Dec. 21, 2012: The End of the World?

Do you believe the world will end Friday?

The world probably will not end Friday, but that’s not stopping some people from preparing — or partying. The Mayan calendar turns over Dec. 21, which also happens to be the first day of winter. Some people believe this will be the start of the end of the world. The date even has its own website and one NASA scientist told CurrentTV there may be 25 million people in the United States who believe the end of the world will happen. In response, several DC bars are hosting “End of the World” parties with drink specials. Other people have been taking longer-term, more serious steps to prepare — like getting an Atlas Survival Shelter, an underground, insulated and furnished survival pod made of corrugated steel pipe. ‘Nothing About End of Days…

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Patch Pitch: The End of the World?

What would you do or not do if you only had one more week to live?

If you believe all of the doomsday hype surrounding the Mayan calendar, we’ve got approximately eight more days left on this planet.  Specifically, prognosticators predict 12/21/2012 at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time (whatever that is) will mark lights off for Planet Earth.  Per www.timeanddate.com, “The Mayan calendar finishes one of its great cycles in December 2012, which has fueled countless theories about the end of the world on December 21, 2012 at 11:11(UTC)." One theory suggests a galactic alignment which would create chaos on Earth because of the gravitational effect between the Sun and the Black hole called Sagittarius A, which is located at the center of our galaxy. Another theory involves a 'polar shift', which means a reversal of …

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Radio Talk Show Host Predicts 'Judgment Day' on Saturday

Followers spread the word in Northern Virginia

The end of the world is here. Again. A religious radio broadcaster who once predicted the world would end in 1994 is now predicting that the world will end on Saturday, May 21st. That's this Saturday. “We are confident of this date, as we see this clearly taught in the Bible," said Tom Holt in an e-mail to Patch. Holt, a former Presbyterian pastor, has volunteered for 18 years with the Family Radio ministry. "Some of the most godly, most scholarly Christians of the past 2,000 years taught that the date of 'the End' is in the Bible, and, that there is nothing in the Bible that precludes knowing this date,” he said. Should you cancel your weekend plans? A quick look at Northern Virginia area places of worship shows that services and other …

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