God...

Someone recently alerted me to the fact that there is a website, which shares a very similar address to this one, but for one letter. That address is:

http://gelatigecko.blogpot.com/

That's right, blogPOT, no 's'. DON'T CLICK ON THAT LINK YET. You should be warned, it contains some downright scary content. Apart from the name of the link (which is not explained on the wepage at all) which would indicate someone else either

a) Has been cyber stalking me in Jed Parryesque fashion - as the shoutbox would also support, and now has set up an alarmist conversion website

or

b) thinks that alliterated combos of animals and cold confections constitute appropriate internet psuedonyms.

I'll leave you to find the more disturbing option. But what is perhaps most disturbing is the content of that website. After having a brief and unsettling look at it, I decided it contained some things that really put me off religion:

• Big capital red letters for headings such as "The Soon Coming ClimaxProof The Bible Is True WE ARE NOW IN THE LATTER DAYS OF THE END TIMES
  HOW TO BE SAVED"
• Testimonies from non believers about why and how they converted
• Irrelevant lists of how the world is going to shit - sure, why not, let's assume it is. But the biggest concerns they have are pressing global issues such as self esteem: "C. People would become lovers of themselves-2 Tim 3:1,2. Remember the TV commercials—"I do it for me"? "

Ok...so you think it's not that scary, it's really funny. Well here's what's just around the corner if we don't smarten our act:

We are not setting a date; however, we are now living in that generation in which this will happen. Hate, murder, thefts, rape, and every imaginable form of evil will abound. During this horrible period of God’s wrath, Russia, Iran, and other nations will come against Israel. The USA becomes involved. One-fourth of the world’s population will die. Many of the dead will be from the USA, as well as Russia. (Sorry everyone, but that's only as specific as God could be...)

One-third of trees are burned up. All green grass is burned up. One-third of the sea will become blood. One-third of the creatures in the sea will die (presumably those living in the blood part of the sea). One-third of the ships are destroyed. One-third of the waters become wormwood (or poisoned, or radioactive). Massive famines, increased earthquakes, and more diseases will happen as birth pangs of a woman. Those left alive will have opportunities to receive Jesus through the preaching of 144,000 male, virgin Jews; however, death by decapitation lies ahead for most that put their trust in Jesus (naturally), unless they renounce their faith. There will also be many false Christs and false prophets. A one-world, false religion that God calls MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH (quite a lengthy title to go on this new religion's manifesto...) will increase. This religion has existed for hundreds of years and exists today. The nations of the world have become intoxicated with her false teachings. The temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt (who said it was ALL bad news. Jerusalem temple Working Bee next Friday).

You might be a little shaken after visiting this website...so if you just add my blog to your favourites you can sidestep the whole issue. I'm going back to school now, so blog posts will dry up for a while.