Let’s be honest. No one wants to die. Even if our body dies we want to live on forever in some mystical way that transcends our earthly being. That is the crux of religion. Some how, some way if you follow our teachings you will live forever in heaven is the message of priests, ministers, rabbis, and imams.
Harold Camping and his followers are just one more example of a group of people who want more from life than what there is on earth. They really believe the words written in the bible are “the words of God.” They read and try to understand every chapter and verse. Clearly most of the world’s wealthy are focused on making their lives more enjoyable without concern for their life after death. The poor are told by the clergy they will be rewarded in the after-life.
Phil Cooke of the Huffington Post says that radio preacher Harold Camping at least did something that very few have done. He promoted his religion and had everyone talking to him and about him.
My question is: where is God?
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“That is the crux of religion. Some how, some way if you follow our teachings you will live forever in heaven is the message of priests, ministers, rabbis, and imams.”
Ding ding ding, we have a winner. People who believe in a religion spend so much time trying to live there life in a way that gets them in to Heaven, that they miss out on the living part of life. (In my opinion.)