On the day after the election of Pope Benedict XVI, it was Ted Turner time at the United Nations.
The 2005 prestigious alan Cranston Peace award was presented to Turner, former CNN media mogul, and the man who once referred to Christianity as a "religion for losers".
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev presented the award on behalf of the Global Security Institute (GSI).
This is not the first UN accolade bestowed on Jane Fonda's ex-hubby. In august 2000, Turner was the keynote speaker at the World Peace Summit, held in the UN General assembly Hall.
"New age billionaire Maurice Strong introduced Turner by saying that he had done more for peace, the environment and the UN than any other person." (NewsMax.com).
although most infamous for his Christians are losers remark, Turner is the five-star general of the goose-stepping political correct army attacking anything Christian.
Turner, whose actress wife Jane Fonda counts her conversion to Christianity as one of the reasons for their divorce, has even mocked the crucifixion.
Christ died on the cross, but Turner says he shouldn't have bothered: I don't want anybody to die for me. I've had a few drinks and a few girlfriends, and if that's going to put me in hell, then so be it."
"In 1990, Turner was named Humanist of the Year by the american Humanist association. He told that audience that the death of Jesus in order for our sins to be forgiven was `weird'." (www.holysmoke.org).
Like Strong and Gorbachev, Turner is an ardent advocate of eugenic population control.
One of the things Turner is not so well recognized for is that he was the inspiration for the United Nation's Peace Calendar, an initiative that morphed into the 13 Moon calendar. (See When the Big Hand Says Thirteen Moon Calendar, canadafreepress.com, august 27, 2004).
Ostensibly, the UN rejected considering calendar reform in 1995 as part of its 50th anniversary. Within four years, UN officials were passing calendar reform duty over to lifetime activist for peace, Dr. Jose arguelles, an originator of Earth Day.
It was when he was speaking to a group of broadcasters when Turner suggested that changing the way of dating time was in order. Turner said he wants to change time from the current BC (Before Christ, i.e. 380 CE) and aD (anno Domini, Latin for "in the Year of our Lord).
"Why don't we broadcasters make it our goal to get the world at peace by the year 2000? Let's make it the year zero–BP and aP, Before Peace and after Peace," he told the gathering of broadcasters, who responded to the idea with applause.
a UN media release explaining his april 21, 2005 award says Turner was honoured for his work advocating "sustainable development".
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