Have you seen the Judgement day Billboards that 610 AM is posting around the bay

[recto101]

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Come on now just because 610 AM is not doing well financially does not mean that judgement day is on May 21, 2011 and you scare everybody off. I seen this ad on I-80 in Vallejo at Tenessee Street off ramp. Its like that annoying ad in LA on the 210 freeway that bags that they lost weight on the by some surgeon. If 610 AM plan to flip formats fine.

 

[LKellerIII]

Big deal. Christian fringe groups have been preaching about Judgment Day, and "the end of days," and "The Rapture" for as long as I've been alive - 59 years...and for centuries before that, I'm sure. If the first predictions like this I heard as a kid had come true, I never would have made it past age 8. These nuts used to use the threat of Nuclear Armageddon with the Soviet Union as the triggering act - or the worldwide "Communist Conspiracy." Now it's terrorism, and the Muslim 'World Order' or whatever.

If you're a religious broadcaster who believes in this nonsense, why not put in on a billboard, so people will tune in to your station? Makes sense to me.

I don't get the analogy between Judgment Day, and weight-loss billboards, though (?).

 

[buffalo1]

Haven't seen any of the judgement day billboards, but a fellow in my neighborhood has Mr. Camping's slogans and that fateful May 21st date plastered all over his car. Camping claims that he has absolutely no doubt about his prediction, and that those who remain after May 21st have no hope of salvation. Rather embarrassing for all those believers, if they're still around on the 22nd, with all the rest of us sinners! Perhaps they'll slink away in silence and free up all the radio stations Family Radio current lays claim to.

 

[recto101]

Big deal. Christian fringe groups have been preaching about Judgment Day, and "the end of days," and "The Rapture" for as long as I've been alive - 59 years...and for centuries before that, I'm sure. If the first predictions like this I heard as a kid had come true, I never would have made it past age 8. These nuts used to use the threat of Nuclear Armageddon with the Soviet Union as the triggering act - or the worldwide "Communist Conspiracy." Now it's terrorism, and the Muslim 'World Order' or whatever.

If you're a religious broadcaster who believes in this nonsense, why not put in on a billboard, so people will tune in to your station? Makes sense to me.

I don't get the analogy between Judgment Day, and weight-loss billboards, though (?).

Sorry about thouse weight loss ads that didn't make sense I hope I can remove it. and 23 now there the China Takeover the USA that the latest scare today and the Mexico take over the USA.

 

[recto101]

Big deal. Christian fringe groups have been preaching about Judgment Day, and "the end of days," and "The Rapture" for as long as I've been alive - 59 years...and for centuries before that, I'm sure. If the first predictions like this I heard as a kid had come true, I never would have made it past age 8. These nuts used to use the threat of Nuclear Armageddon with the Soviet Union as the triggering act - or the worldwide "Communist Conspiracy." Now it's terrorism, and the Muslim 'World Order' or whatever.

If you're a religious broadcaster who believes in this nonsense, why not put in on a billboard, so people will tune in to your station? Makes sense to me.

I don't get the analogy between Judgment Day, and weight-loss billboards, though (?).

So its more like what Glann Beck was accused of putting on Fox news and the Christian fringe groups doing infomercials on the History Channel for similar things like Judgement day in 2012 and the Y2k bug and the June 6, 2006 scare.

 

[Lou_S]

Mr. Camping is not a young man. He's nearing the end of his life, even in the best of circumstances, which might have something to do with his view that Judgement Day is near. Of course it is - for him. For others it may not be quite as near.

 

[1069_KIFR]

If he is so sure of the end of the world, he should put his stations up for sale if it does not happen. On May 22nd, the FCC should yank his licences for broadcasting fear and causing mass hysteria to the public. Almost like yelling fire in a crowded movie theater.

There should be some sort of penalty, come May 21st and nothing happens. Those stations should be taken off the air immediately! Fade to black.

 

[Madmansam]

A friend of mine is suggesting that Harold Camping maybe a Religious Fanatic and that his listeners are a cult. He fears that Harold Camping maybe another Jim Jones and that he and his listeners will do a mass suicide on May 21, 2011, Judgement Day.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Big deal. Christian fringe groups have been preaching about Judgment Day, and "the end of days," and "The Rapture" for as long as I've been alive - 59 years...and for centuries before that, I'm sure.

My observation is that the kind of claims about "end times" that have ruminated off-and-on during your lifetime and mine only date back a hundred years or so. (Yes, there are some rather in-your-face passages in any version of the Bible on the subject of "eschatology".)

The introduction of American "Fundamentalism" circa 1905 set the stage. One of the tenets was: "literal" acceptance/interpretation of biblical content. Once a large number of participants in the Christian faith accepted the concept of literalism, the Scofield followers had the 1917 edition of this new study bible to really sway the church world toward their "end times" presentation.

With the arrival of "tele-evangelism" circa 1970, those who teach the "end times" version of the theology discovered a media "made in heaven" to promote this somewhat questionable branch on the theological tree. (Radio wasn't a shabby tool in this development.)

Yes, starting May 22nd (if the Japanese power plants haven't destroyed the world) there will be some people with some 'splainin to do.

 

[buffalo1]

I don't see anyone being in a position to panic over Mr. Camping's prediction. One who believes it, along with everything else he says, sees himself as perfectly safe; whisked up to heaven before the 'tribulation'. Alternately, one who is not having any of it sees no danger, and so, no need to panic. Mr. Camping and his group should be free to promulgate whatever beliefs they please. They must, however, bear the consequences, should the prophecy fail. Camping and Family Radio could lose their supporters over this.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Alternately, one who is not having any of it sees no danger, and so, no need to panic.

Maybe no need to panic. But damage control will be needed. A lot of people assume all church people are selling the same soap. All other groups other than camping face the dilemma that ALL religious groups have been proven false by Camping's failure or mis-step in the minds of a lot of people.

 

[recto101]

Big deal. Christian fringe groups have been preaching about Judgment Day, and "the end of days," and "The Rapture" for as long as I've been alive - 59 years...and for centuries before that, I'm sure.

My observation is that the kind of claims about "end times" that have ruminated off-and-on during your lifetime and mine only date back a hundred years or so. (Yes, there are some rather in-your-face passages in any version of the Bible on the subject of "eschatology".)

The introduction of American "Fundamentalism" circa 1905 set the stage. One of the tenets was: "literal" acceptance/interpretation of biblical content. Once a large number of participants in the Christian faith accepted the concept of literalism, the Scofield followers had the 1917 edition of this new study bible to really sway the church world toward their "end times" presentation.

With the arrival of "tele-evangelism" circa 1970, those who teach the "end times" version of the theology discovered a media "made in heaven" to promote this somewhat questionable branch on the theological tree. (Radio wasn't a shabby tool in this development.)

Yes, starting May 22nd (if the Japanese power plants haven't destroyed the world) there will be some people with some 'splainin to do.

What about a format flip on May 21 or May 22 has the owners of 610 am have plans to sell the station to somebody or is 610 am going to be shut down for good? Remember back in March when somebody said that Saul Levine of Mount Wilson would market K-MZT LA to Bay Area listeners who cannot get KDFC-FM. Is that the Flip for 610 AM on May 21?

 

[fybush]

My observation is that the kind of claims about "end times" that have ruminated off-and-on during your lifetime and mine only date back a hundred years or so. (Yes, there are some rather in-your-face passages in any version of the Bible on the subject of "eschatology".)

I'd suggest you might want to push that time horizon back another century or so.

They don't call the area of upstate New York where I live the "Burnt-Over District" for nothing: in the early 19th century, it was the hub of a host of end-time movements led by fiery preachers. The Millerites started here (and eventually evolved into today's Seventh-Day Adventists, if memory serves), and for a time Miller preached the same sort of "end is nigh" doctrine that Camping is offering up today. Like Camping in 1994, Miller "revised" his date for a new set of followers after the original prediction failed to come true.

Even the economic and social context of the day is echoed in our times: the Panic of 1837 had eroded trust in banks and government, immigration was a boiling-hot social issue, and on and on.

But back to Dr. Camping: I don't believe his theology or personality allows for the admission of error. Assuming the world does not, in fact, come to an end in a few weeks, don't expect his stations to be sold or to change format. There will be some sort of "recalculation," as there was back in 1994, and Family Radio will go on, just as it did then.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Scott: I think the difference in our two time-table scenarios is this: Prior to 100 years ago, this "end times" view was held, and promulgated by what a large part of the population regarded as fringe groups, organizations to be avoided.

Starting about 100 years ago the main-stream of evangelicalism widely adopted "end times" view.... BUT without specific dates. It was acceptable to say, "it may be any day now. The signs are right"... but it was 'fringe group' to set specific dates.

 

[michael hagerty]

The boards are up in Phoenix too, where Family Life owns KFLR-FM.

Let's face it though....back in the day, it would have been one helluva 610 promotion...the same station that offered 8 seconds of radio silence for possible communication from extra-terrestrial beings now predicts the end of the world as we know it (with tickets to the REM reunion concert, copies of "Rapture" autographed by Blondie's Debbie Harry, and DVDs of the director's cut of Apocalypse Now...just call 478-KFRC to qualify!)

 

[LKellerIII]

Let's face it though....back in the day, it would have been one helluva 610 promotion...the same station that offered 8 seconds of radio silence for possible communication from extra-terrestrial beings now predicts the end of the world as we know it (with tickets to the REM reunion concert, copies of "Rapture" autographed by Blondie's Debbie Harry, and DVDs of the director's cut of Apocalypse Now...just call 478-KFRC to qualify!)

I can hear the Bobby Ocean promo in my head - "The rapture...coming for youuuu...onlyyyy (pause) on kay-eff-arrrr-seeee."

 

[buffalo1]

When Rev. Miller's 1844 prediction of the end of the world failed, even in its modified forms, it caused something called the 'great disappointment'. Many people left Miller's fold and either became disenchanted with religion in general, or joined mainstream churches. &&& If Mr. Camping is wrong, he and Family Radio may lose enough support to make retaining their radio empire impossible. The whole operation reputedly depends on donations. &&& Mr. Camping's 1994 prediction was actually quite tentative. In the title of the tract he published on it, 1994 is followed by a question mark. Even then, he said that 2011 was the 'best' date. It appears that he wished to avoid the possibility of setting his prediction too far in the future, and being taken by surprise! 'Hedging his bets' seems an apt metaphor. &&& It's true that some sects have repeatedly furnished dates for the end of the world, and repeatedly been wrong, yet survived the experience. I wonder if, in this instance, this will be so easy. Camping and Family Radio have drawn a great deal of attention to themselves over this prediction. Many such predictions by other sects in recent decades remained obscure, virtually unnoticed by the outside world.

 

[DaveBayArea]

If Mr. Camping is wrong, he and Family Radio may lose enough support to make retaining their radio empire impossible.

The day-to-day costs for operating those stations - even with the LPTV stations - have to be miniscule. They also have additional income from running the Home Shopping Network on their digital TV sub-channels (though not on Sundays - that's the Lord's Day). I strongly suspect that Family Radio could continue operations for several years by selling off just one of their large-market properties.

Dave B.

 

[Geek-O-Rama]

Do they have a program schedule for the day after Judgement day?

 

[michael hagerty]

Do they have a program schedule for the day after Judgement day?

Yep. Just leaked through Wikileaks. It's a partial music log:

May 22, 2011

12:00:00 AM: Legal ID

12:00:10 AM: Skeeter Davis: The End Of The World

12:02:44 AM: Simon & Garfunkel: The Sounds of Silence

12:05:49 AM: