after her lesson on ‘good and evil’ left a classroom of children in tears has won the backing of Pope Benedict XVI.

Cristina Vai, 55, a teacher for 30 years, was disciplined after several parents complained that children had come home sobbing and frightened.

They said they were scared of her graphic description of battles between good angels and the Devil from the Book of the Apocalypse.

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Doomsday preacher Harold Camping apologizes again

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Religious broadcaster Harold Camping says he and his Family Radio network are ‘again’ embarrassed that the world didn’t end on Oct. 21 as he predicted.

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After the Rapture

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted the world would end this past May. Since then, he has recalculated—and is now sure it will end this Friday. His followers are adjusting accordingly.

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