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Gabby Hayes

(289 posts)
46. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 06:39 AM
Sep 2012

Good Catch, truth2power. Reminds me that back in the 1990's, Israel reportedly expelled some British and American end-timers for plotting to fulfill Biblical prophecy by blowing up the Wailing Wall and perhaps the same mosque mentioned in the documentary.

I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home, briefly studied for the Baptist ministry at Falwell's alma mater, and was surrounded by end-timers of varying degrees before becoming a young adult. It's part of the faith to believe or hope that Christ returns in one's lifetime, but most Christians I know consider it a sin (Tempting God) to try and force the Second Coming. On the other hand, over the years I have been forced cut off all ties with some relatives exactly like those in the documentary because I do not want the FBI showing up at my door asking questions about them. Well, that and my relatives consider me unclean or something because I walked away from organized religion, joined The Church of the SubGenius and became pastor of St. God's Cathedral where the real Christ is always welcome.

The word "addiction" used in the documentary to describe the behavior of some of the end-time space cadets is an interesting diagnosis, though it's above my pay grade to have an opinion. However I do know that some of these people are very capable of attempting the ultimate Temptation of God. My guess is that every intelligence agency in the Middle East and beyond to the Korean CIA and Interpol are also aware of the possibilities. God help us, eh?

They may be right about the end of biological life if Cleita Sep 2012 #1
My mother used to call these people "holy rollers" me b zola Sep 2012 #2
Jello for brains. nt valerief Sep 2012 #3
Some Jehovas came to the house yesterday. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #4
Just offer them a beer or a glass of wine and pour yourself one. You will see them run not southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #8
The guy was actually kind of nice. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #10
We had a real nice JW come over to my house. I offered him a drink like a pepsi or tea southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #15
well, darlin', I believe in rapture, but it doesn't have anything to do with religion. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #16
Well darlin' good for you. I not bothered by it. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #20
You are so right - My husband (before I knew him) had a friend that did JUST THIS. Told them onecent Sep 2012 #18
It is funny. Funnier was my mother-in-law that did that to a neighbor. He is a religious freak. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #19
tears are washed away with the blood of billions of people Schema Thing Sep 2012 #25
Organized religion has done their part in instilling the fear of death to control people for Lint Head Sep 2012 #5
+1 freshwest Sep 2012 #11
Feeling Guilt. NOT! chuckstevens Sep 2012 #6
their craving for destruction KT2000 Sep 2012 #7
Self-fulfilling prophecies also give a reason to dehumanize other humans and live only for yourself. freshwest Sep 2012 #12
Oooh - good point KT2000 Sep 2012 #32
It struck me listening to a very well off Christian friend who has been moaning about money... freshwest Sep 2012 #35
It's not as if this rhetoric is new Major Nikon Sep 2012 #9
Jehovah's Witnesses have some pretty strange interpretations of the bible IMO, but they are NOT truth2power Sep 2012 #22
I'm not sure what a normal interpretation of the bible would even look like Major Nikon Sep 2012 #24
I was raised as one. Schema Thing Sep 2012 #27
I saw them as relatively benign until that one part you mentioned here, was explained to me. freshwest Sep 2012 #38
concurring bigrob35 Sep 2012 #68
There are a LOT of reasons people don't like JW tkmorris Sep 2012 #69
Thank you, bigrob. When I was in high school (many, many years ago) truth2power Sep 2012 #70
I tend to agree. I guess my experience is different than many. See my response, below. n/t truth2power Sep 2012 #71
they are deceived and deceive others. zeemike Sep 2012 #13
Israel will be the site of Jesus's second coming?,,,, benld74 Sep 2012 #14
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't come off as if they were superior. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #17
Creepy! These people are batshit-crazy... truth2power Sep 2012 #21
That I hadn't heard before watching this. Richard D Sep 2012 #28
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Gabby Hayes Sep 2012 #46
These ARE NOT the kind of people we AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #64
ZZZZzzzzzzz... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #23
I have no problem ignoring how pulpits were "crucial" in flighting slavery and Jim Crow Major Nikon Sep 2012 #30
Town churches reflected their parishioners, but... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #31
Religion has always been a piss poor basis for ethics and still is today Major Nikon Sep 2012 #33
Religion, or just Christianity? Your argument seems to be primarily against Western... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #41
Ah yes, the old tired well debunked argument that atheism fueled Hitler and Stalin's genocides Major Nikon Sep 2012 #42
I didn't say atheism caused anything, I simply mentioned that... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #43
This was your assertion, verbatim... Major Nikon Sep 2012 #44
You may remain clueless, for all I care. "Reason" may not have killed, but... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #45
You can resort to name calling, for all I care Major Nikon Sep 2012 #47
So, you have no alternative ethic yourself, is that it? Just winging it while... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #48
Sure I do Major Nikon Sep 2012 #49
I should apologize for your being a fathead? Not any time soon. TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #63
Funny thing about survival.... enki23 Sep 2012 #36
So I've heard ailsagirl Sep 2012 #26
Blasphemers. progressoid Sep 2012 #29
He! he! a TomRobbinsarian! patrice Sep 2012 #60
I haven't read that one. progressoid Sep 2012 #61
There's a sock and some other stuff and it's also about Israel & the US and some other stuff . . . patrice Sep 2012 #62
I had to watch it in 3 pieces as I was running around. Snarkoleptic Sep 2012 #34
Religion is stupid and b757pilot Sep 2012 #37
How do these folks feel about b757pilot Sep 2012 #39
Bookmarking -- thanks. gateley Sep 2012 #40
I watched this entire, documentary of stupid. EnviroBat Sep 2012 #50
True Story: People need to understand that this is a movement that is willing to do whatever they patrice Sep 2012 #51
Have you all noticed that "Liberty" University has major facilities funded by the LaHaye, as in the patrice Sep 2012 #52
My goodness! What a convenient excuse for building KILLING machines, for such a hand$$$ome patrice Sep 2012 #53
I get harassed in front of my own home by those nuts Newsie Sep 2012 #54
Wow. I'm speechless. I was raised with that shit, and I'm still speechless. mike_c Sep 2012 #55
Anybody besides me notice how much Rev. Hagee resembles Jonathan Winters in "The Loved One"? Bette Noir Sep 2012 #56
Closed with an add to become a "minister" with online course. HFW! patrice Sep 2012 #57
These. ARE. blasphemers. Practically every word out of their mouths reveals they equate patrice Sep 2012 #58
100K responded to Bush criticism of Israel = THESE are the people who CAUSED the war on Iraq. patrice Sep 2012 #59
At about 41:58 Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2012 #65
This isn't Orthodox Christianity thatwhichisnt Sep 2012 #66
you are correct, It is not even historic Evangelicalism, However, among the "Christian-right" Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #67
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