14 year old girl hangs herself to avoid the May 21st Rapture. Why do atheists care what others believe?
MARI EL, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — A 14-year-old Russian teenager on Saturday hung herself because she feared a U.S. radio host’s prediction that the Rapture would begin at 6 p.m. on that day.
Nastya Zachinova had changed from a sociable, friendly, and happy teenager into a quiet and depressed girl last week as media organizations worldwide covered claims by Christian radio host Harold Camping who said the Rapture would begin on Saturday.
According to Camping’s prediction, a massive earthquake was supposed to start in the Pacific Rim at 6 p.m. local time in each timezone. “There will be a great earthquake, such as has never been in the history of the Earth,” he said.
Camping said the massive earthquakes, which he described as the Rapture, would take approximately 3 percent of the world’s population to heaven. This would represent around 200 million people, who Camping said are true believers.
But May 21st was not supposed to be the end, according to Camping, who said that those left behind would suffer five months of disasters and war before the world really ends on October 21.
The girl from Mari El Republic, a federal subject of Russia, took Camping’s claims seriously. “We are not righteous, only the righteous will go to heaven, and we’ll stay on earth and face terrible suffering,” Nastya wrote in her personal diary, according to her family and investigators who spoke with Russian tabloid LifeNews. “It is the beginning of the end.”
On Saturday, LifeNews reported, Nastya went home from school and sent a text message saying she did not want to suffer and would kill herself first. She then hung herself with clothes on her veranda and was later found dead.
Why can’t atheists just live and let live? It’s not as if religion ever caused any harm.
RIP!
thats some serious crap!
Okay let me get this right.
A 14 year old girl hanged herself because of religion
And you just said religion never caused any harm..
Are you high?
lmfaooo I really hope that you are just trolling.
Because insane beliefs lead to danger.
how unfortunate
You wrote, “It’s not as if religion ever caused any harm.”
Surely, you can’t be serious. Have you never heard of the Crusades, the Inquisitions, the witch-hunts, the heretic burnings, the Thirty Years War, etc.? Believe me, more harm has been done is the name of religion than in the name of Atheism.
And, don’t try citing the evils of the Soviet Union. That was not about religion, it was about politics and an economic system.
its their own damn fault for being so stupid
Yes. This is why I’m equally opposed to acne and teen break-ups.
Christianity is a disease and should be treated as such.
atheists do this and comment on questions about GOD because they do believe there is a true GOD but a real atheist would just go on their way about their lives and not want anything to do with such discussions.
that’s the difference they know as satan knows.
How many are doing the same thing because they live in a pointless, hopeless world without God?
You want to blame atheists for that??
I don’t think so.
He is obviously being ironic. You people are retarded.
@harold camping dude, its not the religion’s fault, it was you…
Why are you addressing atheists with this question? It’s atheists who think religion has done a GREAT deal of harm.
BTW, link or I call bullsh!t.
Fortunately for you, I’m in intelligent enough to “get” sarcasm…….many here don’t seem to.
Guess we just sorted out the “religious” from the “thinking” crowds, eh?
But I think in this case, religion isn’t arguably the main culprit. Stupidity is. Sure religion was the source of the prediction, but how many people actually believed this was going to happen? Also, I have a hard time believing that this girl had a wonderful, fulfilling life before hearing this and suddenly decided suicide was the best solution. After all, it’s not as if suicide would become impossible after this supposed rapture. But honestly, why is a girl in Russia even hearing about this? If you want to blame somebody, blame the media for sensationalizing this ridiculous, and now we know untrue, story.
Don’t forget about the mother in the USA who slit her 2 daughter’s throats and then her own to avoid the rapture.
In their case they got lucky though, and someone came to the house and called 9/11.
I think I heard a guy in Taiwan committed suicide over Camping’s predictions too. If not Taiwan, than somewhere like that.
People don’t often understand you, do they? Do you work at that, or does it come naturally.
You fascinate me.
People commit suicide for a vast number of reasons. How many people committed suicide after the stock market crash of 1929? How many people may have committed suicide when they heard of the War of the World broadcast back in the day of radio? there are people who were on the verge of suicide until they heard the good news of God’s kingdom who now lead happy, productive lives, what about them?
People his last 2 sentences are sarcasm! You really can’t figure that out? There needs to be a sarcasm font for those who are less…well I don’t want to be rude.
Also he isn’t saying suicide is only caused by religion he is just indicating that religion can have a negative effect on society. This being an example.
Am I the only one who has basic reading and comprehension skills???
I’m going to feel like a tool if I am wrong about all of this…lol.
Can you submit a link? I’ve never heard of that State before…
I’m sure there are similar cases throughout the world…(she’s prob not the only one) I read some guy re-mortgaged his house to help advertise the “crapture” and is now in serious debt, but I’m saddened that a houng life has ended needlessly.
Media organisations shouldn’t have given this man so much coverage without at least highlighting the quackery of it all
All religion is a pox on the earth, as an irrational belief it is always going to attract the unscrupulous and mentally challenged like camping and the westbros, most of the misery and mistreatment in the world today can be directly attributed to it. It matters not which country it exists in it is intrinsically wrong.
A chicken little incident… RIP for the girl.. God said he would return when HE says its time to come back. No one knows the day or hour when he returns. A man that says he knows when God is returning is a Liar.. And thats what Harold Camping is. a false prophet and liar.. Something the devil brings to decieve people..
Seriously? I hope her family is dealing with this ok… This may be just my opinion, but Camping oughtta be arrested for this