Contents
Introduction: The Beginning Is Nigh
ONE Cattlemen of the Apocalypse
TWO The History of the Future
THREE The Gate of Heaven
FOUR For God and Country
FIVE A Taste of Paradise
SIX Construction Workers of the Lord
SEVEN The Divine Repertory Theater Company
EIGHT Awaiting the Hour
NINE The Day After the Last
TEN Avoiding the Cain Option
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Introduction
The Beginning Is Nigh
The bell tolled at midmorning, summoning the faithful to their church. They
trooped down the hillside silently; they'd abjured unnecessary speech, along
with sex and liquor. Some stopped to pour out food they wouldn't need, covering
the path with flour.
The members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments, a shoot
sprung from the trunk of Catholicism, had expected the world to end in 1992, in
1995, and on the last day of 1999. Despite their prophecies' failures, they'd
continued recruiting new members. Now, on March 17, 2000, they knew the Virgin
Mary was about to come to take them to heaven. They'd celebrated, slaughtering
three bulls, ... read full excerpt from: The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount ebook
