Some of you have probably heard about that crazy-as-Lindsay-Lohan-at-a-wine-tasting group that's predicting the world's going to end in a couple of months, May 21st, to be exact. They call themselves "Project Caravan", and travel the country warning people to get saved like, ASAP. Not, "Accept Jesus because he died for your sins and can change your life entirely for the better." It's, "Get saved now, because the Tribulation starts in a few weeks."
(If you need further evidence that they're insane, check out their
website and logo. It's a stick figure leaning his head out of what looks like a bouncey house, with a cartoon bubble warning, "Get ready to be judged!" Hey buddy, I'm a liberal, feminist, Christian mom living in the South. I get judged every day.)
I have a major issue with any sort of evangelical group that does nothing to help people, but just goes around selling fire insurance (i.e. "get saved just in case so you don't go to hell"). It especially peeves me to see these jerks preying on people's fears in a period of great national uncertainty. Every tragedy and instance of civil unrest only strengthens their cause. "Earthquake in Japan? End of world! Nuclear reactor meltdown? Definitely end of world! Fighting in Libya? Well duh, we all know that unrest and political upheaval in the Middle East is a sign of the end times! It's not like that has been happening forever."
