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  What is the Unification Movement?
The movement met with immediate controversy as Moon believed that the Bible could not be understood without the aid of a book called Divine Teaching, which is a compilation of his personal teachings.
Second, the movement is characterized by false theology.
In summary, the Unification movement is dangerous because the leader and the leader's theology do not match up with Scripture.
www.gotquestions.org /unification-movement.html   (492 words)

  
  Unification Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Unification movement is a religious organization founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean minister who fled from North Korea during the Korean War.
Defenders of the church dismiss this argument, on the grounds that the Unification movement is properly divided into distinct organizations, each of which should be judged by the laws relating to its type.
The Moon-funded Association of Families for Unification and World Peace was the target of the raids, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and the personal residence of Moon's primary representative in Brazil, Reverend Kim Yoon-sang.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unification_Church   (3893 words)

  
 Religious Movements Homepage: The Unification Church
This was the official birth of the Unification Church.
The idea is significant to the Unification Movement of today as it is demonstrative of the growing ecumenical spirit in the Church.
Unification theology looks forward to the day in which religions, governments, and science are all united in the Kingdom of God on Earth.
religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/unification2.html   (8822 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Unification Church and antisemitism
Members of the Unification Church consider the church to be both pro-Israel and pro-Jewish and disagree that the church's teachings should be regarded by anyone as anti-Semitic.
The Unification Movement regards the Land of Israel as a haven for the Holocaust survivors and sanctuary for all those individual Jews who are trying to escape physical persecution and religious, racial or national oppression.
The Unification Movement is grateful to God, to His true and righteous prophets and saints of our common spiritual tradition who prepared the foundations on which we stand and organize our struggle.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Unification_Church_and_anti-Semitism   (1175 words)

  
 Unificationists
Second, there are countries in which the Unification movement is explicitly banned, as in the case of Singapore, where this occurred as a result of newspaper reports emanating from the United Kingdom.
Fifth, there are countries where the Unification movement’s status as a religious organization has not been challenged, but the normal benefits, such as charitable status or tax-exempt status, which would normally flow from that status, have been denied.
The irresponsible grouping of all new religious movements as “cults” results in the Unification movement—which abhors things like murder, suicide, and prostitution—being tarred with the same brush as other groups, which are likewise small, and have the name of religions, but have nothing else in common with the Unification movement.
www.religiousfreedom.com /conference/Germany/brann.htm   (1504 words)

  
 unification church information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The official title of the Unification Church is The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World...
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 WashingtonPost.com: The Cult Controversy
In the Washington area, the Unification Church's investment is an important cog in a global machine that Moon uses to boost his credibility, spread his spiritual doctrine and win political influence, according to current and former church members.
As the Unification movement evolved from selling roses on street corners to acquiring control of a nationwide cable channel, the nation's capital became the epicenter of Moon's U.S. holdings.
Washington will be the focus of the worldwide Unification movement this week, as Moon-sponsored organizations hold a series of academic conferences and the World Sports and Culture Festival, culminating Saturday with a mass wedding at RFK Stadium.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/unification/main.htm   (3506 words)

  
 Unification Church - news updates, news archive and research resources
The movement is considered a cult both theologically and sociologically.
The Unification Church claims to be a Christian movement, but deviates significantly - in teachings and practices - from orthodox, Biblical Christianity.
The Unification Church accused McNamara, ghostwriter of the damaging exposé, "In The Shawow of The Moons", of plagiarism.
www.apologeticsindex.org /u05.html   (2133 words)

  
 Unification Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Unification Movement is a religious movement spearheaded by the Unification Church (renamed the "Family Federation for World Peace") comprising organizations and individuals that are dedicated to creating world peace through ideal families centered on God in accordance with the doctrines of Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
As such, the Unification Church does not itself make political statements, and members of the church have created organisations such as CARP which operate under the less stringent requirements of a 501(c)(4) "non-profit, educational foundation".
Some members in the United States and other countries have also tried to establish businesses with the dual aims of serving their communities while hopefully making a profit to donate to church projects.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unification_Movement   (278 words)

  
 Unification Church Article, UnificationChurch Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Unification Church was founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean minister who fled from North Korea during the Korean War.
Some critics of the Unification Church have complained about Moon declaring himself to be the Messiah, which they consider just as outrageous in the face of contemporary church teachings as Jesus callinghimself the "Son of Man" was in the eyes of Jews 2,000 years ago.
The Unification Church has been a major financial backer of the WorldAnti-Communist League, an extremist group which includes a number of fascists and Nazi sympathisers along with members and former members of various authoritarian regimes,particularly in Latin America and Asia.
www.anoca.org /moon/jesus/unification_church.html   (2064 words)

  
 ‡ Unification Church "NPR One-sided on Moon Movement" - Cult Observer 11(4), 1994
Professionals who have developed expertise in treating those injured as a result of their experience with the Unification Church are readily available and someone seeking them out could have obtained their input to balance the views of Unification Church members and supporters, who often find their support buttressed by financial reward.
A fully-informed decision to choose a way of life is entitled to respect, but one must continue to wonder why it is that so many of the people who choose to leave this group cite deception in their recruitment, coercion in their retention, and the attempted destruction of their family values and moral integrity.
Criticism of the Unification Church by groups characterizing it as a destructive cult does not involve its eastern origin or its beliefs.
www.csj.org /infoserv_press/press_moon_97nov/pressucco114.htm   (938 words)

  
 UNIFICATION THOUGHT, WORLD PROBLEMS
And now, as symbolized by the unification of Europe, which is close at hand, humankind is awaiting the realization of its long-cherished desire: the world of one family.
However, Unification Thought holds that the the reason why past religions and philosophies were powerless in solving actual problems is that the human being has lost God and has been trying to solve problems with his own power alone, without knowing God's truth and true love.
Unification Thought is quite identical in content with the Divine Principle, even though it may differ in some ways from the Divine Principle in the form of expression.
www.religio.de /synkret/mun/sang.html   (2801 words)

  
 Federation For Professors And Students - Way Of Unification 2 - Sun Myung Moon
It is the Federation Movement of Unification of North and South of Professors and Students in the Universities in the whole Nation.
The relationship between Unification Church and the people of this country is that of father and son; that between the Unification Church and the academic circle is that of Cain and Abel.
The VOC movement is a horizontal movement, not a vertical movement.
www.tparents.org /Moon-Books/wu2/WU2-7-3.htm   (6864 words)

  
 CESNUR - From the Unification Church to the Unification Movement, 1994-1999: Five Years of Dramatic Changes
Her relative youth and the respect with which she is held by the membership may be a point of stability for the Unification movement.
The new leader of the Unification movement, Rev. Sun Jo Hwang, seems to concentrate his message, after the problems and controversies of 1998, on the cosmic significance of the dates of 7.8 Jeol, 9.9 Jeol and 3.10 Jeol.
The re-organization of the Unification movement and mystical numerology have also affected the main activity associated by the general public with the Rev. Moon, i.e.
www.cesnur.org /testi/moon_1199.htm   (3529 words)

  
 Unification Church and the Moonies - ReligionFacts
The Unification Church is a unique interpretation of Christianity that regards Rev. Moon as the Messiah and believes world peace can be attained through the creation of "true families." It is especially known for its mass weddings and seeking of converts.
Youth from the counter-culture movement were attracted to the movement in large numbers, and as a result the media and counter-cult organizations began to pay close attention to the group.
The influence of the Unification Church is extended by a variety of organizations that embody Moon's ideals, such as the Professor's World Peace Academy and the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences.
www.religionfacts.com /unification_church   (3930 words)

  
 Sermons of Rev. Sun Myung Moon
In a sense, therefore, all people in the world are directly or indirectly responsible for the fate of the Unification Movement, and are accountable for their actions in front of God.
The Unification Movement is sustained and motivated by the deepest religious experience and discipline, based on the fundamental truths of the universe.
Reverend Moon and the Unification Movement are involved in a life-and-death mission for the sake of God and humanity.
www.unification.org /ucbooks/Mspks/1983/831125.html   (2653 words)

  
 Unification Photos from 1997 & 1998
Unification Theological Seminary graduates from the class of 1996.
Unification Theological Seminary graduation photo for the class of 1996.
The Unification Theological Seminary in the snow, circa 1996.
www.tparents.org /Library/Unification/Photos/Uph-1997/0-Toc.htm   (738 words)

  
 Sun Myung Moon
The Unification Church has borne the brunt of it in America over the last two decades.
Hearings were conducted on Capitol Hill to warn of the dangers of new religious movements.
Donald Fraser led a Congressional investigation of alleged ties between the Unification Church and the Korean CIA.
home.online.no /~raygd/rev_moon.htm   (3227 words)

  
 Landslide - The Unification Movement and/or Sun Myung Moon
The Unification Movement has come a long way and it has come to age.
Here the focus is on change and how the movement goes about the move into the 21st century.
John Gorenfeld has achieved notoriety status with members of the Unification Movement for his web blog, where he stockpiles Moon related information spiked with with cynical remarks A closer look at contents and logic didn’t impress much, but it reveals what looks like a fundamental human problem in dealing with complex issues.
www.foreignlands.org /moon   (391 words)

  
 A History Of The Unification Church In America, 1959-74 - Michael L Mickler
A boon to the movement's solidarity and cohesiveness was the July, 1973, distribution of the new English Divine Principle.
Thus movement spokespersons were not hesitant to release budget allotments for the twenty-one city tour ($400,000), thirty-two city tour ($200,000) and the coming eight-city tour ($1,000,000).
The movement feted 1,600 prominent New Yorkers at a kick-off banquet in the Waldorf Astoria on September 17, 1974.
www.unification.org /ucbooks/Huca/Huca-06.htm   (12833 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Satan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Participants in the New Age movement have widely varied views about Satan, the Devil, etc. Perhaps the most widespread tendency would be to doubt or downplay his existence altogether, focusing instead on "the light." New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture.
Another polytheistic new religious movement, the Process Church, claims that Satan is one of "Three Great Gods" along with Jehovah and Lucifer.
Jump to: navigation, search A new religious movement or NRM is a religious, ethical, or spiritual grouping of fairly recent origin which is not part of an established religion and has not yet become recognised as a standard denomination, church, or religious body.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Satan   (11147 words)

  
 The movement for Unification of the world
It is a world religious movement, continuing the ideas of old Eastern studies, especially of Baha'ism from the second half of the 19th century and all basic ideas of world religions that in the first place, it attempts to unite.
The movement was founded in 1954 by San Myung Mun ("Moon" in English) and his wife Hak Ja Han.
It built an international trust for the collection and processing of salt-water fish, is building the transcontinental highway network from Asia to Europe, provides social and cultural connection between different nations, states, and groups, and supports learning and education in all less developed areas of the world.
www.neuereligion.de /ENG/Wolf/pg11.htm   (329 words)

  
 Unification Photos Before 1997
David S. Kim at his 80th birthday celebration held at Unification Theological Seminary, where he was President Emeritus.
The first Unification Church built by Rev. Moon in Pusan, South Korea in 1952.
Unification Church members rally and pray at the Berlin Wall.
www.tparents.org /Library/Unification/Photos/Uph-1920/0-Toc.htm   (688 words)

  
 Adherents.com
The most well-known internationally is the Unification Church, a movement started by Moon Sun-myung, a North Korean refugee, in 1954.
The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, commonly known as the Unification Church, was founded by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea in 1954.
It is still not unusual to read in the press that the Unification Church has 10,000 or more full-time U.S. members and over 25,000 'associates.' The more ludicrous estimates have stretched as high as 80,000 members.
www.adherents.com /Na/Na_638.html   (3060 words)

  
 disseminate
The Spiritist Movement is the cluster of activities whose objective is the study, dissemination, and practice of the Spiritist Doctrine, as contained in the basic works of Allan Kardec, placing it within the reach and at the service of all Humanity.
The work of the Federations and of unification of the Spiritist Movement, as well as that of the union of the Spiritists and the Spiritist Institutions, is based upon the principles of fraternity, solidarity, freedom, and responsibility as prescribed by the Spiritist Doctrine.
Work of Federations as well as activities of unification of the Spiritist Movement must always preserve the participants’ inherent right to think, create, and act, as professed and praised by the Spiritist Doctrine, with the understanding, however, that each and every activity must be in accord with the works of the Codification by Allan Kardec.
www.ssbaltimore.org /PDF/disseminate.html   (2414 words)

  
 Unification Movement - Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
He is an outstanding Christian of the Greek Orthodox tradition, he knew that this movement was a compliment to Christianity and helps Christians to unite beyond denomination.
The invocation in Denver was offered by a very prestigious pastor, the Rev. John Thompson, of the Park Hill United Methodist Church and respected leader of the Interfaith movement of Colorado.
I ended the Unification Church and expanded it to the Family Federation.
www.familytimes.net.ph /Sharing-Details.asp?ID=50   (1266 words)

  
 Unification Church
Unification Church revising plan for new house of worship
Unification Church plans house of worship in Tarrytown
Unification Church to Host Joint Wedding of 20,000 Couples in Feb.
www.rickross.com /groups/moonie.html   (961 words)

  
 The Unification Encyclopedia Project
The Unification movement appears at a time when many people are questioning the existing system of education and the values (or lack of values) which it teaches.
This means not only to question such lightning-rod issues as sex education, multiculturalism, and the place of religion in the schools, but more essentially to put forth a critique of the foundations of knowledge.
One of the central points of unification of knowledge, in this case between science and philosophy, occurs at the cutting edge of the new physics.
www.unification.net /misc/ency.html   (6565 words)

  
 Unification Movement and Unification Community Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Unification Movement is an international, interracial and interreligious amalgam of organisations founded by Reverend and Mrs.
Unification Community is a community of individuals sympathizing with the ideals of Reverend and Mrs.
The range of interests and activities engaged in by the Unification Movement and by Unification Community encompasses every area of human endeavour.
bigg.host.sk /unification   (842 words)

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