Worried about today's date? Tired of all the marketing tie-ins? Think it's sacrilegious?
At least some of those who seem to be in the know aren't too worried.
This from a Jesuit priest and professor of theology:
"Many people avoid the number; they're afraid of it almost and there's absolutely no reason to be afraid of it," Just said. "It is not a prediction of future events. It is not supposed to be taken as a timetable for when the world is going to end."Then there are those who have a different take:
"If it really spooks you, you can stand on your head, and it'll be 999."CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here