Compass

Compass ‘Apocalypse Now?’

ABC1

Sun, 23 Nov 2008, 30 minutes, PG, Documentary, Religion, CC

These days apocalyptic thinking is common and pervasive. Are we at the end of the world...? It's a question humans have asked throughout the ages. In our own time too, many people fear we're on the brink of apocalypse... In a provocative episode of Compass we meet a self-proclaimed prophet of the Apocalypse, American Pentecostal Pastor Ron Weinland, who believes he has been sent by God to announce the end of the world in 3 years time! According to Ron, the end times are imminent, and he's not alone. Climate change, acts of terrorism, war and natural disasters have fuelled the current epidemic of apocalyptic thinking.

Compass ‘Apocalypse Now?’

ABC2

Fri, 28 Nov 2008, 35 minutes, PG, Documentary, Religion, CC, Repeat

These days apocalyptic thinking is common and pervasive. Are we at the end of the world...? It's a question humans have asked throughout the ages. In our own time too, many people fear we're on the brink of apocalypse... In a provocative episode of Compass we meet a self-proclaimed prophet of the Apocalypse, American Pentecostal Pastor Ron Weinland, who believes he has been sent by God to announce the end of the world in 3 years time! According to Ron, the end times are imminent, and he's not alone. Climate change, acts of terrorism, war and natural disasters have fuelled the current epidemic of apocalyptic thinking.