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	Religious Movements Homepage: The Unification Church
		This was the official birth of the Unification Church.
		Unification theology looks forward to the day in which religions, governments, and science are all united in the Kingdom of God on Earth.
		Unification Theological Seminary in Barrytown, New York is a seminary affiliated with the Unification Church.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/unification2.html (8822 words)

	Unification Stuff
		The essence and purpose of the Unification Church are religious.
		The Unification Church holds that a romance which is born and grows this way has a better chance to become rooted and lasting, particularly when anchored in a shared understanding and faith in God.
		The Unification Church unashamedly promotes its doctrine that the sinful consequence of the fall of man described in the Bible is a cheapening of one of the most beautiful and spiritually vital aspects of human creation -sex.
	www.tparents.org /Library/Unification/Topics/U-Stuff/COM-QSTN.htm (5582 words)

	Unification Church under siege in Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		According to Unification Church's leaders in Brazil, such as Neudir Ferabolli, a lawyer for the organization whose own bank records were among those seized, the blitz on the church's holdings represents religious persecution by authorities and individuals, who do not understand the group's philosophy or its purpose in Brazil.
		Church missionaries have since complained of harassment, such as difficulty with obtaining phone lines in some areas, and "negative" press reports involving alleged drug trafficking, as well as other accusations the group has denied.
		The Unification church's teachings "stirred up a lot of investigations and a lot of questions and prejudice," Schanker told WND, adding that the group was subjected to a lot of probing by congressional committees and other federal agencies.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/683119/posts (3210 words)

	Unification Church - Moonies
		The church has been involved in frequent lawsuits, and in 1982, Moon, convicted of tax evasion by a US court, was sentenced to an 18 month prison term.
		At the core of Unification theology is Moon's teaching on the fall of Adam and Eve.
		Unification Church members feel that the Messiah is already on earth, although many are reticent about publicly declaring that Sun Myung Moon is that Messiah.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txo/unificat.htm (1081 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Articles - 8 Characteristics of a Counterfeit Christian Church
		Counterfeit Christian churches often make it a point to cast doubt and suspicion on other churches or denominations, with the leader oftentimes claiming that only his church is true.
		For example, the Church of Scientology teaches that people need to discover their true nature through a process called "auditing." This is accomplished by "clearing Engrams" from one's life.
		The Unification Church theology has evolved over time, and there may be some drastic changes once he dies in the very near future.
	www.mrm.org /multimedia/text/counterfeit-christian-church.html (1477 words)

	C:\257temp\moonies
		The Unification Church (officially, The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity) was founded in 1954 by Young Myung Moon in Pusan, South Korea.
		Unification Church members have always believed this to be the case, but Moon has carefully avoided a public declaration; to have done so in the early years would almost certainly have added fuel to the flames of controversy that surrounded the movement.
		Michael Mickler, a member of the Unification Church, who earned a PhD in political science at the University of California, Berkely, has written a paper on the "Future Prospects of the Unification Church" which addresses the conflicts within the church and what this may portend after Moon's death.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /lectures/moonies.html (905 words)

	Holy Spirit Association
		The Council of Constance: The Unification of the Church.
		“Rites of Passage in the Unification Church.” Temenos 27 (1991): 61-81.
		The Unification Church and mind control This is an article about the UC in light of mind control.
	science.gcc.edu /reli/kemeny/new_page_238.htm (3355 words)

	Unification Church- Marriages by Moon
		“Church officials say the money goes for satellite charges and the costs for 200,000 African couples, but a number of Protestant churches in Korea said that the ceremonies, which have brought the church $1.3 billion throughout the years, are just a way for the church to make money.
		Former members of the church have come out to say the marriage ceremony at one time included a secret ritual where the husband had to first hit his wife with a baseball bat three times as hard as he could on the buttocks.
		The Unification Church has successfully done a PR job to have the public be unaware of their teachings and support their cause.
	www.letusreason.org /Moon.htm (3847 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: The Cult Controversy
		The church also is spending $1.5 million a year on a new local think tank, the Washington Institute for Values in Public Policy, that is underwriting conservative-oriented research and seminars at Stanford University, the University of Chicago, the Institute for Energy Analysis in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and other institutions.
		In the 1970s, church officials organized prayer breakfasts and rallies in support of President Richard M. Nixon, dispatched young female members to infiltrate congressional offices and had extensive "operational ties" with the Korean Central Intelligence Agency as part of the agency's efforts to influence U.S. officials, according to a 1978 report by a House subcommittee.
		Mose Durst, president of the Unification Church, said the church raises "more than $20 million" in the United States annually and that such activities are considered an important part of church life.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/unification/image.htm (2639 words)

	PUBLIC BELIEFS, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church, Rev. Moon, Moonies
		he Unification Church, formally known as "The Holy Spirit Association For The Unification Of World Christianity" was founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in Korea in 1954.
		To learn more about the founder and early development of the Unification Church, please read my Biography of Sun Myung Moon where that information is detailed.
		In short, Christ was such a man and in Moon's theology, all people are originally created with the potential to achieve the same status as Jesus Christ had as the Son of God.
	www.geocities.com /craigmaxim/u-1a.html (1188 words)

	CESNUR - From the Unification Church to the Unification Movement, 1994-1999: Five Years of Dramatic Changes
		The Unification Church, founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon in 1954, has gone through such changes between 1994-1999 that one may even wonder whether it still exists as a church or has converted itself into a somewhat different "Unification movement".
		Park, who had left the Unification Church, claimed that Rev. Moon practiced during the church's early years sex rituals with, among others, six married female disciples ("the six Marys") who were to have prepared the way for the virgin who would marry him and become the True Mother.
		The church vehemently denied the allegations, and was able to rely on earlier Korean court rulings where critics who made similar accusations had been found guilty of defamation and libel.
	www.cesnur.org /testi/moon_1199.htm (3535 words)

	Unification Church (Moonies) - Christian or Cult?
		The Unification Church of America was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in New York City.
		Unification theology teaches that Adam and Eve's fall came not from disobedience in eating fruit from the tree of knowledge, but was sexual in nature.
		Eve's sin, the church holds, was engaging in an act of sex with Satan, and Adam's was in turn "a premature act of love" with Eve, thus leading to mankind's physical corruption.
	www.rapidnet.com /~jbeard/bdm/Cults/unificat.htm (3014 words)

	IRC \| RightWeb \| Group Watch: Unification Church
		The Unification Church has been widely criticized as a cult, and its subsidiaries frequently disguise their links to the church, at least for new members.
		During Sun Myung Moon's imprisonment for tax evasion and conspiracy, the Unification Church hired the public relations firms of (Robert Keith) Gray and Co. (Washington DC) and Madison Fielding (Los Angeles) to lobby on behalf of Moon and the UC.
		According to the majority opinion, the challenge being presented to the Unification Church was not to its teachings or its right to practice its religion.
	rightweb.irc-online.org /groupwatch/ucm.php (10315 words)

	EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF DECEPTION BY THE UNIFICATION CHURCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Unification Church claims to be Christian and one of its stated goals is the unification of Christianity.
		Such actions only serve to make the average Unification Church member feel that they are being "persecuted for righteousness" and only strengthens their resolve and commitment to the group.
		The Unification Church does some "good" things that on the surface make them appear to outsiders as very "good" and Christian, but the heart of their teaching is blasphemous and deceptive.
	www.newcovpub.com /examples.html (3320 words)

	THEOLOGY PROPER of Christian School Essay on The Unification Church, moonies, Sun Myung Moon
		Though the Unification Church’s standpoint on natural revelation is not clear, it is assumed that they generally accept the doctrines of orthodox Christianity.
		The Unification Church believes that God communicated his Word through Moses in the Old Testament age and through Jesus Christ in the New Testament age.
		The views supported by the Unification Church are either based on non-biblical assumptions, or on misinterpreted scripture.
	www.geocities.com /craigmaxim/e-1b.html (1461 words)

	The Moonies - the Unification Church, CARM
		In 1950 he was liberated from the prison by the Americans involved in the Korean War.
		The Holy Spirit is ‘the True Mother,’ or ‘the Second Eve." The church denies the doctrine of the Trinity.
		Moon uses an anti-communism stance, many legitimate businesses, and philanthropic endeavors all over the world to garner support and influence for his one world religious system.
	www.carm.org /list/moonies.htm (482 words)

	the Unification Church
		His Unification Church entity has taken a new corporate title, that of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, to reflect Moon's goal of wading into the mainstream of Christian life in America, as well as into the political arena.
		A dizzying array of organizations working under Unification auspices now actively network and offer millions of dollars of their money and hundreds of their personnel to the non-Unification labors of community leaders across the nation who are engaged in social programming aimed at arresting our culture's slide into immorality and shattered families.
		Unification Theology And The Cross of Christ - by Bryce Pettit
	www.spiritwatch.org /unchurch.htm (1044 words)

	tips on finding a good church
		Be sure to verify that a prospective church's doctrinal positions are in line with what you believe.
		Church leadership is friendly / respectful toward other churches in the area (as opposed to hostile, derisive, competitive or condescending)
		Granted, there are no perfect churches, but hopefully you will find a good church that will best encourage you in your living for Christ.
	www.porn-free.org /church.htm (689 words)

	Unification Church: Moon Tries to Connect With Black Pastors - News about religious cults and sects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Moon's appearance was one of his last stops on a three-month, 52-city tour billed as an effort to promote family values and break down barriers between races and denominations.
		The Korean-born founder of the Unification Church has been a controversial figure because of his followers' belief that he is the messiah, and also because of his financial activities and his church's recruitment techniques.
		Theologically his Unification Church is, at best, a cult of Christianity.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /news1/an010421-14.html (863 words)

	A Rose By Any Other Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, is the official title.
		They were willing then to say they represented the Unification Church, but as time progressed and the stories of brainwashing members increased, they became less and less willing to identify themselves.
		In 1976, The New York Times said the theology of the Unification Church is, "a mind-boggling mixture of Pentecostal Christianity, Eastern Mysticism, anti- Communism, pop psychology, and metaphysics." This is still true even today.
	www.christianlink.com /proclaim/radio/rosename.html (283 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: Moonstruck - Unification in America
		One of the primary means of gaining credibility employed by Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church is the many conferences and programs presented through its front organizations.
		Using such doublespeak, the Unification Church sponsors or conducts various seminars and conferences throughout the world while denying it is the presenting organization.
		Many of the prominent figures Moon hires justify their participation in his events by stating it is for a good and worthwhile cause, such as world peace and the advancement of women, etc. However, this is very naive thinking.
	www.watchman.org /cults/moonie2.htm (2027 words)

	Marc Perkel Rantz: What is it like to be brainwashed?
		You should be mature enough to let everybody else in the world ponder on their own, and let them decide which path to take, and which religion to believe in.
		If Marc has heard half of what is said about the Unification Church and Theology, then he probably knows more about that church and its theology than "many" of the people who actually attend it.
		We can just brush aside for now that there are multiple branches of theological thought even within the Unification church and stick to your concern: you may lay your doubts aside, I have heard some of the theology and I am negative towards the religion after having done so.
	marc.perkel.com /archives/000384.html (2654 words)

	www.globalresearch.ca :: View topic - The Neo-Cons and the Unification Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Unification Church is The New York City Tribune.
		It is being referred to as the Holy Land by Unification Church believers and Mun [h]as been granted extraterritoriality during the life of the lease.”
		As he subsequently confessed to an Italian journalist, he was feeling lonely and unappreciated within the Catholic Church, which generally took a dim view of his activities as an enthusiastic exorcist and spiritual healer.
	globalresearch.ca.myforums.net /viewtopic.php?p=582 (12705 words)

	Oganizations of the Unification Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pyonghwa Motors has invested $10 million and plans to invest up to $300 million dollars into the project.
		Religious Organizations- The Holy Spirit Association for Unification of World Christianity.
		American Leadership Conference, Chinese Evangelical Assn., NYC Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace American Conference on Religious Movements -A funded cult apologist organization of the Unification Church; Assembly of Worlds Religions International Christian Students Association.
	www.letusreason.org /moon1.htm (560 words)

	Online Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sun Myung Moon, A lifetime of conversation with our Heavenly Father.
		Collected by subject on the topics: Hope, Entreaty, Resurrection, Heart, Faith, Filial Piety, Loyalty, Determination, Devotion, Restoration, Victory, and Unification
		Translated from the original Korean, this is the basic text explaining the theology of the Unification Church
	holyspiritassociation.org (164 words)

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