Earlier this year, Harold Camping, who was a broadcaster on Christian radio, predicted the date that the world would end. Some people bought Rapture Insurance so that their pets, who would be left behind, would be cared for by someone after the policyholder was assumed into Heaven. Those policies are still valid, despite the fact that the Rapture predicted by Mr. Camping did not occur.
Harold Camping made a prediction that the world would end on May 21, 2011. Obviously, that didn’t happen. But, for a while, there were many people who were convinced that the Rapture was, in fact, going to happen on the day that Harold Camping said it would.
The Rapture, which is also sometimes called “The End of Days”, is a belief that is part of many Christian religions. The basic idea is that there will be a day when God calls to Heaven all of the people who are true believers. Those who were non-believers will be left behind. The Earth will be at least partially destroyed, but at least some of it will remain intact (because that is where the non-believers will be at).
There are plenty of people who firmly believe that the Rapture will happen. This poses a problem. Most Christian religions preach that animals do not have souls. If you don’t have a soul, then you can’t go to Heaven. There isn’t anything in the scriptures about the Rapture that says that the pets of the true believers will get to go to Heaven along with their owners.
No one wants to think about the possibility of their pets being lonely, cold, and uncared for after the owner has gone to Heaven. A company named Eternal Earth-Bound Pets created an insurance policy that can solve this particular problem.
For $135.00, you can purchase an insurance policy that will guarantee that if the Rapture occurs (within ten years of the ay that you bought it), a representative from Eternal Earth-Bound Pets will rescue one of your pets. If you have more than one pet that you want cared for in your absence after the Rapture occurs, you can have that happen for an additional $20.00 per pet.
All of the representatives at Eternal Earth-Bound Pets have sworn, in writing, that they are atheists. Therefore, if the Rapture happens, policyholders can be assured that the representatives will be “left behind” and available to care for your pets. They can even care for pets who have special needs.
This company can help pets in: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
They can care for dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and small caged mammals in all of those states. They can also care for horses, camels, llamas, donkeys (etc.) in Vermont, New Hampshire, Idaho and Montana.
The people who bought Rapture insurance back in May of this year can rest assured that their policy is still valid. It is expected that business for this unique insurance company will pick up again in October of 2012, when the Mayan calendar ends, (which many people think means that the Rapture will happen).
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