The Rapture Myth posted by Ben

Concerning the Rapture:

Why would someone embrace such a nihilistic, suicidal belief system, so devoid of logic, so dependent on Lovecraftian fantasy?

Why would they rush, like lemmings, to promote a vast war in the Middle East and irreversible ecological destruction of the Earth's resources? [snip]

The last wave of Rapture-mania finally abated in the wake of the Progressive revolutions that followed World War I. They reformed labor laws, curbed the excesses of the corporate classes, and spread a social safety net under the feet of the vulnerable. If we want to save a habitable world for our grandchildren, we need to pull the rug out from under Rapture-mania with a new wave of hope and opportunity. We must demonstrate that there is hope in this world, not just in cloud-cuckoo-land. That making this world a better place can be even more satisfying than contemplating the richly-deserved tortures of the sinning class.

More right here on Democratic Underground.

The article's use of language is somewhat flippant, substituting name-calling and rhetorical outrage for carefully reasoned facts, but the key point, that a new hope for the future here on Earth needs to be built, is utterly crucial. Because right now, the eschatology of the Raptureheads has far less to do with hope than it does revenge, self-righteousness, and a complete rejection of Jesus' message of social reform, love, and forgiveness.

Too bad they don't realize that Republican policies of economic destruction are responsible for causing so much of their current misery.