Editing Family Radio (section)

==Ideology and teachings==
[[File:Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011.jpg|thumb|A Family Radio truck promoting its end-times predictions with the claim "The Bible Guarantees It"]]
Central to Camping's teaching was the belief that each sentence in the Bible is not to be understood only literally, but rather conveys multiple levels of cryptic meanings. In Camping's words, "the Bible is an earthly story with a Heavenly meaning." In Camping's publication, "We are Almost There!",<ref name=waat>{{citation|title=...Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets|url=http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/comments/dfcc02_0313.txt|publisher=Small Business Administration|access-date=May 22, 2008|archive-date=June 14, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020614142950/http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/comments/dfcc02_0313.txt|url-status=dead}}</ref> he stated that certain Biblical passages pointed unquestionably to May 21, 2011, as the date of "[[Rapture]]", and pointed to October 21, 2011, as the end of the world. This event did not occur on May 21 or October 21 of that year, and no acknowledgment of false teaching has yet been offered concerning the October 21 event.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/24/rapture-october-harold-camping-apocalypse?INTCMP=SRCH | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Ed | last=Pilkington | title=Apocalypse still imminent: Rapture now coming in October | date=May 24, 2011}}</ref>

As a result of spending millions of dollars to promote his "end of the world" theory, many people sold everything they owned and donated it to Family Radio, sometimes even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The California Attorney General's office has been asked by the [[Freedom from Religion Foundation]] to investigate Camping and Family Stations, Inc. for "Fraud and Deceit".<ref name="FFRF">{{cite web |title=Freedom From Religion Foundation letter to California Department of Justice |url=http://ffrf.org/uploads/legal/Camping%20Letter.pdf |publisher=[[Freedom From Religion Foundation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331115414/http://ffrf.org/uploads/legal/Camping%20Letter.pdf |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |date=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After leaving the Christian Reformed Church in 1987, Camping taught doctrines that largely conflicted with traditional Christian teaching. The principles of [[Biblical hermeneutics]] upon which Camping framed his present teachings are:

# The Bible alone is the [[Biblical inspiration|Word of God]], and anyone who believes that God has spoken to them through a dream, vision, or spoke in tongues, is adding to the Bible and is damned to hell.
# Every Biblical passage must be interpreted in the light of the Bible as a whole, and [[red letter edition]]s of the Bible should not be used.
# The Bible normally conveys multiple levels of meaning or significance, and those who do not believe in all of the multiple cryptic meanings are likewise damned to hell.
# [[Numerology]] should be applied to numbers in the Bible, but only when following the meaning Camping applies to the number.
# That salvation is unmerited and cannot be achieved by good works, prayer, belief or acceptance. It is a pure act of God's grace and that those to be saved were chosen "before the foundation of the world".<ref>{{cite web|title=First Principles of Bible Study|url=http://www.familyradio.com/graphical/literature/study/study_contents.html|author=Harold Camping|publisher=Family Stations, Inc|access-date=June 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074529/http://www.familyradio.com/graphical/literature/study/study_contents.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Camping also taught that all churches had become apostate and were under Satan's control, and that people could not be saved within churches.<ref name="LATimes12503"/>

Following Camping's death, the network reaffirmed its commitment to his teachings, specifically the belief that all churches had become apostate, and that true Christians should not attend church.<ref name="MG12314"/> For several years after Camping's death in 2013, Family Radio continued to air some of his past broadcasts and distribute his literature. But in October 2018, Family Radio discontinued using any of Camping's commentary and content, after outside ministries expressed a reluctance to allow their shows on the network while Camping's programs aired, stating "so much of it still contains elements that are very difficult."<ref name="Gryboski">{{cite news|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/harold-camping-programs-canceled-by-family-radio-says-teachings-not-scriptural-227627/|title=Harold Camping Programs Canceled by Family Radio, Says Teachings 'Not Scriptural'|last=Gryboski|first=Michael|date=September 27, 2018|work=Christian Post|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>