| − | The '''Unification Church''' was founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]], a [[Christian]] minister from northern [[Korea]] and the founder of the [[Washington Times]]. The church's adherents are known colloquially as "Moonies." It preaches a universalist doctrine of salvation based on a doctrine called the Unification Principle. <ref>The church's teachings are written in Korean, and were re-translated in 1996 as ''Exposition of the Divine Principle'' [http://www.unification.net/dp96/] </ref> Rev. Moon, calling himself the Lord of the Second Advent, believes he is the new [[messiah]], sent to complete the elimination of evil, the establishment of a perfect society on earth and the cleansing of mankind of [[Original Sin]]. | + | The '''Unification Church''' was founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]], a [[Christian]] minister from northern [[Korea]] and the founder of the [[Washington Times]]. The church's adherents are known colloquially as "Moonies." It preaches a universalist doctrine of salvation based on a doctrine called the Unification Principle. <ref>The church's teachings are written in Korean, and were re-translated in 1996 as ''Exposition of the Divine Principle'' [http://www.unification.net/dp96/] </ref> Rev. Moon, calling himself the Lord of the Second Advent, believes he is the new [[messiah]], sent to complete the elimination of evil, the establishment of a perfect society on earth and the cleansing of mankind of [[Original sin]]. |