The unification church is a new religious movement based on the importance of the family in creating a world of peace, started by sun myung moon in korea in the 1940s. Rabbi proclaims rev moon as the messiah sun myung moon. The family of the late sun myung moon more corrupt than you can imagine four of the 14 children of the marriage with han hakja died in accidental deaths. He was an ardent anticommunist and advocate for korean reunification. Moonrelated funds filter to evangelicals christianity today. Welcome to the universal peace federation website about reverend sun myung moon. Jun 21, 2004 hail to the moon king the deeply weird coronation of rev. Sun myung moons unification church, but the practice may soon come to an end. Sun myung moon said jesus wanted him to fulfill his. It gave her account of her life up to that time, including her marriage to hyo jin moon, the first son of unification church founder and leader sun myung moon and his wife hakja han moon.
After his death in 2012, his wife held to their beliefs as one of the true parents in hopes for a reunion with god. Sun myung moon, sermon at chongpa dong church, seoul, dec. Nostradamus used the name moon to depict the new messianic figure. Sun myung moon restoration through incest the tragedy. Sun myung moon born january 6, 1920 is the korean founder and leader of the worldwide unification church. The truth about sun myung moon freedom of mind resource center. Sun myung moons exdaughterinlaw, who fled moons drugaddicted son in 1995, writes in a new book that moon has supported his religious. Sun myung moon, south korean religious leader who in 1954 founded the holy spirit association for the unification of world christianity, better known as the unification church. The exemployee is now charged with taking the money from the kirov academy, which was created by the rev.
Meet the billionaire holy mother of the unification church. Sun myung moon, and is missing several of the peace messages and the report from spiritual world. How well do you know your moon the divine principle. Sun myung moon, cheongpyeong, south korea, march 1, 2009. Days before the reverend moon sun myung right turned a spry 90 in february, a pair of his sons prominently joined him to inaugurate the new unification world headquarters church in.
It officially began as a church in 1954 in seoul, south korea. Sun myung moon s teachings on the importance of developing oceanic resources to feed the world. We draw on many major media, books and journal articles, a report of the us. Sun myung moon s most popular book is as a peaceloving global citizen. Sun myung moon, the early years, 192053 michael breen.
Sun myung moon a bush family benefactor in funneling millions of dollars to communist north korea in the 1990s as it was developing a missile and nuclear weapons program. Books by sun myung moon author of as a peaceloving. Feinblatt recommends in the shadow of the moons, my life in the reverend sun myung moons family by nansook hong, moons daughterin. The unification movement, also known as the unification church uc, is a worldwide new religious movement whose members are sometimes colloquially called moonies. It was officially founded in 1954 under the name holy spirit association for the unification of world christianity hsauwc in seoul, south korea by sun myung moon 19202012, a korean religious leader also known for his business. The life and works of sun myung moon posts facebook.
A conversation with nansook hong, former daughterinlaw of the rev. When he was 10, his family joined the presbyterian church. In a personal memoir entitled in the shadow of the moons, the ex daughter inlaw, nansook hong, recounts her nightmarish 14year marriage to rev. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Find out about the life and lifestyle of the man behind these extraordinary accomplishments. Reverend sun myung moon helps you to acquire a clear understanding of the bible and what was being communicated at that time. Read comments of moon s daughter about nostradamus. Sun myung moon has 25 books on goodreads with 711 ratings.
The origins, beliefs and practices of the unification church by george d. Mansei is the korean equivalent of the japanese banzai. Authors or responsible persons on pages linked to this page may not be correct. Moon is continuing the work of her late husband, sun myung moon who believed he had to fulfill his selfproclaimed messianic promises. Sun myung moon in a senate office building crown, robes, the works is no longer one of washingtons bestkept secrets.
This article intends to shed some light on sun myung moon and his. When the sun and moon meet in the sky and fall in love, they produce a heavenly daughter, grace. In the shadow of the moons is written by nan sook hong, former wife of hyo jin moon, the eldest son of rev. This book should not be confused with a similarly titled book named pyeong hwa gyeong sold by some. April 1, 2006 note about yeon jin moon s relation to the unification church on april 1, 2006, yeon jin kat moon is the next to youngest child of sun myung moon and hak ja han. The holy spirit association for the unification of world christianity commonly called the unification church was founded by rev. Sun myung moon is one of the 10 new religious leaders that john hogue describes in his book as the possible messiah according to nostradamus. Sun myung moon claimed that jesus had come to him in a vision, and. Fathers course and our life of faith 21 talks on the life of rev. Sun myung moon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the shadow of the moonsthe daughter in law of sun myung moon exposes her life as a victim of abuse in the moon family, and how she escaped with her children to find freedom and a new life. If jesus had married his half sister, he would not have been crucified. Apr 12, 2010 days before the reverend moon sun myung right turned a spry 90 in february, a pair of his sons prominently joined him to inaugurate the new unification world headquarters church in seoul.
Sun myung moon, ffwpu and the unification church in their own words. True mother as the only begotten daughter the term only begotten daughter appears 180 times in rev. Sun myung moon, the korean evangelist, businessman, and selfproclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, freshfaced proselytizers, and links to vast. Moon s family followed confucianist beliefs until he was around 10 years old, when they converted to christianity and joined the presbyterian church. Mar 16, 2020 the exemployee is now charged with taking the money from the kirov academy, which was created by the rev.
The message gods ideal family is the model for world peace is similar to the september 12, 2005 universal peace federation inaugural speech given in new york city, which is peace message 1. As far as we know, they are attributed correctly, however, we have no way to verify authorship. The divine principle is an excellent book to read if you ever wanted to know the true meaning of the parables in the bible. Jesus, on earth was a man no different from us except for the fact that he was without original sin. Affiliates of sun myung moon, controversial leader of the unification church, have a history of supporting and courting conservative evangelicals. This article intends to shed some light on sun myung moon and his worldwide unification movement. That is why moon changed his name to sun myung moon in about 1946 or 47 while he was in pyongyang. Sun myung moon, the leader of the unification church and founder of the washington times, died early monday in south korea. Sun myung moon, hak ja han with raisa and mikhail gorbachev. The six wives of sun myung moon the tragedy of the six. How well do you know your moon press release on the ffwpu. Nansook hong born 1966, is the author of the autobiography, in the shadow of the moons. Sun myung moon, book as the possible messiah according to nostradamus.
Sun myung moon seemed to take pleasure in the reports that filtered back to east. The moon embracing the sun 2012 guidance 1 season tv programmes based on books years after shes assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen. Meet the billionaire holy mother of the unification church ozy. But, after marrying the 40yearold sun myung moon, founder of the unification church, at just 17 and giving birth to seven sons and seven daughters, hak ja han would be the one to take control of. Sun myung moon was born moon yong myeong on 25 february 1920, in modernday north pyongan province, north korea, at a time when korea was under japanese rule. On october 12, 2009, it was announced that sun myung moon was given the church to his sons, moon hyungjin, moon kookjin, and moon hyunjin.
Abruptly uprooted from her life in korea, nansook moved to the moon familys opulent. For decades, the moon organization has rightfully been the subject of hundreds of newspaper articles, magazine stories, books, radio and television specials. Gods ideal family and the kingdom of the peaceful, ideal world i. On the strength of this experience, he became moon s follower. Daughter of prominent church members, nansook was handpicked at age fifteen by the reverend moon to marry his son, hyo jin, the heir to moon s spiritual and economic empire. She was born in south korea and moved with her family to westchester county, new york in 1973. Sun myung moon is the owner of the washington times newspaper and the upi wire service. Moon, a savior to some, lived a big dream the controversial founder of the unification church said jesus spoke to him when he was 16. As a peaceloving global citizen reverend sun myung. In his book the divine principle 1952, which is the basic scripture of the church, moon wrote that at the age of 16 he. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive.
A life of prayer prayers of the reverend sun myung moon book one. Sun myung moon s ex daughter inlaw, who fled moon s drugaddicted son in 1995, writes in a new book that moon has supported his religious. He believed he was the second coming of jesus christ. My life in the reverend sun myung moon s family hong, nansook, fields, anna on. Growing up, id always heard of the many criticisms people had about unificationism. Reverend moon s message from prison by sun myung moon book 8 editions published between 1984 and 1985 in english and norwegian and held by 162 worldcat member libraries worldwide. The shout is made with both arms thrust into the air. When he was a child, his family converted to christianity. Sun myung moon, founder of the unification church, has turned over daytoday control of the church and financial empire he founded to a daughter and three sons, one of whom had a brief. The truth about sun myung moon freedom of mind resource. Wrote his daughter inlaw, nansook hong, in her tellall book. She was summoned by sun myung moon to marry his wayward son, at the tender age of 15.
She is the 44yearold daughter of sun myung moon, and a graduate of harvard. Nansook hong daughter in law of sun myung moon cult expert rick alan ross via rick alan ross is a private consultant, lecturer, and cult intervention specialist. Sun myung moon 25 february 1920 3 september 2012 was a korean religious leader, businessman and political activist. Moon in awe to find out that nostradamus prophesied about her father 500 years ago. Survival of the richest yeon jin moon reverend sun myung. Cbs news interview with nansook hong daughter in law of. How well do you know your moon press release on the. They currently have on the order of 5,000 members in the united states, and many more elsewhere.
I was a moonie cult leader world news the guardian. Sun myung moon s ex daughter inlaw, who fled moon s drugaddicted son in 1995, writes in a new book that moon has supported his religiouspoliticalbusiness empire with vast sums of cash, much of it laundered into the united states illegally. Mass weddings have long been a hallmark of the rev. Sun myung moon, the selfproclaimed messiah from south korea who led the unification church, one of the most controversial religious movements to sweep america in the 1970s, has died. Sun myung moon desperately tried to hide how the family values crusader made the publisher of the washington times raise his secret son. Sun myung moon was a korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and. My life in the reverend sun myung moon s family, published in 1998 by little, brown and company. He is also the founder of many other organizations and projects involved in political, cultural, artistic, massmedia, educational, public service, and other activities. I was a moonie cult leader steven hassan spent twoandahalf years being brainwashed by the rev sun myung moon s controversial unification church. Kim baek moon used to call the unification church the dragon cult, referring to moon s birth name which was moon yong myung.
Sun myung moon books list of books by author sun myung moon. My life in the reverend sun myung moon s family is a fascinating read told by nansook hong, the 15 year old south korean girl that reverend moon chose to marry his oldest son, hyo jin. See all books authored by sun myung moon, including exposition of the divine principle, and the life and mission of jesus christ, and more on. Sun myung moon and his unification church are probably best known in america for their huge weddings, where hundreds or thousands of couples are married in a single ceremony. Christians often said the dragon represented satan.
Throughout the story, grace witnesses and comes to terms with her parents separation. He was the younger of two sons in a farming family of eight children. On may 20, 1948, sun myung moon and kim wondok were among a contingent of prisoners transferred to a labor camp beside the village of dongri near the east coast industrial city of hungnam. The strange life of reverend sun myung moon foreign policy.
A book named pyeong hwa gyeong was not compiled and canonized by rev. The administration of nizhny novgorod province warns about the ambivalent public reputation of the unification church press release by the department of communications with the public, administration of nizhegorod province july 9, 1999 edited for readability. For decades, the moon organization has rightfully been the subject of hundreds of newspaper articles, magazine stories, books. Incest is required in sun myung moon s providence of restoration reverend continue reading. Unification church simple english wikipedia, the free. Sep 11, 2012 sun myung moon, who died last week at the age of 92, assumed many roles in lifemedia mogul, real estate developer, tax cheat, freelance diplomat. However, besides some critical blogs on the internet, this book seems to be the best way to dig up lots of dirt on the unification church. Kwangju sangsa ri, north pyongyang, korea location of death. Reverend sun myung moon and his familys books tparents. Sun myung moon founded his group in south korea in the early 1950s 4 as the. Unification church of the united states united states v.