Most ages have had apocalyptic preachers, or the hopes of a “new age”. From the Renaissance to Nostradamus’ 1999, today, the world continues to be enthralled by end of times prophecies. For “newagers”, this apocalypse is 2012, the end of the Mayan calendar; for the Christian Right, it is self-evident that our present society is that depicted in the biblical book of Revelations.