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Failure doesn’t stop predictions of the apocalypse

Failure doesn’t stop predictions of the apocalypse

Failure doesn’t stop predictions of the apocalypse

The Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, about the effectiveness of the idea of the rapture as a tool for religious conversion.

Richard Flory, a USC sociologist who studies religion in America, said the idea of the rapture can be a persuasive tool for conversion.

“It brings a subliminal fear,” he said. “It says you better be ready because this thing can happen at any time.”

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