Last night I watched a deeply disturbing program on Channel 4 (UK TV)
concerning the activities of the "Endtime " believers, who apparently believe that the end of the world is imminent.

Nothing new about that, I hear you say, these lunatics have always been around, and it is true, there have been more false alarms concerning the end of the world than you could shake a stick at.

The disturbing thing about this particular set of lunatics is that they allegedly have a powerful lobby within the White House, that GWB is apparently a believer, and that the peace process in the Middle East will be sacrificed in order to bring about the end of the world (which they believe is prophesied in the Book of Revelations ).

I don't want to make this a long didactic post.

Until last night, I had never heard of "Endtime"

Google it, make your own assessment, many of you in the US must have encountered these fanatics.

Are they really as influential and dangerous as the UK program alleged, or are they simply a lunatic fringe whom we can safely ignore ?