Russ Scudder
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 Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:47 am Post subject: Four Simple Questions |
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In the belief that God does answer prayers, and that he would respond to the
combined, simultaneous prayers of all humanity, the enclosed Martyr's
Challenge was first suggested in 2002. The Martyr's Challenge was purposed
as a way to reduce the escalating religious violence, stop the rush to war,
and focus attention on the underlying causes of the current war which is
being fought throughout the world.
For the first time in human history, we have the technical knowledge and the
systems in place to conduct a global Martyr's Challenge. A Martyr's
Challenge which would include live simultaneous broadcasts of the challenge
to all corners of the world. All people in all countries and followers of
all faiths would hear the challenge and see the results at the same time.
All people would hear the call to prayer and pray for a response from God at
the same time. A Martyr's Challenge lasting thirty days, with live
broadcasts every twelve hours, would ensure that all people, even in the
remotest locations on earth, would be aware of the challenge and able to
participate in the challenge.
I ask you to consider the following four questions:
1. Does God listen to the prayers of the human race?
2. Does God have a chosen path for the human race to follow?
3. Does God answer the prayers of true believers and true followers of God's
chosen path?
4. Would God respond to a formal Martyr's Challenge lasting thirty days and
thirty nights and including all of humanity?
If your response to the first three questions is "Yes" then certainly God
would respond to the combined prayers of all humanity. I hereby request you
consider the possibilities, bring it to the attention of your religious
leaders, pray for guidance, and support my call for a formal Martyr's
Challenge.
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, 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
Who I am, where I am from, and what I may or may not believe to be true is
of any importance. 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 answer 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 a defender of the
faith. Send forth your Defending Martyr's 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. 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. The future of mankind will be up to mankind alone and 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 opportunity, with equal rights
and equal protection under the rule of law. |
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