Tetrad Fictions, Astronomy, and John Hagee

I have seen two stories that are about the "Blood Moon" eclipse that happened last night. Jeez, I missed another golden opportunity to make a story about a real life event. Oh well, it's not like it matters, I'm always late to the party - that's just the kind of guy I am. Anyway, there is one I really enjoyed even though it's the first chapter. It's called When the Blood Moons Number Four by MythrilMoth. It is about how the four blood moons will bring about the end of the world, just as a certain televangelist I really hate has said. The chapters will be posted on the dates when the eclipses happen, but I recommend you read it right away. I don't have a tetrad story of my own, and I'm not planning on writing one, sorry folks.

When I heard about the tetrad that was happening, I got interested and decided to look it up. Apparently, a tetrad is a series of four consecutive lunar eclipses occurring at six months intervals. What's special about this one is that they will be visible throughout all parts of the United States. Now, about that televangelist I really hate, John Hagee. Since his audience is very gullible, he has took it upon himself to exploit the fears of his congregation. Hagee believes that the "four blood moons" will signal the end of days, the Second Coming of Jesus, yada yada yada. He even has a series of sermons planned for it. As you can see, I am not an astronomer nor am I an sociologist or expert on religion, but I do not like the man. John Hagee has taken a rare, but natural astronomical event and put his own Christian/End Times twist to it. Fortunately, I see no other preacher/televangelist preaching this crap besides himself.

You know how long humans have been preaching and predicting the end of the world? Since civilization begun. And none of them have come true. I'm not the most religious person in the world (I'm an atheist), but I do remember a bible verse that says "No one knows the date nor the hour but the Father." Please Mr. Hagee, stop trying to predict the end of the world, because you're not good at it.

Well, that is all of my ranting for now. I hope you enjoyed that mini science lesson. I'll see you guys next time with more stories and blog posts about stuff I find interesting. Peace out.