February 2012
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A law to protect the public in case of rapture?
We’ve got websites that will send a message to your friends and family if you’re raptured, and a company that will send an atheist to take care of your pets. But what about taking care of those of us who will be “left behind”? If Christians are right, is it good public policy to allow people who might be raptured to work in jobs where, if they were suddenly raptured, it...
Feb 29th
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Technoccult: Wyoming Considering So-Called... →
Yep, because that’s what people need: For their government to scare them to death instead of working to avoid an apocalypse. technoccult: State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a complete economic or political collapse in the United States. House Bill 85 passed on first reading by a voice vote. It would create...
Feb 28th
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Teaching Your Kids About The Zombie Apocalypse →
Totally awesome zombie apocalypse preparedness. destiny-lund: LMAOOTF!! Reminds me of the cartoons & whatnot in the ‘50’s for the atomic bomb crap. XD
Feb 28th
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Feb 28th
Apocalypse To Go ... →
…looks like a good one. And we’d probably all benefit from an official Apocalypse Squad. From the Library Journal’s Science Fiction/Fantasy Mass Market Paperbacks of Note, February 15, 2012
Feb 28th
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Feb 22nd
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“An old Jewish tale tells of a traveler who passes by a little village in Eastern...”
– Landes, Richard (2011-07-07). Heaven on Earth : The Varieties of the Millennial Experience (p. 3). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
Feb 21st
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“That same frantic panic over the loss of the ancient bargain also lies that the...”
– Sara Robinson, “Why Patriarchal Men Are Utterly Petrified Of Birth Control — And Why We’ll Still Be Fighting About It 100 Years From Now,” via Alternet.  Excellent analysis of how the technological and biological advances in contraception have led to an apocalyptic mind...
Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 4th
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WatchWatch
Apocalyptic panda! That’s right; in Wastelander Panda, we’ve got a survivor (in black-and-white fur, natch) roaming a post-apocalyptic wasteland with a machete. How much cooler could it get? via The Escapist
Feb 3rd
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National Geographic debunks 6 apocalyptic myths
Here’s the views of some actual scientists on the widely-anticipated “2012” apocalypse. Hint: They don’t think it’s going to happen. via National Geographic
Feb 2nd
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How to use apocalyptic fear to convert people to...
A site that helps evangelical Christians adapt the Internet for their conversions purposes (yes, Internet Evangelism Day is a real thing in the real world) offers some suggestions for ways to use current apocalyptic fears—whether of natural disaster or the Mayan Long Count Calendar hysteria—to start conversations. The goal, of course, is to gather converts. I suggest that apocalypse...
Feb 1st
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