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Atheist Offers to Care For Your Pet after the Rapture

Posted on November 10, 2009
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A New Hampshire atheist is offering Christians who believe in the Rapture a service to look after their pets when they get taken up into eternity...

According to USA TODAY, Bart Centre, 61, a retired retailing executive, is co-owner of Eternal Earthbound Pets, which charges $110 for the pet service.

"It's a money-making venture," he said, calling it a "win-win situation."

Click here to view his website.

Centre says he has called up a network of atheist families and friends in 22 states, who would step in to look after the animals.

Coverage is good for 10 years, he says. If there is no Rapture by then, he keeps the cash.

"There are no refunds," he said. "If I thought the Rapture was really going to happen, I wouldn't have the business."

He says he's gotten 4,000 emails, mostly from fellow atheists. About 10%, he says, are Christians who think it's a fun idea and wish him luck, and an undisclosed handful who have even signed up for the service.

You can read more here... and I want to thank Rick Cromey for the link to this article! Thanks, Rick! (If you run across something you think I should highlight here at MMI, please email me the link at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)!)

Todd

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Jimmy K on Tue, November 10, 2009

Before people hire this guy they should read Romans 8:21. I’ve decided that this verse answers the age old question “Do dogs go to heaven?” However, cats are excluded according to 1 Peter 5:8 because lions are just big cats.
blake porter on Tue, November 10, 2009

I have nothing on this one! AHAAHHHAHAHAHA
Peter Hamm on Tue, November 10, 2009

Man, but what happens if the guy gets saved, will he refund the money immediately?

And ALL of us real dog owners know that cats don’t go to heaven, but dogs do…
Bart on Tue, November 10, 2009

Hi,
I’m Bart, creator and co-owner of Eternal Earth-Bound Pets.

Sure, people have interpreted all kinds of feel good doctrine from the bible…the bible will let you make any verse mean anything you like. But the fact is, there is no Pet rapture doctrine. But anyway.

Neither I nor our pet rescuers are likely to be raptured since we have all blasphemed in accoredance with Mark3:29, the only unforgivable sin, according to the Bible. But this is all covered in our FAQs page.

If you think my site / business is unique you’d love my book “The Atheist Camel Chroicles: Debate Themes and Arguments for the Non-Believer”, by Dromedary Hump. Its been on the top 15 best selling atheist themed books on Amazon USA since September.

Yours in reason
Bart
aka Dromedary Hump
Peter Hamm on Tue, November 10, 2009

Hi, Bart.

Welcome.

[the bible will let you make any verse mean anything you like.] For some people, this might seem true, but I don’t think so, especially if you use sound interpretive principles.

In any case, thanks for joining our discussion! I applaud your efforts to make money off of people’s intellectual laziness (imho, of course). You should be able to make money off people this way I think!

In faith AND reason,
Peter
Bart on Tue, November 10, 2009

Peter,
Thanks.

Indeed, some theists can combine “faith AND reason.” I call those theists friends.

Regards,
Bart
The Atheist Camel Chronicles
David G. Johnson on Tue, November 10, 2009

Brilliant! Congratulations, Bart, on your business (and on the exposure!)

All I want to know is… why didn’t a millenialist think of this?
Bart on Tue, November 10, 2009

Thanks, David.

I guess because some millenialists believe they will be beaming up. For those who don’t believe in Rapture and post rapture tribulation, they probably figure Jesus wouldn’t approve.

Their loss is my gain

Bart
aka Dromedary Hump
John on Wed, November 11, 2009

Dear Bart,

you rock and you made my day. I wish you the best.

Regards,
John
Bart on Wed, November 11, 2009

John,

Right back at ya!

Bart
aka Dromedary Hump
author: “The Atheist Camel Chronicles: Debate Themes and Arguments for the Non-Believer” amazon.com
David Buckham on Wed, November 11, 2009

If they don’t believe in God, then why put a 10 year limit on it? Why not make it a lifetime guarantee? Many pets will not live to be 10 years old. P. T. Barnum where are you now…probably saving dogs and cats from a post-apocalyptic earth.

all about Christ,
David Buckham
David Buckham on Wed, November 11, 2009

Bart,

I agree with you, great money making venture. Sorry I am not a millennialist, but I believe you will do fine with this.

all about Christ,
David Buckham
Bart on Wed, November 11, 2009

David,

You’re not in marketing or business i take it.

After their ten year contract expires, the second ten years nets an additional fee. Why would I offer a life time guarentee when I can turn over a new contract for satisfied clients every 10 years?

Additionally, most pets would be dead in ten years. Thus, any new pets a subscriber might acquire would not be covered. They would need to take out a new contract for any new pets anyway.

“It’s all about reason” and math.

Bart
aka Dromedary Hump
author: �The Atheist Camel Chronicles: Debate Themes and Arguments for the Non-Believer� amazon.com
David Buckham on Wed, November 11, 2009

Bart,

You are right, I am not in marketing or sales, but I do understand the concepts of it and had already considered that when I posted. The reason I brought that up is I wonder if potential clients are really that prone to miss this obvious fact?

I guess for me, it doesn’t stand to reason, actually it defies logic that someone would miss that contradiction, if they really care for the pets and believe in a rapture. You may even loose some potential clients. Again, maybe it’s because I am not a millennialist.

As you look at it from a sales viewpoint, I look at it from a theological standpoint.

all about Christ,
David Buckham
Bart on Wed, November 11, 2009

David,
Well, david, having 32 years of business/marketing experience I hope you don’t mind if I completely ignore your concept.

There is no contradiction. You are trying to create one.

The fact that I am offering “term” insurance for their pet rescue instead of “whole life” so to speak is rather simple and obvious.
The fact that their pet will be dead in 8-13 years, and that all new pets have to be RE-insured, even before the ten yrs expires, negates life time rapture insurance.

David, youre not looking at this from a “theological” perspective, you’re looking at it in an attempt to create/invent an inconsistancy that doesn’t exist. It’s a convoluted argument that is often the hallmark of theist-think (no offense intended). The fact that it’s a nonissue it underscored by the fact my my clients have raised it as a concern, nor have I had any inquires about such a thing out of hundreds of prospective client emails. They understand the coverage is term with options to renew…indefinitly.

I’m in this to generate profit. If you are concerned about this peculiar take of yours negatively impacting my business let not your heart be troubled. Mine isn’t. Paypal’s isn’t.

Anyway, this has become an argument of the absurd.

All about common sense,
Bart
aka Dromedary Hump
author: �The Atheist Camel Chronicles: Debate Themes and Arguments for the Non-Believer� amazon.com