Isn’t technology amazing! These days all you need is a laptop, a Wi-Fi connection and some creative thinking to find a solution to just about any problem. 
Take the rapture as a perfect example. For many animal loving evangelical Christians the problem of who is going to look after their pets when the rapture comes is upsetting to say the least.
For those who aren’t aware of what the rapture is, it is a belief in some Christian doctrines that believers will be whisked up to join Jesus in the sky leaving non believers on earth to suffer a seven year reign of terror under the anti-Christ.
Now some entrepreneurial atheists have come up with a novel idea to solve the problem of the abandoned pets and have created a website, ‘eternal-earthbound-pets’ to put animal lovers who are destined for heaven in touch with animal loving atheists who aren’t going anywhere.
The idea is that those bound for heaven can find an earthbound atheist to look after their beloved pet when they are whisked away for a better life.
All those who have signed up to take the pets in are self confessed sinners, blasphemers and atheists so the pet owners can relax in the knowledge that there’s no chance of them being saved.
“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,” the website states.
So is it wise to leave your pet in the hands of sinners?
The brains behind the scheme have that covered too. The website states, “Our representatives have been screened to ensure that they are atheists, animal lovers, are moral / ethical with no criminal background, have the ability and desire to rescue your pet and the means to retrieve them and ensure their care for your pet’s natural life.”
So that’s ok then!
Of course like with any good business idea there has to be an exchange of cash and this one’s is no different. It will cost $110 for one pet and an extra $15 for additional pets, which you can pay by PayPal.
Is there a catch?
No apparently not but as with any contract you’d better read the small print which states that you have to be whisked away within the next ten years.
I can’t help wondering what else will be left behind on the eventful day.
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