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I ran it through Google Translate because I was curious. It appears to be something called the Unification Church? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Ch
by brightball 4y ago
I ran it through Google Translate because I was curious. It appears to be something called the Unification Church?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church
> The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church or Unificationism, is a new religious movement whose members are called Unificationists and sometimes colloquially Moonies.[2] It was officially founded on 1 May 1954 under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea by Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), a Korean Messiah claimant also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes.[3][4][5][6]
> The beliefs of the Unification Church are based on Moon's book Divine Principle, which differs from the teachings of Nicene Christianity in its view of Jesus[7] and in its introduction of the concept of "indemnity".[8] The movement is well known for its unique "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies.[9]
> The Unification Church has been controversial, with some early critics calling it a dangerous cult.[10][11] It also has been controversial for its involvement in politics, which include anti-communism and support for Korean reunification.
- maire 4y agoMoonies used to be a big deal at college campuses in California. When my husband and I went to Berkeley in the 1970s, the Moonies were everywhere. They did many questionable things before fading away. My husband is 4 years older than me - so he was not as aware of their recruitment practices. He said he was invited to dinner by a very attractive young woman who kept flirting with him all through dinner. She then invited him to a weekend retreat. He said he became suspicious and did not go. It was a good thing he did not go. By the time I went to Berkeley - we all knew about the retreats.
- SoftTalker 4y agoYep I remember the "Moonie" cult in the news from the 1970s. They seemed to fade out after a while, like most fads do. I had no idea they were still operating.
- bink 4y agoThey still own and publish the Washington Times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times
- ok123456 4y agoThey also owned the University of Bridgeport until a few years ago.
- tootie 4y agoAbe gave a speech at a Unification Church event commemorating 9/11 in 2021. The keynote speaker was Donald Trump: https://twitter.com/koryodynasty/status/1436866339113627648?lang=en https://twitter.com/koryodynasty/status/1436866339113627648?...
- flobosg 4y agoMoonies were prevalent in Chile later on, during the late 90s. The press would refer to them as “la secta Moon” (the Moon cult).
- Larrikin 4y agoWhat would happen at the retreat? Just indoctrination?
- kombucha13 4y agoVery heavy pressure to join and indoctrination. The pressure tactics were very coercive. Essentially thought reform via a high control group/environment. Eventually people would think they made the choice to join themselves and had come to their own conclusions but in fact it was essentially are manipulation.
- jphsnsir 4y agoWhat happened at the retreats? Quick search gave no answers...
- kombucha13 4y agoPressure to join and indoctrination
- andrekandre 4y ago> She then invited him to a weekend retreat. He said he became suspicious and did not go great article about that (infiltrating the moonies in san diego) https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1980/may/08/cover-reverend-moon-wants-you/ https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1980/may/08/cover-revere...
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