According to the new testament (which for some reason is more accurate then the old testament), all sins (rape, murder, burning down orphanages, etc) can be forgiven except for blasphemy against the holy spirit.
so uh... we realized our rules are a bit... ridiculous. so we decided to change them! cuz we can! forgiveness for all! $_$
If anyone is eagerly awaiting a retraction or a public statement from Harold Camping, don't hold your breath. The guy is in hiding apparently, the self-serving ****. Say what you will about theists, but they understand publicity.
I've had a theory for a few weeks now that on the 22nd he'll "miraculously" disappear so that his followers think he got raptured. Then in a couple years the feds will nail him for tax evasion living in the Bahamas or something.
Apparently they had traveling RV's and about 5000 billboards, with the price of gas I don't think there's much less. This guy went all in with his ideas. At least spending is supposed to stimulate the economy. Radio host says Rapture actually coming in October - CenturyLink™ And apparently he went to a hotel "to think about what he did wrong", ya right, he was hiding his ass from anyone who had dumped their lives savings from getting revenge. Goes to show you guys, if you find a way to add random numbers in the Bible together to make a date that you think means the world will end there then for the love all that is good keep it to yourself. I've got to say if I could find out when the world was supposed to end I probably wouldn't want to anyway, and if you turn out to be wrong you don't look like an ass. EDIT: Now that I think of it Cracked had an article that had this thing called Benford's Law (http://www.cracked.com/article_18566_the-6-creepiest-ways-reality-imitates-lost.html) That probably explains the repeating numbers he saw and used to make his "calculations" (or is a real life thing sent from some higher power to really find something out. Excuse me I have a conspiracy to start.)
He hasn't stopped either. He is now saying Oct 21, 2011. Another person is saying July 5, 2011. so sad... I meant a guy in the airport a few months back with this May 21 2011 on his t-shirt and asked him about it. I ended by asking him what his plans were on May 22...