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“In many cases sheer fanaticism has been the result of exclusively dwelling on prophecy, and probably more men have gone mad on that subject than on any other religious question.”[1] —Charles H. Spurgeon Harold Camping is at it again. He is predicting that an eschatological “end” will take place in 2011.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Camping, 88, has scrutinized the Bible for almost 70 years and says he has developed a mathematical system to interpret prophecies hidden within the Good Book. One night a few years ago, Camping, a civil engineer by trade, crunched the numbers and was stunned at what he’d found: The world will end May 21, 2011.”[3] Camping sounds a lot like Edgar Whisenant who predicted that the rapture would take place in September 1988, a certainty that he backed up with his booklet 88 Reasons Why the Rapture is in 1988 and the claim “Only if the Bible is in error am I wrong; and I say that to every preacher in town.”[4] When the certainty of his predictio
Theatre Huntsville makes a bold move with a relatively unknown three-actor play (well, four if you count the brief appearance of a Secret Service man) that holds a local twist in the very smart and very witty, “factional” (fiction based on fact) play, “Camping with Henry and Tom.” Don’t miss this entertaining show opening July 16 and running through July 24 at the VBC Playhouse. One of the best things about this play is watching veteran actor–but new to Huntsville–David Minnich transformed into the crotchety Thomas Edison. I haven’t seen a biography on Edison or studied his life, but Minnich had me convinced after a few minutes into the play that he was the “real” thing. No offence to the other two actors, who do a great job–but Minnich really sold me on his portrayal of the eccentric inventor. This play is not only entertaining, but it’s also an eye-opener. How interesting to see three historical figures we all have heard of in a setting like this. I knew little about President Har
