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- ↑ "The website also features daily, weekly, and monthly recaps, in-depth articles on issues that matter to you, and video updates from J.D. Farag, John Haller, Jason A., and The Superior Word. You can also join are growing online community of Believers discussing the news as it happens." R-TT.com. Updated May 26, 2016.
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The politician’s interest in biohacking has led to some wild accusations from his religious detractors.
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- ↑ Ogden, Rob (September 22, 2016). "Christian group convinced world will end in 2017". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
The doomsday preppers who are behind the website unsealed.org are predicting the world will end Aug. 21, 2017, when a total solar eclipse plunges the earth into darkness.
- ↑ Editors, AOL.com (September 6, 2016). "Christian doomsdayers predict the world will end in 2017 due to a massive total solar eclipse". AOL News. New York, NY. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
The group of self-described 'hardcore Christians' behind the website 'Unsealed' have predicted that the world will end on August 21, 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Unsealed Generates Biggest Buzz Yet". Unsealed World News. Dallas, TX. September 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
We are not predicting nor will ever predict the "end of the world". This is important for media persons to understand if indeed you want to report accurately.
- ↑ "The Divine Message Of The August Eclipse". Unsealed World News. Dallas, TX. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
We actually believe the world will never end. Neither is this a prediction that the rapture or second coming will occur on August 21st or in 2017. We simply believe that God may be communicating a message through this eclipse about the general nearness of the rapture of the Church and Christ's return. In other words, we believe that these prophetic events will occur soon, but we don't know the day or hour on which they will occur.