Why won't they even consider these five little questions?
CNN World Headquarters
Attn: Susan M. Bunda
Senior Vice President of News of CNN/U.S.
Atlanta, GA 30303
This is a followup to a letter sent to you on April 26, 2006, several
letters sent to CNN producers, and two recent news segment (one from Prime
News with Erica Hill and one on BBC World News). It is also a request for
official response from CNN on this topic.
On July 25, 2006, Prime News with Erica Hill did a short segment entitled
"End of the World". On July 28, 2006, BBC News broadcast a segment
entitled
"End of Time". The primary topic of both show segments was the Christian
belief in the Book of Revelations, the second coming of Christ, the belief
among many Christians that the events predicted in the Book of Revelations
is being played out in current events, and that the end of world as we
know
it is close at hand.
Similar segments have been advertised for CNN Sunday to appear on July 30,
2006, and for Paula Zahn Now (Countdown to Armageddon) July 31, 2006.
The basic end of time scenario calls for all true believers to be taken up
to be with Christ during The Rapture, leaving the rest of humanity to
suffer
The Tribulation, and The Battle of Armageddon. Following the final battle
between good and evil, Christ will establish his kingdom on earth.
The letters I sent on to CNN executives on April 28, and the letters I
have
sent to various show producers have all had to do with the Christian end
of
time scenario and challenging the extremist Christian philosophy that has
driving American Politics since 1980. If you ask any Christian who
believes
in the end of time scenario what will trigger The Rapture and signal the
second coming of Christ, they will tell you they do not know. The Martyr's
Challenge is the triggering event, and The Rapture is God's response to
the
Martyr's Challenge. In a Martyr's Challenge, it does not matter whether
God
takes two martyr's home, or one hundred million. The Challenging Martyr is
the check and balance of the Martyr's Challenge if you will. God taking
the
Challenging Martyr home, is the proof that God exists, that God's will has
been done, God has answered the prayers of a humanity, and the Martyr's
Challenge has ended. If the Christians who believe in The Rapture are
correct and five hundred million Christians offer themselves to God as
Defending Martyr's, five hundred million Christians would simply
disappear.
That is by definition The Rapture.
If the Christian belief in the 'End of Time' scenario is news, any event
which may trigger The Rapture is also news. My main request of the media
since I first began to consider a Martyr's Challenge in 2002, and wrote
the
my first Martyr's Prayer, has been to examine the possibility and what
effect a Martyr's Challenge would have on current events and religious
dogma.
1. Does God answer prayers?
2. Would God respond to the following Martyr's Challenge?
3. What effect would a 30 day Martyr's Challenge, with a call for cease
fire
and prayer for God's answer to the challenge have on the War on Terrorism
and future of the human race?
4. I God did respond, what would the impact on the human race be?
5. If he did not respond, what would the impact on the human race be?
I the April 26, 2006 letters to CNN executives, I requested that they
consider the topic of a Martyr's Challenge, and for CNN to broadcast a 29
Day Martyr's Challenge during August and September 2006. It is clearly to
late for that to happen, and the expansion of this religious war that we
are
fighting has already taken place. A Martyr's Challenge would have reduced
the level of violence, and would have prevented this expansion of this
war.
There will be another major expansion of this war in the coming year. It
is
not to late to stop that expansion, end the religious violence, and the
affect religious beliefs and religious dogma currently has on world
politics.
We live on a planet that is overpopulated and running out of resources.
The
biggest problem this war causes for all humanity is that it is diverting
attention away from the real problems that we face as a species and a much
bigger war that looms on the horizon. That war, if it is not stopped, will
be nuclear, and will be over dwindling resources and human greed. All
sides
in this war believe they are following God's plan. All sides in this war
believe God will intervene and save humanity.
All I am asking you to do now, is examine the possibility that God will
intervene if asked. If this is all a part of God's plan, and if God has
already determined what the destiny of the human race is, isn't it time to
ask God to reveal what that destiny is? If God does not intervene, and I
don't
believe he will, what does that mean for the human race, and can we change
course before it is too late and we have destroyed our environment,
destroyed our world, and destroyed ourselves?
Is there any possibility of a followup to these news segments covering the
concept of a Martyr's Challenge? Is there any possibility of including the
concept of a Martyr's Challenge in any future news segments on the
Christian
End of Time/End of the World/Final Days/Return of Christ beliefs?
Sincerely,
Russell V. Scudder
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A Martyr's Challenge
This is a direct challenge to all would be martyr's in the world, no
matter
where you live or what your faith my be. This is a direct challenge to all
true believers in the world, no matter where you live, or what your faith
may be. If you believe in God, that God listens to your prayers, and that
God cares about humanity, I challenge you to come forth and defend those
beliefs as a Defending Martyr offering your life to God for an answer from
God.
This is a Martyr's Challenge, and I am a challenging martyr offering my
life
to God so that all of humanity may know God's will.
Lord please hear my plea for I come before you as a challenging martyr,
seeking answers which only you can provide. The human race has been
besieged
on all sides by false prophets, perverting the word of God for their own
personal glorification and gain. All of these prophets claim a special
connection with you, and special insight into your design and your plans
for
our future. They move amongst us creating confusion and unrest wherever
they
go. They turn brother against brother generating suspicion and fear which
inevitable leads to violence and war.
Our planet is now divided by over a half dozen major religions whose
followers all claim to be the true believers, and the chosen children of
God. Those major religious groups are further divided by thousands of
minor
religious sects, all of whom claim to be following your chosen path for
humanity and your will. Each sect in turn viewing all other religious
sects
with the suspicion and mistrust, which ultimately leads to increased
violence and war.
Our problems are further compounded by national leaders who are driven by
ambition, greed, and self glorification. Leaders who are far too willing
to
invoke the word of God whenever it suits their purpose or furthers their
ambitions. They intertwine their political rhetoric with our religious
traditions and prophecies in order to divide us and further their own
ambitions.
Lord we seek peace and a clear understanding of your will. That is why I
come before you as a challenging martyr offering my life as a vehicle
through which you can clearly and unambiguously communicate your desire to
the human race.
The answer I seek my Lord is "Who amongst us is following the true path
which you have chosen for mankind?"
I ask that you respond to this challenge in the prescribed manner so that
there can be no question that the answer came from you and no question as
to
what your desires are.
I challenge all true believers of all faiths to send forward defending
martyrs so that you may clearly communicate your desire to the entire
human
race by the method set down in this challenge.
I ask that you inspire true believers from all faiths and all religious
sects to offer themselves as defending martyrs and proof that their faith
is
the true faith and that their path is your chosen path for all mankind.
When the defending martyr of the true path of enlightenment has come
forward, I ask that you bring me home by turning my body to dust in one
billionth of a second leaving only my right hand as proof of your deed. In
that exact same nanosecond I ask that you turn the bodies of all defending
martyrs, from the true path of enlightenment, to dust and bring their
spirits home to dwell with you forever, thereby proving that their
prophets
are the true prophets and their path your chosen path for all humanity.
Bringing us home in the prescribed manor is a feat that only you can
preform. Bringing us home in the exact same nanosecond will be proof that
all humanity can clearly understand.
In the name of all humanity I ask this of you, so that we may all know and
follow the true path of enlightenment and the true prophets of God.
In the name of God, and for the sake of all humanity,
Amen
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One People, One Destiny
To the people of the world I say this: Who I am, where I am from, and what
I
may or may not believe to be true isn't of any im****tance. I come before
you
as a challenging martyr, offering my life in exchange for a simple direct
answer from God. No matter where you were born, no matter what political
philosophy you follow, no matter what religion you believe in, this is
about
you, your future, and the future of all humanity.
As a people, we have achieved a level of technical ability that is
unparalleled by any other species. We have reached a level of technical
scientific sophistication which makes it possible for us to either ensure
our survival as a civilized race, or guarantee our own destruction. Our
technical scientific ability has indeed made us one people with one common
destiny, yet we are people divided by religion, politics, and war.
We stand at a crossroads in human history with one path leading to peace
and
prosperity that can last for millions of years yet to come. The other path
leads to continued war and destruction which will eventually lead to the
end
of the human race.
If we are to survive as a species, we must bring our spiritual
understanding
and our political systems into balance with our technical scientific
ability. We must come together as one people with one destiny and end the
continuous cycle of poverty, injustice, violence, and destruction that
threatens our very survival as a species.
Religion in one form or another has always been used to validate our
position, demonize our enemies, and justify the carnage we cause. Every
day
another young person straps on a suicide vest or climbs into another
suicide
vehicle and kills himself and others in the name of God, believing they
have
secured their place in Paradise. Every day another young soldier goes out
to
either kill the enemy or die, for God and Country. It is time for God to
give mankind a clear, unambiguous answer as to what his plan for mankind
is,
and who amongst us is following the true path of enlightenment.
Every religion teaches us that those, who follow the teachings of their
religion, follow the will of God and are blessed by God. Every religion
teaches us that God answers the prayers of the righteous. If that is true,
God will respond to your prayers, and God will respond to this challenge.
My challenge to you is very simple. For the duration of this challenge,
stop
the killing, stop the violence, stack your weapons, and call your people
to
prayer. Whatever religion you follow, find the true believer amongst your
flock that have the courage to offer their lives to God as defenders of
the
faith. Send forth your Defending Martyrs and pray to God for a sign. If
your
prophets are not false, and your leaders have not been deceiving you, God
will answer your prayers. The defending martyr from the true path of
enlightenment will taken up to be with God forever at the exact same time
that God takes my life. If God cares about the destiny of mankind, he will
respond to your prayers, and my body will be turned to dust leaving only
my
right hand as proof the challenge has been answered. In the exact same
nanosecond my life is taken, all Defending Martyr's from God's chosen
people
will disappear and be taken up to dwell with God for all eternity.
In this Martyr's Challenge, no one commits suicide, and no person kills
another person. The challenging martyr and defending martyrs simply put
their lives into God's hands, we are offering our lives to God as a
conduit
through which God can clearly reveal himself to the world. In this
Martyr's
Challenge, all of humanity is making a direct request to God, asking for
an
answer as to who God's chosen people are, who the true believers and the
keepers of the faith are. If God cares about the human race, listens to
our
prayers, and wants mankind to follow the true path of enlightenment, then
surely God will not let the challenge go unanswered.
No matter who you are, no matter where you live, no matter what your
religion is, I ask that you stop whatever you are doing, contact everyone
you know, ask them to participate, raise you voice in prayer, and pray for
a
clear unambiguous answer from God. If God answers your prayers, you will
know because I will simply disappear leaving my right hand behind
untouched
and undamaged. In the exact same nanosecond that my body is turned to ash
and dust, somewhere in the world, the defending martyrs and followers of
God's
chosen path will also disappear, and you will know the path God wants
mankind to follow. God will have taken us home, and you will have a clear
unambiguous answer as to whom the true prophets have been, who God's
chosen
leaders are, what form your sectarian governments should take, and which
is
the true path to enlightenment and salvation.
If God does not answer this challenge in the prescribed manor within the
prescribed time, no one will die, and the answer to those age-old
questions
will still be clear. God favors no one religion over any other, no one
nation over any other, no one person over any other. God is not on
anyone's
side in this or any other war that has ever been fought. There has never
been a Covenant between God and any people anywhere on this planet, and no
person rules or prospers because it is God's will. If God does not
respond,
the destiny of the human race is in our hands alone and God will not
intervene.
If God does not answers your prayers, the days of sectarian governments,
dictator****ps, monarchies, and class based societies must come to an end.
If
God will not intervene, there is no Messiah to save the world, and the
future of mankind will be up to mankind alone. If we are to survive, we
must
come together as one people with one destiny, equal in the eyes of God. If
God does not respond to this challenge and intervene in this conflict,
peace
and justice will only come when we change, and we ensure that all people
everywhere have equal op****tunity, with equal rights and equal protection
under the rule of law.
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