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| − | Rev. '''Sun Myung Moon''' (b.1920, [[Korea]]) is the head of the [[Unification Church]] (the "Moonies") and the founder of the [[Washington Times]]. He claims that at the age of 16, [[Jesus]] visited him and asked him to continue the work He had started 2000 years earlier.<ref>[http://www.unification.org/rev_mrs_moon.html Unification Church website] Official biography</ref> During a sermon, Rev. Moon asked any [[Judaism|Jews]] present to raise their hands. When they did, he told them to repent for killing Jesus and claimed that it was as an "indemnity" for this that 6 million Jews were murdered during the [[Holocaust]].<ref>[http://www.unification.net/news/2003/news20030302_1.html Unification Church website] Sermon given at Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, March 2, 2003</ref> | + | Rev. '''Sun Myung Moon''' (b.1920, [[Korea]]) is the head of the [[Unification Church]] (the "Moonies") and the founder of the [[Washington Times]]. He claims that at the age of 16, [[Jesus]] visited him and asked him to continue the work He had started 2000 years earlier.<ref>[http://www.unification.org/rev_mrs_moon.html Unification Church website] Official biography</ref> During a sermon, Rev. Moon asked any [[Judaism|Jews]] present to raise their hands. When they did, he told them to repent for killing Jesus and claimed that it was as an "indemnity" for this that 6 million Jews were murdered during the [[Holocaust]].<ref>[http://www.unification.net/news/2003/news20030302_1.html Unification Church website] Sermon given at Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, March 2, 2003</ref> During a visit to the [[United States]], he engaged in a controversial ceremony in which a Congressman crowned him. |
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Revision as of 01:09, November 23, 2007
Rev. Sun Myung Moon (b.1920, Korea) is the head of the Unification Church (the "Moonies") and the founder of the Washington Times. He claims that at the age of 16, Jesus visited him and asked him to continue the work He had started 2000 years earlier.[1] During a sermon, Rev. Moon asked any Jews present to raise their hands. When they did, he told them to repent for killing Jesus and claimed that it was as an "indemnity" for this that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.[2] During a visit to the United States, he engaged in a controversial ceremony in which a Congressman crowned him.
References
- ↑ Unification Church website Official biography
- ↑ Unification Church website Sermon given at Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, March 2, 2003
