Tag Archives: Family Radio

Making Ends Meet

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Benjamin F. Carlson

My story on evidence that the Family Radio empire, headed by doomsayer Harold Camping, is selling off commercial properties in what may be a slow collapse. After failing twice to predict the apocalypse in 2011, Harold Camping is still working … Continue reading →

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Doomsday, Part Deux

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Benjamin F. Carlson

Four months later, I checked in with followers of Harold Camping and found that many of them were still waiting for the end of the world to come in October. The second apocalypse of 2011 is nigh. This Friday, stalwart … Continue reading →

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End of the Road

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Benjamin F. Carlson

After Camping’s proclamation, I spoke with the gang from Caravan One. The leader said they were planning to begin study for the new end of the world, October 21st. Last week, a group aboard Family Radio’s Caravan 1 was shouting … Continue reading →

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Rapture? Just Wait

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Benjamin F. Carlson

When Harold Camping emerged from seclusion after May 21st, he held forth for an hour and a half at a strange press conference in which he declared that the world was in judgment, and all time would end–in October.

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Heaven Can Wait

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Benjamin F. Carlson

We followed up with May 21sters before, during, and after the big day. David Knowles reported directly from Family Radio HQ in Oakland, CA.

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