The end of the world will happen in may

[crabapple]

atleast according to The True Russian Orthodox Church

Hope for end to Russia cave siege

Fresh talks are under way to persuade 28 doomsday cult members in Russia to end a five-month cave siege after seven sect women came to the surface.

The women were allowed to leave with cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov after he was brought to the scene to negotiate.

The True Russian Orthodox Church members barricaded themselves into the cave in the Penza region, about 650km (400 miles) south-east of Moscow.

They are waiting for doomsday, which they believe will occur in May.

The members entered the cave in October and have refused to come out.

They threatened to detonate gas canisters if attempts were made to remove them and this week reportedly shot at police to drive them off.

However, there are reports of a split in the cult after a number of cave-ins due to prolonged rainfall. There are fears the cave could collapse completely.

'Prophet'

Mr Kuznetsov, who is undergoing court-ordered psychiatric treatment, was brought to the scene and after negotiations was allowed to take the seven women to his home in a nearby village to await the May doomsday date there.

The vice governor of the Penza region, Oleg Melnichenko, said the women were in good health and did not need medical help.

"The women who have come out will continue their isolation until May, when supposedly the end of the world will happen. That was their condition, which we promised to respect," Mr Melnichenko said.

The governor's office said it hoped the remaining members would come out soon, possibly as early as Saturday.

Four children are among those still in the cave.

Mr Kuznetsov, who calls himself Father Pyotr, declared himself a prophet a number of years ago and has attracted followers in Russia and Belarus.

He is thought to have ordered his followers into the cave but did not join them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7320086.stm

 

[gangleri2001]

No! I've got to release my mod before that happens!

 

[Truronian]

They might as well just let them stay in there 'til May now...

 

[Sharwood]

Screw this, if the world's gonna end in two months I'm going offline and getting laid.

 

[Cannae]

If they do all go into there we should just lock them up. Then their prophecy will come true. Besides, if it does end is hiding under a cave really going to do anything to protect you?

But seriously what does it truly mean for the world to end?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

No! I've got to release my mod before that happens!

My first thought, too!

 

[skadistic]

The True Russian Orthodox Church

Will they change it to The False Russian Orthodox Church when nothing happens?

 

[Leonel]

Well the Millerites said that the world would end on October 22, 1844 oh wait...

 

[aronnax]

Will they change it to The False Russian Orthodox Church when nothing happens?

What makes you so sure nothing will happen

 

[Cu Chulainn]

Because I have it on good authority that we're OK until 2012. The Mayans said so!

 

[bhsup]

Why not just let them stay in the cave?

 

[Elrohir]

However, there are reports of a split in the cult after a number of cave-ins due to prolonged rainfall. There are fears the cave could collapse completely.

What, so you only stay with God's True Prophet until it looks like things could get unpleasant or dangerous?

 

[Agent Cooper]

Is this not was Jehovas Witnesses does all the time - state a date when the World will end and when it does not happen, try to explain it (we calculated it wrong etc..) and put out a new date?

They'll get it right eventually - in a couple of billion years from now that is...

 

[Swedishguy]

I bet 100000 dollars that the world will not end in may. Taken?

 

[zxcvbnm]

Early christians claimed that the world was going to end in 100 CE.

Then they tried it again in 1000 CE

Then some claimed that it was to happen in 2000 CE

and so on...

Not news.

 

[Sharwood]

I bet 100000 dollars that the world will not end in may. Taken?

If you lose, how do I collect?

 

[mythmonster2]

In heaven or hell?

 

[gangleri2001]

My first thought, too!

We're modcoholics.

 

[nihilistic]

How about we let them stay there and organize a group of volunteers to gather up in June, dress up like Nelson (from The Simpsons), to point at them as they come out of their caves and chanting "HAHA"?

 

[Sharwood]

How about we let them stay there and organize a group of volunteers to gather up in June, dress up like Nelson (from The Simpsons), to point at them as they come out of their caves and chanting "HAHA"?

We can do better than that. Let's all wait outside the cave wearing gorilla masks and say; "Welcome to the future, human slaves!" As a Futurama fan, you should have thought of that.