Elizabeth Clare Prophet, who some of us will recall from the 1980s, when her survivalist, apocalyptic cult, the Church Universal and Triumphant, was digging in in Montana, has died. Another end-of-the-world weirdo bites the dust before the world does.
There was one odd comment in her obituary.
Elizabeth Prophet, who died on October 15, is survived by three daughters and two sons, one of whom is spiritual leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant. For some years she had been suffering from dementia.
"Some years"? Like, about 40?
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I like the man who faces what he must,
With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer;
Who fights the daily battle without fear.
- Sarah Knowles Bolton