Yes, that’s just months away.

This prophecy is based on the ancient Mayan calendar which ends on that day.

I’ve done stories about this issue and I will do more, I’m sure as that date draws near.

Some new information on the topic has surfaced in a story on MSNBC.com.

Apparently, it may have been discovered that the Mayan calendar goes beyond Dec. 21, 2012.

Anyway, you’ll find no judgements or opinions in this posting. I just thought I’d pass along this story for those interested in this topic.

There’s something about predictions of the end of the world that fascinates folks.

Here’s a link to the story: “Maya marked time past 2012″

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor

I know the blogosphere and Twitter were abuzz with quips and jokes yesterday about Camping’s obvious failure to calculate the end of world accurately.

Camping, an Oakland, Calif., evangelist, had said, for years, that May 21, 2011 would be the date of the Rapture, when Christ would come to Earth and take up to Heaven all believers. Camping said an earthquake would happen on this date and that several months later, in October, the world would end.

In short, May 21, 2011 was to be the beginning of the end.

Friday, before I left for work, I read one last story/commentary about Camping’s predictions and I thought the author’s viewpoint was interesting.

 I’d like to share it here:  “Desiring the End of the World.”

And one last thing.

Mark Hitchcock, senior pastor at Faith Bible Church in Edmond, is considered an expert in biblical prophecy. He told me Friday that he didn’t see much good coming forth from a false prophet, which is what he called Camping.

However, Hitchcock did say that  Camping’s doomed Doomsday prediction did probably have one positive thing come out of it. He said perhaps people who never thought about Christ’s return pondered the subject for awhile.

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor

As we get closer to the date at the center of the prediction made by Camping (pictured in AP Photo), more and more stories are popping up about camping, the rapture and end-of-the-world prophecies.

Thought I’d share some links to some of these stories.

HuffPost Religion: “Harold Camping: The Man Behind Judgement Day”

HuffPost Religion: “Religious Teachings on the End of the World”

New York Times: “Make My Bed? But  You Say the World is Ending”

The Washington Post’s On Faith blog: “Harold Camping’s Followers Say Doomsday is Near”

The Washington Post’s On Faith blog: “May 21, 2011: Not the End of the World”

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor