Posts Tagged ‘Family Radio’
A year after the world didn’t end, a look at the prophecies of Harold Camping
Through a nationwide marketing campaign and the Family Radio media platform, Oakland-based preacher Harold Camping convinced thousands of people that the world would end on May 21, 2011. As we approach the one-year anniversary of his failed prediction, reporter Megan Molteni takes look at the psychology of Camping’s doomsaying and why so many people fell for it.
Read MoreDespite criticism, Harold Camping remains adamant the world is ending
Harold Camping predicted that on May 21 a colossal global earthquake—the likes of which no one has ever felt before—would tear across the Earth, catalyzing the end of the world. But May 21 came and went. Now he’s saying that despite the lack of earthquakes, the world’s demise has indeed begun.
Read MoreThe end is nigh, says Family Radio’s Harold Camping
You’ve seen the May 21 billboards. Maybe you’ve heard the radio station. Now here’s a look inside the world of Harold Camping and his Oakland-based Family Radio media group, who predict that Judgment Day is coming — this weekend.
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