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no party animal
2011-May-20, Friday 11:55 amI'm more than a little disappointed. I didn't succeed in finding a Rapture party to attend on Saturday when one of the One True God(s)[tm] instantly kills the faithful and brings them to heaven for their eternal reward. The way I see it, the occasion warrants a party regardless of what happens. The believers are allowing for only one possible outcome. I see 4 possibilities, and 3 of them are definitely party material:
Their website is down at the moment. It's probably slashdotted from too many hits as gawkers like me wait (with buttered popcorn and bated breath) to see their response to the non-event. I snagged an image many days ago, expecting website problems come the uneventful Rapture day.
Notice the middle link "Gay Pride: Sign of the End". It's really pathetic that the most hateful religious groups always pick on "the gheys". Their own conduct never meets the same scrutiny that they prefer dumping on those evil fags and dykes. I wonder if one of those holy books mentions something about this behavior amongst the faithful?
Huffington post has a decent article pointing out the many unfulfilled judgement days predicted by Americans in years past, including the current favorite calendar picks. I think the next judgement day is 2012 December 21, isn't it? An excuse for another party, I guess.
I do have some tiny amount sympathy for them, since I have my own opinions about crash-and-burn scenarios in our future. But at least the plans I make for preparations are practical, whether the dire predictions come true or not. These people, though.... they're really not practical. It makes me sad that their political vote counts as much as my own in determining the direction of our political future.
- They're right, and I get raptured up to heaven too. (Party time, although I suppose the party gets relocated.)
- They're right, and I get to live on a planet for 6 months without any self-righteous Christian thugs on it. (Party time.)
- They're wrong, and they realize they've been stupid. (Party time. Maybe the world will be slightly less annoying from their contrition.)
- They're wrong, and they don't realize it; instead, they take out their frustrations on everyone nearby that they blame for the failure to enter heaven on schedule. (And bashing gays into bloody pulps becomes the new Sunday sport.)
Their website is down at the moment. It's probably slashdotted from too many hits as gawkers like me wait (with buttered popcorn and bated breath) to see their response to the non-event. I snagged an image many days ago, expecting website problems come the uneventful Rapture day.Notice the middle link "Gay Pride: Sign of the End". It's really pathetic that the most hateful religious groups always pick on "the gheys". Their own conduct never meets the same scrutiny that they prefer dumping on those evil fags and dykes. I wonder if one of those holy books mentions something about this behavior amongst the faithful?
Huffington post has a decent article pointing out the many unfulfilled judgement days predicted by Americans in years past, including the current favorite calendar picks. I think the next judgement day is 2012 December 21, isn't it? An excuse for another party, I guess.
I do have some tiny amount sympathy for them, since I have my own opinions about crash-and-burn scenarios in our future. But at least the plans I make for preparations are practical, whether the dire predictions come true or not. These people, though.... they're really not practical. It makes me sad that their political vote counts as much as my own in determining the direction of our political future.