OK, I think my sister has completely lost her mind!

[Clintmax]

She sent me an e-mail telling me that the rapture is coming in just a few days and she begged me to go to church so I can go up into the clouds with her and jeebus. I also found out she told my little brother that he was going to be one of those left behind and she told him not to get one of "those marks".

I think she's getting this from the church she goes to (don't ask me which one it is cause I have NO idea), and they're filling her head with these crazy ideas.

I fired a e-mail back to her blasting her for preaching to me. I can't STAND that shit!

[Lars39]

1. If she has kids, get her help RIGHT NOW.

[Clintmax]

3. Are you kidding???

She has SIX! That's her role in life, I think. Have kids. As far as getting her help, I told her in the reply e-mail to go see a psychiatrist. She won't though.

[Lars39]

7. Is her husband aware that she thinks the rapture will be in a few days?

[Clintmax]

10. Oh, I'm quite sure he does...

they go to church together. My mom is so pissed she doesn't EVEN want to talk to her. I dunno, Dude...this is all weird to me.

[Ladyhawk]

18. I'm worried about those kids, Clintmax.

It sounds like she's had a psychotic break of some kind. :(

[alphafemale]

24. I agree. Bad things happed to kids of fundies who lose touch with reality.

Are any of them old enough to get help via 9-1-1 or a neighbor if things started going "last-days" in that house?

[Clintmax]

25. Yes...

the oldest is 17 or 18. I don't think she'd do anything crazy to her children though. I least I HOPE she doesn't.

[mzteris]

41. that's what

Andrea Yates friends thought, too.

REPORT HER TO Child Protective Services.... anything. She's nuts and who knows what she'll do!!!

[mzteris]

42. are her older kids

brainwashed, too? Or can you talk to them and find out what's going on in the household? Give them a heads up to watch out for the younger ones, too.

[Arugula Latte]

2. Aaaaaaaaaaaany day now, Sis.

You keep waitin' and tell us how it goes, m'kay?

[Clintmax]

4. LOL...I told her she's gonna be waiting for a LOOONG time!

Like I said...I think she's just completely lost her mind!

[Splatter Phoenix]

5. It's sad.

Because in their minds they're literally trying to save you. x_X...

It's also sad that she's not 100% focused on helping those poor bastards in LA/Mississippi live a few more days...

[Clintmax]

13. Yeah, it IS sad...

My little brother was hurt by her telling him he was going to be one of the ones left behind. "Who is she to judge me?" he asked me.

[Splatter Phoenix]

44. That's HORRIBLE.

Judge not, woman. v_V don't the people who take judging into their own hands go to hell anyway?

[sakabatou]

6. Nutty

[gmoney]

8. I'll put up with being left behind...

If it means getting rid of all the freakin' Fundies...

[Clintmax]

11. LOL!

Amen, Brother! :rofl:

[johnnie]

9. Make some cash

Bet her that the rapture isn't coming. Bet her $200.00 and get a date. If she is right you will be floating in the air, if she is wrong, she owes you 200 smackers.

[Clintmax]

12. I thought about THAT too!

But they are so poor she couldn't afford to give me the money and I wouldn't want to take it in the first place. It would mean taking food out of my nieces and nephews mouths. I couldn't do that.

[johnnie]

15. I would like to crack more jokes

But the truth is, that is just too sad. I hope she gets out of that state of mind. If not for her, but for the little ones.
You have to show her that the rapture has been "coming" for thousands of years. In 1800 they said it, in 1900 they said it..and so on. I think she might need some help. The kids don't need that shit in their lives.
Good luck.

[Clintmax]

16. Thanks, Johnnie Man...

I think I'm going to bed now to sleep on this whole situation. Maybe I'll come up with something overnight. It's going to be tough though since she lives in Missouri and I live in Florida. Night everybody!

[NMMNG]

14. Does she realize how many times the rapture has been coming

If we all were to fall on our knees every time some wingnut wailed about the imminent apocalypse we might as well have knee-pads permanently attached. :eyes:

[mitchum]

17. Yep, she's gone stark fucking batsshit crazzzzzzzzzzzzy

sorry to hear that

[tjwmason]

19. Things are going to be great fun down here after the Rapture

All of the boring sods will be gone :woohoo:

As I'm both gay and Catholic that's two reasons why the fundies think I'm staying behind - I can probably notch up a few more if I put my mind to it.

[Clintmax]

20. Well, what I told her is that there IS no such thing as the rapture...

and even if there were, the bible says that Christ would return in a thousand years. OK...Christ died in around 30 C.E. That would mean that the rapture occurred in 1030 or 1031 C.E. Since we are now 975 years PAST that, we can safely say it has already happened! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

21. You should never let reality get in the way of a good story.

Interestingly the notion of the Rapture was only dreamed up in the 19th century, also the wacko idea that the world dates from 6000 years ago comes from the 17th century - none of this nonsense has a long history (hopefully it will all be forgotten about pretty quickly too).

[Clintmax]

22. I hope so too...

But I tell ya, I doubt it will.

[undeterred]

23. The belief system covers everything

and while some of us are searching for rational explanations they have a method of interpreting all tragedies in relation to their beliefs. And of course they always come out smelling like a rosebush and the rest of us are going to burn in hell.

My sister and her whole family are like that and I can't stand it. I am a christian but I don't buy into that baloney, so my beliefs about justice as a central Christian value are worthless.

Sigh. I had a very close friend who got into a cult after college. She alienated me for 8 years and one day she called me up to tell me that she had made a mistake and asked for my forgiveness. She said she still believed in God, but she had realized that the true nature of God was INCLUSIVE.

It was one of the most powerful religious insights I've ever heard.

[AussieDave]

26. It's difficult to know what to say to something like this

and it's always a shame when someone you love gets totally sucked in by crap like the "Rapture".

Is there any chance her belief can be broken down ??

[Clintmax]

28. I dunno...

I really let her have it in the e-mail I sent back to her. I doubt it. She's been a religious fanatic for too long.

[AussieDave]

30. Then I guess it's just a matter of hoping and praying

that something will happen to make her see sense - it may take months or years, IF it ever happens. She sounds like she's beyond help, but miracles CAN happen - just be there to catch her when she falls.

[Maestro]

27. Has she been visiting this site?

http://www.raptureready.com/

In all seriousness, I too am just fed up with these brainwashed, non-thinking, mentally ill people. Your sister needs help. If you are sick and tired of her, at least talk to the 17 or 18 year old child and get the rest out of that family until some heavy doses of reality are given to your sister and her husband. Bad things happen to young children whose parents think the end is near.

[Clintmax]

29. She hasn't said anything about that site to me...

I don't really expect to get any more e-mails from her anymore. I talk to our mom quite a bit (she lives in Missouri as well) and my sister hasn't said one WORD to her about any of this.

I'm worried as well.

[BlueIris]

31. I couldn't go back to sleep without posting here.

Whatever you do or say, do it carefully.

For the record, however, I was once 100% convinced that the world was about to end. It didn't, and I slowly began to feel better. I didn't have a "psychotic break" that put me in "that place," though. Nor did I have one when my fears ended after the end did not occur. I'm not sure you should do anything other than express your concern, and provide support if she requests it. I don't know if she's "psychotic," as some have said, but she does sound as if she is in a delicate, excitable frame of mind.

[Clintmax]

34. Well if THAT'S the case...

then I'm sure the e-mail I sent in responce to hers made her flip out! I haven't heard back from her yet. I don't really expect to either.

[BlueIris]

36. Oh. Well. Nevermind. :-)

Like I said, the world didn't end, and my outlook improved.

[bertha katzenengel]

32. I used to be like that.

It'll pass, Clintmax. Someone said "get her help" - I disagree, unless she shows true signs of PTSD & depression, like suicidal ideations, change in sleep or eating patterns, etc.

It'll pass. Good luck enduring it.

[Clintmax]

33. Thanks, Bertha...

I live so far away from my family now, it's tough to keep in touch. I hope what you say is true.

[lpbk2713]

35. Cue "Twilight Zone" theme ............

"You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind...."

[RPM]

37. Rapture Index at 161 - highest point of 2005

http://www.raptureready.com/rap2.html

Rapture Index of 85 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 85 to 110: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 110 to 145: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 145: Fasten your seat belts

[BlueIris]

38. Geez, I'd never heard of that place. Freaky. nt

[Fleshdancer]

39. I agree with the other posters regarding the kids

please make sure the kids are ok. I'm sorry for your situation Clitmax :hug:

[Misunderestimator]

40. You know... I seriously hope it IS coming...

I need to find a home... if they all leave, the market will break wide open.

[I Have A Dream]

43. Well, if she really believes this, then who does she think the...

Antichrist is? There has to be one for the Rapture to take place, according to Evangelical Christian beliefs. The only person that I can see acting like the Antichrist is B*, and my bet is that he is her hero. (At least that's my experience with Evangelical Christians.) If he's not the Antichrist, who does she think it is?

[warrior1]

45. To see how much faith she's has

asked her if you can have all of her stuff. Car, house etc.

[Clintmax]

46. Ok...I got an e-mail from her today answering mine...

Here's one of the things she says:

"As a believer in Christ, I am instucted to never judge someone--in other words I am not judging you, I just want you to understand that secular scientists are proving the Bible almost on a daily basis and with that fact I compell you to open your eyes and to absorb and see the signs he said would occur."

Well...here we go! *$%@#&*^*%#@!!!!

Here's another:

"With the age of enlightenment and reason came a plethora of good ideas and knowledge. However, in conjunction with that, came a negative perception about the reality of GOD--a skewing of his existence and love. God has no political affiliation, he just yearns for moral and veracible people to be in charge."

Someone has obviously told her what to write back because this is not at ALL like her style.

OK...it's time to find out who the Anti-Christ is! I'll ask her who it is and let you know! This should be stunning!

[AussieDave]

48. I was going to ask the question about whether she wrote

this herself or was parroting someone else's words - sounds like she's in somebody's grip and has her brainwashed but GOOD.

Hopefully you can find an antidote to the kool-aid.

[Merrick]

47. Yeah, I've got a fundie cousin who has 3 kids

her life is her church and her kids who she home schools. Just saw her last month for the first time in about 10 years and made the acquaintance of her 8 year old daughter. The kid can't read. My other cousin's kids (ages 7 and 9) who live in London had to help her read the menu at the restaurant we went to. Apparently, according to wingnut mom the kid doesn't like to do her schoolwork (imagine that!)