I have incredible respect for a great many Christians

[Tom Rinaldo]

There is no "but..." to that sentance. It stands alone as a true statement. For example I once met an El Salvardoran priest who was largely responsible for opening the eyes of Archbishop Romero to the plight of the poor there. He had been tortured because of his role defending the poor of El Salvador. And it isn't just high profile Christian human rights defenders. I have a friend who lost her home on the gulf coast because of Hurrican Katrina, and her town was totally demolished also. For the most part is was Christian volunteers coming from other parts of the country donating months of their lives to personal service who helped all those people begin to rebuild their lives.

Christianity has some profound beliefs that move some people to do heroic things on behalf of others less well off than themselves. I am often in awe of them. In a world in which most people adhere to some belief system, I will never make a broad brush attack on Christians or Christianity.

But I also fully get how nearly impossible it is for those who do not believe that the rapture will happen today to have some fun over this. It's just too big and bright a target for humor to ignore. I really do feel badly though for the children of Rapture Now parents who have sold off or given away all of their worldly assets. Monday they will wake to a harsh reality.