Earthquakes abound; Tibow does ’6.66′ — are we near The End??
Earthquakes appear to be on the rise, or at least our awareness of them is rising. Not only did the big one hit Haiti in January, there was a true Monster Quake that rocked Chile yesterday.My most biblically literalistic friends all insist that an increase in earthquakes is definitely one of the signs that we are living in the “End Times,” and warn that we may soon be sorry we didn’t take the Bible more literally.
Almost as though God were trying to reinforce the message: Graduated Florida Gators QB Tim Tibow, renowed as a decent quarterback and an all-around-dedicated-Christian-nice-guy registered a 6.66 score in something related to NFL quarterbacking. (Confession: Although I’m a rabid NFL fan, I don’t pretend to understand the combines and their scoring.)
Okay, abundant earthquakes (there was a mostly under-reported 4.4 quake near Oklahoma City the same day as the Big One rocked Chile), Tibow and “666″ — what’s happening to the world and what’s ahead for the Universe as we know it? Should I be looking for a better home insurance quote and life and health insurance while there’s still time??
And don’t forget, the Mayan calendar runs out in 2012, right???!!! (I loved the comment some comedian made when he heard a reference to the Mayan calendar business — “Yeah, and we all know how closely we follow the Mayan calendar.”)
All right, yes, I’m being sarcastic. I was sitting here with little to do this evening, reflecting on the many people I know personally who take such pseudo-Christianity and weird portents of the future waaaayyyy to seriously. I have the utmost respect for their right to believe such things. I just get weary of all the near-magical silliness with which they conduct their lives and which colors their perception of reality.
So I apologize if I’ve offended any of you who are reading this. It’s just my lame attempt at late-evening humor.
But I surely appreciate, too, the terrible havoc and suffering caused by the Haitian earthquake and the Chilean earthquake, and any others that strike. We all ought to give and help in anyway possible.
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