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But for those who decide to leave, there are always more who stay. Believers don't lose faith easily. Like Abraham, many followers believe they're being tested by God, so every failure is an opportunity to demonstrate their loyalty. So they carry on: they campaign, proselytise and pray harder than before. There will always be a new rapture date, because if there is nothing to look forward to then the group will fall apart. This glimmer of hope, no matter how vague, allows prophets to continue their work without eliciting too much pressure.Look at Camping: he somehow predicted six failed doomsdays without being hailed a fraud, and even after his death Family Radio lives on.Chris McCann himself is a follower of Camping's teachings. His eBible Fellowship – which he has pointed out is an online organisation, not an actual church (though it does hold monthly meetings) – has also managed to retain large numbers of its followers after it's October the 7th mis-prediction.The eBible Fellowship declined to speak to me for this article, emailing me the following response when I asked them what they do when the world fails to end: "I'm afraid we would be too boring for your story. We simply return to the word of God, the Bible, and keep studying it. That's it."READ ON BROADLY: What It's Like to Be a Trans Activist in the Most Liberal Country on Earth
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