Sun Myung Moon
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"Sun Myung Moon" was a Korean religious leader, businessperson, political activist, and media mogul. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, and of its widely noted Blessing Ceremony of the Unification Church/"Blessing" or mass wedding ceremony, and the author of its unique theology the Divine Principle. Moon was active in conservative politics and courted world leaders. An ardent anti-communist and advocate for Korean reunification, his support helped turn The Washington Times into a respected newspaper in conservative circles. He expanded his business interests, which included News World Communications, an international news media corporationNews World Communications is the media arm of Reverend Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church.

Holdings

Newspapers and Magazines

GolfStyles Magazine

Middle Eastern Times

The Segye Ilbo (South Korea)

The Sekai Nippo (Tokyo)

Tiempos del Mundo (Online Only)

The World and I

Wire Service

United Press International (UPI) and Tongil Group, a South Korean business group (chaebol), as well as various List of Unification Church affiliated organizations/affiliated organizations.

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When you bow to True Parents' picture and display the Unification Church flag, Satan will have to go far away from your home.

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In a way then, the Divine Principle, this new revelation, is the documentary of my life. It is my own life experience. The Divine Principle is in me, and I am in the Divine Principle.

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I am not working at random or just on a whim. Our movement has a deep spiritual origin. It came into being at this particular time by a mandate of God. I have a divine guiding light. Even though many people think I am just doing things my own way, there is no such thing as my own way.

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I know the established Christian theology... I know the enemy, but the enemy doesn't know me. Thus the enemy has already lost the war.

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To attain this true peace, Jesus first sought to bring about a revolution of man. In this sense he came for war.

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There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points.

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I can understand why Christians call us heretics. But most important, who will God call a heretic? From God's point of view, my revelation is deeply orthodox.

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The greatest barrier to peace in our world today is greed and selfishness in the human heart. Individual greed opens the way to national greed. This leads to divisiveness and conflict among people and nations. Tragically, this has caused so much bloodshed and needless human suffering.

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Let's say there are 500 sons and daughters like you in each state. Then we could control the government.

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