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There are a number of organizations founded, run, or supported by Sun Myung Moon
, the founder of the Unification Church
. Commentators have mentioned Moon's belief in a literal Kingdom of God
on earth to be brought about by human effort as a motivation for his establishment of groups that are not strictly religious in their purposes. Others have said that one purpose of these groups is to pursue social respectability for the church. Together with the church and its members and supporters, these organizations constitute the Unification Movement.
For legal and tax purposes in several countries, various projects inspired or directed by Moon or members of his church are required to maintain existence as separate entities. Under United States
federal tax law, 501(c)(3) charitable institutions, like churches, may not engage in certain types of political speech without losing their tax exempt status. As such, Moon, the Unification Church, and members of the church have created organisations such as Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP) which operate under the less stringent requirements of a 501(c)(4) "non-profit, educational foundation".
, Japan, in 1964. began in the United States in November, 1973." J. Isamu Yamamoto states in Unification Church: "At times CARP has been very subtle about its association with the Unification Church, however, the link between the two has always been strong, since the purpose of both is to spread Moon's teachings." Sun Myung Moon's son Hyo Jin Moon
was its president for ten years,
followed by his younger brother Hyun Jin Moon
.
Unification Church missionaries are using the church's business ties to win new converts. David Bromley, a sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University
, said: "The corporate section is understood to be the engine that funds the mission of the church. The wealth base is fairly substantial. But if you were to compare it to the Mormon Church or the Catholic Church
or other churches that have massive landholdings, this doesn't look on a global scale like a massive operation."
In the United States the church owns fishing interests. The biggest are in Gloucester, Massachusetts
, Alaska
and Alabama
. In Kodiak, Alaska
the church "runs a fleet of fishing boats ... [and is] the largest private employer" in Kodiak.
Sun Myung Moon
Sun Myung Moon is the Korean founder and leader of the worldwide Unification Church. He is also the founder of many other organizations and projects...
, the founder of the Unification Church
Unification Church
The Unification Church is a new religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. In 1954, the Unification Church was formally and legally established in Seoul, South Korea, as The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity . In 1994, Moon gave the church...
. Commentators have mentioned Moon's belief in a literal Kingdom of God
Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven is a foundational concept in the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.The term "Kingdom of God" is found in all four canonical gospels and in the Pauline epistles...
on earth to be brought about by human effort as a motivation for his establishment of groups that are not strictly religious in their purposes. Others have said that one purpose of these groups is to pursue social respectability for the church. Together with the church and its members and supporters, these organizations constitute the Unification Movement.
For legal and tax purposes in several countries, various projects inspired or directed by Moon or members of his church are required to maintain existence as separate entities. Under United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
federal tax law, 501(c)(3) charitable institutions, like churches, may not engage in certain types of political speech without losing their tax exempt status. As such, Moon, the Unification Church, and members of the church have created organisations such as Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP) which operate under the less stringent requirements of a 501(c)(4) "non-profit, educational foundation".
CARP
The Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP) is a collegiate organization founded by Moon and church members in 1964. Church historian Mike Mickler writes: "The Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP), founded by church members at Waseda UniversityWaseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
, Japan, in 1964. began in the United States in November, 1973." J. Isamu Yamamoto states in Unification Church: "At times CARP has been very subtle about its association with the Unification Church, however, the link between the two has always been strong, since the purpose of both is to spread Moon's teachings." Sun Myung Moon's son Hyo Jin Moon
Hyo Jin Moon
Hyo-Jin Moon was the eldest son of 14 children of Sun Myung Moon and Hakja Han Moon. For ten years he was head of the Unification Church-owned Manhattan Center Studios recording facility in New York City...
was its president for ten years,
followed by his younger brother Hyun Jin Moon
Hyun Jin Moon
Hyun Jin Moon, also known as Preston Moon , is the third son of Korean spiritual leader Sun Myung Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han. Hyun Jin Moon took part in the 1988 and 1992 summer Olympic Games as a member of the South Korean equestrian team. He graduated from the Harvard Business School with an...
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Universal Peace Federation
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) includes the following organizations and initiatives under its umbrella:- Ambassadors for Peace
- Global Peace Festival, an international series of festivals under the motto: "One Family Under God."
- International Highway Project
- Middle East Peace Initiative
- World Summit of Leadership and Governance
Interfaith organizations
- The Assembly of the World's Religions was founded by Sun Myung Moon. The first assembly was held from November 15 to 21, 1985, in MacAfee, New Jersey. The second was from August 15 to 21, 1990 in San Francisco.
- Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace
- American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC)
Educational organizations
- Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology
- International Conference on the Unity of the SciencesInternational Conference on the Unity of the SciencesThe International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences was a series of scientific conferences sponsored by the International Cultural Foundation, an organization founded by Sun Myung Moon, the founder and leader of the Unification Church...
- New World Encyclopedia — an onlineInternet encyclopedia projectAn Internet encyclopedia project is a large database of useful information, accessible via the World Wide Web. The idea to build a free encyclopedia using the Internet can be traced at least to the 1993 Interpedia proposal; it was planned as an encyclopedia on the Internet to which everyone could...
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that, in part, selects and rewrites certain WikipediaWikipediaWikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
articles through a focus on Unification values. It "aims to organize and present human knowledge in ways consistent with our natural purposes." - The Professors World Peace Academy was founded in 1973 by Sun Myung Moon, who declared the group's intent to "contribute to the solutions of urgent problems facing our modern civilization and to help resolve the cultural divide between East and West". PWPA now has chapters in over one hundred countries.
- Sun Hwa Arts SchoolSun Hwa Arts SchoolSun Hwa Arts School is a private coeducational college preparatory arts academy located in Seoul, South Korea. Originally founded as the Little Angels Art School in 1973 by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon , the Sun Hwa Arts School was launched in 1974 and has been supported by the Sun Hwa Educational...
- Sun Moon UniversitySun Moon UniversitySun Moon University is a university located in Cheonan, South Korea....
- Sun Myung Moon Institute
- High School of the Pacific in Kealakekua, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
- The Unification Theological SeminaryUnification Theological SeminaryThe Unification Theological Seminary , is the main seminary of the international Unification Church. It is located in Barrytown, New York and with an Extension Center in midtown Manhattan. Its purpose has been described as training leaders and theologians within the Unification Church. The...
in Barrytown, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
was founded in 1975. Its purpose is to train members from around the world as leaders and theologians in the church. - Blessed Teens Academy—Greeley, Colorado
- New Hope AcademyNew Hope AcademyNew Hope Academy, which includes New Hope International High School, is an academically-oriented K–12 private school, certified by the Maryland State Department of Education and federally approved to enroll international F-1 students, with a fully licensed preschool program for ages 3–5 years...
—Landover Hills, Maryland, USA. "Although New Hope Academy was founded in 1990 by members of the Unification faith, it is not a sectarian school. No doctrines are taught; in fact, no classes in religion are offered. We believe it is the job of parents—with the support of their church, temple, or mosque—to impart their personal faith to their child."
Organizations in the arts
- Kirov Ballet Academy, dance school in Washington DC.
- Korean Cultural Foundation
- Little Angels Children’s Folk Ballet of Korea
- Manhattan CenterManhattan CenterThe Manhattan Center building, built in 1906 and located at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, houses Manhattan Center Studios , its Grand Ballroom, and the Hammerstein Ballroom, one of New York City's most renowned performance venues...
, Theater and recording studio in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - New York City Symphony
- Universal Ballet, classical ballet company in South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Sports organizations
- Centro Esportivo Nova EsperançaCentro Esportivo Nova EsperançaClube Esportivo Nova Esperança, or CENE as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team founded on December 13, 1999 in Jardim and transferred to Campo Grande in Mato Grosso do Sul. The team is owned by Rev. Moon's Unification Church, as is Atlético Sorocaba.The club was founded by a group...
, Clube Atlético SorocabaClube Atlético SorocabaClube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.The club is owned by Rev...
, Brazilian football teams. - Martial Arts Federation for World Peace
- Peace CupPeace Cupthumb|right|400px|The opening ceremony of 2003 competitionThe Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams...
International football (soccer) tournament. - Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League...
, South Korean football team. - Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation
Political organizations
- Freedom Leadership Foundation, an anti-communist organization in the United States active in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
- Family Party for Universal Peace and Unity, a South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n political party founded by the Unification Church, one of whose main goals is the reunification of Korea. - TheConservatives.com political website in partnership with the Heritage FoundationHeritage FoundationThe Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
. - The Summit Council for World Peace is an international group active in Moon's effort to unite North and South Korea.
- Coalition for a Free World, anti-Soviet group active in the 1980s.
- Washington Institute for Values in Public Policy
- CAUSA International is an anti-communistAnti-communismAnti-communism is opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and the beginning of the Cold War in 1947.-Objections to communist theory:...
educational organization created in New York City in 1980 by members of the Unification ChurchUnification ChurchThe Unification Church is a new religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. In 1954, the Unification Church was formally and legally established in Seoul, South Korea, as The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity . In 1994, Moon gave the church...
at the suggestion of Rev. Sun Myung MoonSun Myung MoonSun Myung Moon is the Korean founder and leader of the worldwide Unification Church. He is also the founder of many other organizations and projects...
. In the 1980s it was active in 21 countries. In the United States it sponsored educational conferences for evangelical and fundamentalistFundamentalist ChristianityChristian fundamentalism, also known as Fundamentalist Christianity, or Fundamentalism, arose out of British and American Protestantism in the late 19th century and early 20th century among evangelical Christians...
Christian leaders as well as seminars and conferences for SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
staffers, Hispanic AmericansHispanic and Latino AmericansHispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
and conservative activists. In 1986 it produced the anti-Communist documentary film Nicaragua Was Our HomeNicaragua Was Our HomeNicaragua Was Our Home is a 1986 documentary about the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua and their asserted persecution at the hands of the Nicaraguan government, filmed and produced by Lee Shapiro, a member of the Unification Church with funding from CAUSA International...
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- The International Coalition for Religious Freedom is an activist organization based in VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is sponsored by the Unification ChurchUnification ChurchThe Unification Church is a new religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. In 1954, the Unification Church was formally and legally established in Seoul, South Korea, as The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity . In 1994, Moon gave the church...
and its president is Dan FeffermanDan FeffermanDaniel G. Fefferman is a prominent member of the Unification Church of the United States, a branch of the international Unification Church, founded by Sun Myung Moon in South Korea in 1954....
, who has held several leadership positions within the Unification Church of the United StatesUnification Church of the United StatesThe Unification Church of the United States is a new religious movement in the United States of America. It began in the 1950s and 1960s when missionaries from Japan and South Korea were sent to the United States by the international Unification Church's founder and leader Sun Myung Moon...
. Founded in the 1980s, it has been active in protesting what it considers to be threats to religious freedom by governmental agencies.
- Korean Cultural Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit organization which in the 1970s acted as a propagandaPropagandaPropaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
campaign in the United States for the Republic of Korea - National Committee Against Religious Bigotry and Racism
- National Prayer and Fast Committee, which supported President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
during the Watergate scandalWatergate scandalThe Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement...
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Businesses
The Unification Church and church members own a number of businesses in various countries. In Eastern EuropeEastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
Unification Church missionaries are using the church's business ties to win new converts. David Bromley, a sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
, said: "The corporate section is understood to be the engine that funds the mission of the church. The wealth base is fairly substantial. But if you were to compare it to the Mormon Church or the Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
or other churches that have massive landholdings, this doesn't look on a global scale like a massive operation."
- AmericanLife TV cable television network formerly owned by the Unification Church.
- Cheongshim Hospital, Korean hospital.
- Ilwha Company, South Korean based producer of ginsengGinsengGinseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae....
and related products. - Isshin Hospital, Church sponsored hospital in Japan which practices both modern and traditional Asian medicine.
- International Oceanic Enterprises Inc.
- International Seafood of Alaska
- Kahr ArmsKahr ArmsKahr Arms is an American small arms manufacturer founded by Kook Jin "Justin" Moon , who currently serves as CEO and President. It is owned by the Saeilo Corporation , a subsidiary of Tongil Group, a South Korean business group associated with the Unification Church...
- Master Marine, shipbuilding and fishing company in AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. - National Hospitality Corporation.
- News World CommunicationsNews World CommunicationsNews World Communications, Inc., is an international news media corporation. It was founded in New York City, in 1976, by Unification Church founder and leader, Sun Myung Moon. Its first two newspapers, The News World and the Spanish-language Noticias del Mundo, were published in New York from...
is an international media company owned by the church. It owns the United Press InternationalUnited Press InternationalUnited Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
(UPI), The World & I, the Middle East Times, Tiempos del Mundo, Segye Ilbo, Segye Times USA, Chongyohak Shinmun, Sekai Nippo, GolfStylesGolfStylesGolfStyles is a regional golf magazine published in Fairfax, Virginia and serving the Washington D.C. area. It is also published in four other regional markets: Philadelphia, New Jersey, Ohio, and Atlanta. In early 2007, total circulation had grown to more than 315,000 per issue...
, and the World Peace Herald. - News World Media Development, owner of The Washington TimesThe Washington TimesThe Washington Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and until 2010 was owned by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with the...
since 2010. - New Yorker HotelNew Yorker HotelThe New Yorker Hotel, is a hotel located 481 Eighth Avenue in New York City. The 43-story Art Deco hotel opened in 1930.-General:The New Yorker Hotel is a 900 room, mid-priced hotel. It is located in Manhattan's Garment Center, central to Pennsylvania Station, Madison Square Garden, Times Square...
- The Washington Times newspaper in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
- Pyeonghwa Motors, an auto manufacturing company in North Korea.
- Tongil GroupTongil GroupTongil Group is a South Korean business group associated with the Unification Church. It was founded in 1963 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon as a nonprofit organization which would provide revenue for the church...
, South Korean commercial conglomerate. ("Tongil" is Korean for "unity" or "unification".) - True World Foods, which runs a major portion of the sushiSushiis a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients . Neta and forms of sushi presentation vary, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is shari...
trade in the United States. - USP Rocketts LLC, a real estate development firm in the United States.
In the United States the church owns fishing interests. The biggest are in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. In Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak is one of 7 communities and the main city on Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. All commercial transportation between the entire island and the outside world goes through this city either via ferryboat or airline...
the church "runs a fleet of fishing boats ... [and is] the largest private employer" in Kodiak.
Other organizations
- International Relief Friendship Foundation (IRFF)
- Korean War 60th Anniversary Memorial Committee
- National Committee Against Religious Bigotry and Racism
- The New Hope East Garden Project, agricultural project in BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. - Ocean Church
- Tongil Foundation
- Women's Federation for World PeaceWomen's Federation for World PeaceThe Women's Federation for World Peace is an organization whose stated purpose is to encourage women to work more actively in promoting peace in their communities and greater society. It was founded in 1992 by Hak Ja Han, the wife of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and is supported by...
- World Media Association, sponsors trips for American journalists to Asian countries.
Organizations supported by the Unification Church
- American Conference on Religious Movements, a Rockville, MarylandRockville, MarylandRockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
based group that fights discrimination against new religions. The group is funded by the Church of ScientologyChurch of ScientologyThe Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
, the Hare KrishnaInternational Society for Krishna ConsciousnessThe International Society for Krishna Consciousness , known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization. It was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada...
organization, as well as by Unificationists, who give it $3,000 a month.
- American Freedom Coalition (AFC), a group which seeks to unite American conservatives on the state level to work toward common goals. The coalition, while independent, receives support from the Unification Church.
- American Freedom Journal was a publication of the AFC published by Rev. Robert GrantRobert Grant (Christian Leader)Dr. Robert G. Grant is one of the early leaders of the Christian Right in America. He served as the chairman of Christian Voice and the American Freedom Coalition....
. The journal was started in 1988 and suspended publication sometime before 1994. Contributors included Pat BuchananPat BuchananPatrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster. Buchanan was a senior adviser to American Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and was an original host on CNN's Crossfire. He sought...
, Ed Meese, Ben Wattenberg and Jeane KirkpatrickJeane KirkpatrickJeane Jordan Kirkpatrick was an American ambassador and an ardent anticommunist. After serving as Ronald Reagan's foreign policy adviser in his 1980 campaign and later in his Cabinet, the longtime Democrat-turned-Republican was nominated as the U.S...
.
- American Freedom Journal was a publication of the AFC published by Rev. Robert Grant
- Christian Heritage Foundation, a private, independent charitable foundation based in VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
that distributes Bibles and Christian literature to Communist and Third World nations. In 1995 it was given $3.5 million by the Women's Federation for World Peace.
- Empowerment Network, a pro-faith political action group supported by United States Senator Joe LiebermanJoe LiebermanJoseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,...
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- Foundation for Religious FreedomCult Awareness NetworkThe Cult Awareness Network was founded in the wake of the November 18, 1978 deaths of members of the group Peoples Temple and assassination of Congressman Leo J. Ryan in Jonestown, Guyana. CAN is now owned and operated by associates of the Church of Scientology, an organization that the original...
, an organization affiliated with the Church of ScientologyChurch of ScientologyThe Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
which states its purpose as "Educating the public as to religious rights, freedoms and responsibilities." Also known as the Cult Awareness Network.
- George Bush Presidential LibraryGeorge Bush Presidential LibraryThe George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. It was dedicated on Nov. 6, 1997 and opened to the public shortly thereafter...
. In June 2006 the Houston ChronicleHouston ChronicleThe Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
reported that in 2004 Moon’s Washington Times Foundation gave a $1 million donation to the George Bush Presidential Library.
- Liberty UniversityLiberty UniversityLiberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
. Sun Myung Moon and his wife Hak Ja HanHak Ja HanHak Ja Han or Hakja Han Moon is an influential member of the Unification Church and the wife of the church's founder, Sun Myung Moon. They married in April 1960 and have 13 children and 20 grandchildren...
helped to financially stabilize the University through two organizations: News World Communications, which provided a $400,000 loan to the University at 6% interest; and the Women's Federation for World Peace, which indirectly contributed $3.5 million toward the school's debt.
- Married Priests Now!Married Priests Now!Married Priests Now! is an advocacy group headed by Emmanuel Milingo, a former Roman Catholic bishop from Zambia. MPN is a liberal Catholic organization calling for relaxing the rules concerning marriage in the Latin Rite Catholic priesthood...
, is an advocacy group headed by Archbishop Emmanuel MilingoEmmanuel MilingoEmmanuel Milingo is a former Roman Catholic archbishop from Zambia. In 1969, aged 39, Milingo was consecrated by Pope Paul VI as Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka....
, who was himself married by Moon. MPN is a liberal CatholicCatholicismCatholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
organization calling for relaxing the rules concerning marriage in the Latin Rite Catholic priesthoodHoly OrdersThe term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....
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- Million Family MarchMillion Family MarchThe Million Family March was a rally in Washington D.C to celebrate family unity and racial and religious harmony; as well as to address other issues, including abortion, capital punishment, health care, education, welfare and Social Security reform, substance abuse prevention, and overhaul of the...
, 2000 rally in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
sponsored by the Unification Church and the The Nation of Islam.
- National Conservative Political Action CommitteeNational Conservative Political Action CommitteeThe National Conservative Political Action Committee was a New Right political action committee in the United States that was a major contributor to the ascendancy of conservative Republicans in the early 1980s, including the election of Ronald Reagan as President, and that innovated the use of...
(NCPAC), was given $500,000 by CAUSA International to finance an anticommunist lobbying campaign.
- University of BridgeportUniversity of BridgeportThe University of Bridgeport is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The University is fully Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...
of Bridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
. In 1992, following the longest faculty strike in United States academic history, the University of Bridgeport agreed to an arrangement with the Professors World Peace Academy whereby the university would be subsidized by PWPA in exchange for control of the university. The initial agreement was for $50 million, and a majority of board members were to be PWPA members. The next University of Bridgeport president was PWPA president and holocaust theologian Richard L. Rubenstein (from 1995–1999), and subsequently former U.S. Unification Church president Neil Albert SalonenNeil Albert SalonenNeil Albert Salonen is president of the University of Bridgeport, a private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is a member of the Unification Church and became the president of the Unification Church of the United States in 1972...
(2000–present).
- World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)
- World League for Freedom and Democracy. International anti-communist organization. Aided by the Unification Church affiliated organization CAUSA International in its support of the anti-communist groups in Central and South America.
See also
- List of Unification Church members
- List of supporters of the Unification Church
- Unification Church political activitiesUnification Church political activitiesPolitics are an integral part of the Unification Church's concerns and activities, although the church itself largely remains aloof from politics. The degree of involvement of the movement, as well as some of its specific stances, have also been part of the reason for the movement's controversial...
External links
- UPF website
- Projects and Activities Founded by Unificationists (Nearly all of these founded by Sun Myung Moon and affiliated with the Unification Church.)
- Reverend Moon Website
- Unification Church, Article on Rightweb