Have you ever wondered what would happen to your pets when & if you are raptured?  Well these guys have come up with a plan for you.  Actually if I were in their shoes, it’s brilliant.

They are Eternal Earth-Bound Pets and for a fee they will care for your animals after said rapture event.

We are a group of dedicated animal lovers, and atheists. Each Eternal Earth-Bound Pet representative is a confirmed atheist, and as such will still be here on Earth after you’ve received your reward. Our network of animal activists are committed to step in when you step up to Jesus.

And maybe my favorite line on the whole site come from the FAQ section:

Q: How do you ensure your representatives won’t be Raptured.
A: Actually, we don’t ensure it, they do.  Each of our representatives has stated to us in writing that they are atheists, do not believe in God / Jesus, and that they have blasphemed in accordance with
Mark 3:29, negating any chance of salvation.

I know that a lot of you will feel uncomfortable with this post but come on…if you were an atheist, this is a brilliant business idea.

via Home Page.

(small print: this post is in no way an endorsement of this service, atheism, a belief in said rapture event or the well being of cats.)

Before Christmas I returned, after 45 years, to the country that as
a boy I knew as Nyasaland. Today it’s Malawi, and The Times Christmas
Appeal includes a small British charity working there. Pump Aid helps
rural communities to install a simple pump, letting people keep their
village wells sealed and clean. I went to see this work.

It
inspired me, renewing my flagging faith in development charities. But
travelling in Malawi refreshed another belief, too: one I’ve been
trying to banish all my life, but an observation I’ve been unable to
avoid since my African childhood. It confounds my ideological beliefs,
stubbornly refuses to fit my world view, and has embarrassed my growing
belief that there is no God.

Now a confirmed atheist, I’ve
become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism
makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs,
government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not
do. Education and training alone will not do. In Africa Christianity
changes people’s hearts. It brings a spiritual transformation. The
rebirth is real. The change is good.

I used to avoid this truth
by applauding – as you can – the practical work of mission churches in
Africa. It’s a pity, I would say, that salvation is part of the
package, but Christians black and white, working in Africa, do heal the
sick, do teach people to read and write; and only the severest kind of
secularist could see a mission hospital or school and say the world
would be better without it. I would allow that if faith was needed to
motivate missionaries to help, then, fine: but what counted was the
help, not the faith.

But this doesn’t fit the facts. Faith does
more than support the missionary; it is also transferred to his flock.
This is the effect that matters so immensely, and which I cannot help
observing.

As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God | Matthew Parris – Times Online.