How Harold Camping Marketed the Rapture

Self-made prophet with $117 million radio network spreads worldwide message that the Apocalypse will begin at 6 p.m. ET Saturday.

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LOS ANGELES - Some Americans have extreme plans this weekend. A religious leader named Harold Camping has convinced them the end of the world starts at 6 p.m. ET Saturday.

 

Most of the world's faithful do not believe the date is Judgment Day. But as CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports, it seems just about everyone's seen the signs about the end of the world.

 

"May 21st, 2011 is the day of judgment," a Family Radio ad says. It's a prophecy aggressively peddled by 89-year-old Harold Camping, a civil engineer and self-taught Biblical sage.

 

"You and I are living at the time of the end of the world," Camping says.

 

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Tom_baiher said on Wednesday, Jun 1 at 10:28 PM

he initiative taken for the concern is very serious and need an attention of every one. This is the concern which exists in the society and needs to be eliminated from the society as soon as possible. caravan parks

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Irene said on Saturday, May 21 at 4:05 PM

Bible says, only God knows the day and hour.Not even Jesus knows.

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Bodie said on Saturday, May 21 at 9:37 AM

I hope somebody has the good sense to open a serious can of woopass on this old fool when this is over. Stupid people shouldn't be in charge of anything more important than a Church picnic.

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anyonenotice said on Saturday, May 21 at 12:33 AM

that besides the obvious that only God knows the real day and time, here in anchorage, alaska, 90.3 is knba, a public radio station that mostly has ak native programs, and sometimes hawaiian or spanish? for real live christian-specific radio, 88.5 and 89.3 (added bonus: no commercials). kafc is ok but they have a lot of ads, esp. "go see cal" and for abt.

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Odins thunder said on Friday, May 20 at 8:09 PM

all you who will be raptured please leave me all your money and property, thanks in advance. Odin.

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houston3610 said on Friday, May 20 at 5:49 PM

Well if the world id gonna end Mortimer, the water and sardines are not going to do you much good. I guess now would be as good a time as evert to say " If in Heaven we do not dwell, Hand in hand we will stand in HeII."

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Mortimer Glockenspool said on Friday, May 20 at 5:12 PM

well, I'm about ready. I need another case of drinking water and sardines.

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