US / Harold Camping Doomsday Preacher Harold Camping Suffers Stroke Camping remains hospitalized but neighbors say he's doing well By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Jun 13, 2011 6:51 AM CDT Copied Harold Camping speaks during a taping of his show "Open Forum" in Oakland, Calif., Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Doomsday preacher Harold Camping, who incorrectly predicted that the rapture would come May 21, suffered a stroke Thursday night. Camping was taken from his Alameda home by ambulance to the hospital, where he remains, the Oakland Tribune reports. One neighbor who spoke with his wife says his speech is a bit slurred but he's otherwise "doing good." A manager at the 89-year-old Camping’s radio company asked for prayers and indicated a more detailed update could be expected today. (More Harold Camping stories.) Report an error