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strat - it is beyond crazy isn't it?
In reading some of the forum guidelines, they limit debate on whether the rapture is real or not to one thread in the forum. All other threads are set up for people to have their craziness pandered to by other crazies. Especially funny are the forum rules. They do not allow people to play "Pin the tail on the Anti-Christ" or "PTOTAC" as they call it, because accusations towards others is an unhealthy exercise. Yeah right, but there is nothing unhealthy about planning for the world to end?
posted by
gomedome
on August 16, 2006 at 6:25 AM
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Wow. Far out.
Actually, I kinda wish someone would come out of the sky and pick these folks up and take 'em somewhere else.
That's pretty scary stuff. I wonder if someone can pick up a virtual venomous serpent?
posted by
strat
on August 16, 2006 at 6:09 AM
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SuccessWarrior - I'm getting a few one word comments
When I first stumbled upon this site I began muttering two words over and over again. The two words pertain to sex and travel. I couldn't believe what I was reading. They have nearly 12,000 forum members. That's a small town's population festering up on the internet selling crazy.
posted by
gomedome
on August 15, 2006 at 9:28 PM
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Yikes!
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on August 15, 2006 at 9:11 PM
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Schatz - I've visited that site a few times now
I can install a similar Forum scipt on my web space in minutes and I am checking out how they have it set up. I like the format, I also was pleasantly surprised at the common sense approach of the forum leaders. This is extremely surprising to me because of the nature of the forum. It is jam packed full of losers, big time losers and sad cases. Lots of family deaths are mentioned there, lots of people with serious problems of mental health go there to get unhealthier. The entire message is an affront to mental health. End times, pre-tribulation times, the rapture and all the rest of the gobbly gook is simply not a good thing to promote. I still like the idea of telling my kids to plan for the future, save a few bucks, invest, not that everything is all for naught and that it will all end anyways.
posted by
gomedome
on August 15, 2006 at 9:05 PM
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W O A H.
posted by
Schatz
on August 15, 2006 at 8:33 PM
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Ariala - I couldn't handle too much of it either but I did find a couple
of areas on the site rather entertaining.
They don't allow date setting which is funny enough in itself but the reasons they don't allow it cracked me up. ...it is because too many people get ready, pack their suitcases (literally) and are disappointed when it doesn't happen (their suitcases?)......then they don't allow PTOTAC which stands for "pin the tail on the Anti-Christ"...instead you are supposed to pray for those who are in league with Satan....scary stuff.
posted by
gomedome
on August 15, 2006 at 5:48 PM
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Sorry, the title alone got me. "Rapture Ready?" I don't buy into Hal
Lindsey's rapture scenario...I clicked out after that
posted by
Ariala
on August 15, 2006 at 5:39 PM
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cantey_1975 - I got into a discussion with someone today about the
religious loonies of the middle east.
He pointed me to the Rapture Ready site to make his point that religiosu loonies are found everywhere,
posted by
gomedome
on August 15, 2006 at 5:35 PM
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how did you happen to come across this?
no Im not implying that you are searching for truth or something. Just curious.
posted by
calmcantey75
on August 15, 2006 at 5:30 PM
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