World to end on August 22

Guardian ^ | 08/09/06 | Brian Whitaker

[presidio9]

Better cancel those holidays. We now have a date for Armageddon, and it's a week on Tuesday - August 22.

This information comes from no lesser source than the Wall Street Journal, where Bernard Lewis, President Bush's favourite historian, provides the details.

"In Islam, as in Judaism and Christianity," the professor writes, "there are certain beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time - Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite Muslims, the long-awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending in the final victory of the forces of good over evil, however these may be defined.

"Mr Ahmadinejad [the Iranian president] and his followers clearly believe that this time is now, and that the terminal struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It may even have a date, indicated by several references by the Iranian president to giving his final answer to the US about nuclear development by August 22. This was at first reported as 'by the end of August', but Mr Ahmadinejad's statement was more precise."

Lewis continues: "What is the significance of August 22? This year, August 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427. This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque', usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (cf, Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and, if necessary, of the world."

This sort of quasi-religious scaremongering always finds a receptive audience in the United States, especially among Christians of the jihadist

[clintonh8r]

Hey! That's my birthday!

[Calpernia]

Post 179!

I think we have a graphic for the live thread!

[netmilsmom]

>>Does anybody know what we should wear? I think that since this will be a first perhaps we should all get together and decide what would be appropriate. I'd hate for anybody to be uncomfortable because they got caught wearing the wrong thing.<<

And let's get that wardrobe list together asap so we can get new stuff on the chargecards!

Although the girls have these semi-formal princess dresses that I've been keeping pristine.

I think I let them play outside and swing on the swings in them on Aug. 22nd.

[racing fan]

Maybe play "It's the end of the world as we know it" by REM or "The End" by The Doors all night/day long.

[mojito]

The Eurotrash, as you so rightly call them, are used to feeling oh so smugly superior to people with religious beliefs. Mocking those beliefs has become a kind of obnoxious parlor game of these morally empty fools. This Whitaker is so corrupt, and so poor of spirit and imagination, that he can not believe Ahmadinejad at his word. Bernard Lewis is the leading scholar of the Islamic world, not the Bible-thumping caricature so dear to the British intelligentsia. One might think that if Lewis suggests we should take Ahmadinejad seriously, that we should take heed. Not Whitaker. He mocks, and mocks in a way that only underscores his ignorance and pomposity. The Whitakers are the reason why Europe is doomed. That day may be arriving far sooner than Whitaker expects.

[T.Smith]

Actually, I think it sounds like a British cameltoe. I think that fits this "guy" pretty well.

[processing please hold]

Sounds like a plan...I'm in.

[daybreakcoming]

Just watch! FOX will have Shep covering this! ARGGGGGGGH

[presidio9]

Great minds think alike. See Post 162

*The Grampa Dave MSM Queer Agenda Outsearch (pat pending)

[racing fan]

I am in.

[Ingtar]

Serve Koolaide with those crabs?

[Calpernia]

Out with the old media!

The new media is more accurate and has humor.

[Red Badger]

My "robe" is at the cleaners, being "whitened".............

[weegee]

Well the world almost ended on my birthday when faulty equipment instructed a Russian to launch a Mutually Assured Destruction missile volley.

If it happens, it happens.

I don't believe the world will end but some jihadists might do some really bad things.

[Lucky9teen]

I'm sure Geraldo or Shep Smith will be there though.

[bootless]

First day of local high school - well, since we don't have snow days in California, I guess that'll have to do.

[MikeA]

Well said. I think I'll take the workd of a leading Islamic scholar over the snide and stereotyping pompous bloviating of a Eurofool like Whitaker. What the hell is he an expert on other than American bashing? He's probably a George Galloway disciple.

[Red Badger]

You are hereby nominated to run the End of the World LIVE thread.

Film at eleven............

[Calpernia]

dirtboys also.

[ekwd]

Bernard Lewis is someone who should be taken very seriously.