It's a wonder that Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist parade never delved into shortwave. They probably have never had the coffers of the aforementioned ministries to that.
Mark N8ICW Sent from my lousy iPhone > On Dec 18, 2013, at 5:46 PM, The Professor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Of the old four horsemen of the shortwave apocalypse. Gene Scott was the > first to go, then Pete Peters. And now Mr. Camping has finally fallen. > Brother Stair is the last one riding. > > Much to my surprise, both Scott and Peters have found a way to broadcast from > the grave. Most days, you can still hear recordings of them any day of the > week across the shortwave dial. And Gene Scott's former radio "ministry" must > still be going strong in some way, because to blast across the horizon on > 6060kHz and another frequency or two. His former porn star widow is even more > cryptic than Gene, but not nearly as compelling (or as much fun). But just to > keep the programming interesting, they drop in archives of his old programs > here and there. For the good times. > > And I still hear ol' Pete Peters too, as well a couple of his younger > acolytes who have taken on the mantle of his hateful "identity ministry". But > while Camping made headlines over the years with his dates of destruction and > his declaration of the "post church era," there wasn't a charismatic bone in > his body. And it's kinda hard to imagine Family Radio actually investing in > reruns of "Open Forum." > > And speaking of investments, I believe Family Radio is a far bigger > enterprise than the aforementioned ministries. Even with some recent selling, > there's still too much money left on the table. Someone will figure out that > all those radio properties are just going to decrease in value over the next > few years, and they'll cash it all in and dissolve into another online > religious cult/ministry out there. Perhaps they'll also buy time on other > stations, but recordings of the shamed and no longer living Harold Camping > probably won't be in the mix. But who knows? > > Eighty year old Brother Stair still hangs on. And his need to be on the radio > everywhere and all the time remains unchecked, even if he's lost of good deal > of affiliates over the years. I predict he's busy making plans and investing > money in his own radio immortality, and that his creaky old barking will > linger in the static far longer than his goat-like human shell will actually > hover over the microphone. He's an overcomer. > > -prof > > >> On 12/18/2013 8:50 AM, Richard Cuff wrote: >> Ed, I think it will be tough for FR. Many ministries of this ilk >> exist due to the drive and personality of their founders, and, once >> the founder is gone, the ministry becomes rudderless. >> >> While I have not seen reports on their financial condition, I >> speculate that since the passing of the October and December 2011 >> dates, FR has been living off its asset sales - after all, FR invested >> in FM long before FM became a popular radio medium. >> >> Camping's theology wasn't mainstream Fundamentalist Christian either. >> Much like Joseph Smith some 180 years ago, Camping claimed that >> traditional church-based Christianity had lost its way, and Camping >> had unique perspectives and insights as to how Christianity should be >> practiced. >> >> So FR will probably continue to quietly recede into the background, >> eventually dissolving in an environment of indifference... >> >> RC >> >>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 8:16 AM, bernieS<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >Will Howard Camping's 'Family Radio' survive his death? It survived >>> >several >>> >predicted rapture dates, so stay tuned... >> _______________________________________________ >> Swlfest mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest >> >> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail >> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL >> shown above. >> >> For more information on the Fest, visit: >> >> http://www.swlfest.com >> http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
