What's it all about?
The 2011 end times prediction made by Christian radio host Harold Camping states that the Rapture (in premillennial theology, the taking up into heaven of God's elect people) will take place on May 21, 2011[1][2] at 6 P.M. local time (the rapture will sweep the globe time zone by time zone) [3] and that the end of the world as we know it will take place five months later on October 21, 2011.[4] Camping, president of the Family Radio Christian network, claims the Bible as his source and says May 21 will be the date of the Rapture and the day of judgment "beyond the shadow of a doubt".[5] His followers claim that around 200 million people (approximately 3% of the world's population) will be raptured.[6]
Camping's predictions have not been embraced by most other Christian groups;[7] some have explicitly rejected them.[8][9][10][11] An interview with a group of church leaders noted that all of them have scheduled services as usual for Sunday, May 22.[12] Camping previously claimed that the world would end in September 1994.
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Atheists Offer Post-Rapture Services
A group of atheists in Seattle have begun a funding campaign for
people who will be left behind, and a website offers to deliver the mail
of Christians after they are taken to heaven to their non-believer
friends.
“Rapture Relief
Fund” was created just in case Family Radio prognostication is correct,
and if not, Seattle Atheists plan on donating its proceeds to Camp
Quest West, a camp for children from non-religious families.
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