{"id":21748,"date":"2014-02-18T17:59:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T22:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=21748"},"modified":"2014-02-18T17:59:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T22:59:06","slug":"holding-out-for-a-rapture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/02\/holding-out-for-a-rapture.html","title":{"rendered":"Holding Out for a Rapture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

After I shared a link to some parody songs that appeared on the blog \u201cStuff Fundies Like,\u201d<\/a> Chris Eyre shared a post<\/a> that he wrote a while back with some modified song lyrics, to be sung to the tune of a famous Bonnie Tyler song. Here\u2019s the chorus of \u201cHolding Out For a Rapture\u201d:<\/p>\n

I need a rapture<\/p>\n

I\u2019m holding out for a rapture \u2019til the end of my days<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause I don\u2019t want to work<\/p>\n

For the Kingdom on earth<\/p>\n

Or to fellowship with all the gays<\/a><\/p>\n

I need a rapture<\/p>\n

I\u2019m holding out for a rapture \u2019til the end of my life<\/p>\n

As I can\u2019t get no ease<\/p>\n

With no liberals here<\/p>\n

And I want to leave them to the strife<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click through<\/a> to read the rest. If you decide to perform and record it, let me know so I can share it!<\/p>\n

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