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re: the Holocaust, the key point that it was Satan rather than God who acted has been ignored
==Anti-semitism charge==
==Anti-semitism charge==
Despite its large percentage of Jewish members, the Church has been dogged by charges of [[anti-Semitism]] for many years, and in 1976 the American Jewish Committee published the report "Jews and Judaism in Rev. Moon's Divine Principle", asserting that "every time Rev. Moon mentions Jews or Israelites he portrays them collectively as reprobate, with evil intentions." In 2003 Moon gave a sermon at Arlington, [[Virginia]], describing the death of six million [[Judaism|Jews]] in the [[Holocaust]]: "Through the principle of indemnity Hitler killed 6 million Jews. That is why. God could not prevent Satan from doing that because Israel killed the True Parents."<ref>[http://www.unification.net/news/2003/news20030302_1.html Sermon] 2 March 2003</ref>
Despite its large percentage of Jewish members, the Church has been dogged by charges of [[anti-Semitism]] for many years, and in 1976 the American Jewish Committee published the report "Jews and Judaism in Rev. Moon's Divine Principle", asserting that "every time Rev. Moon mentions Jews or Israelites he portrays them collectively as reprobate, with evil intentions."
Unificationists deny that they are anti-Semitic, regarding Judaism as an "older brother" and recommending that the US defend Israel militarily against Arab aggression.
Unificationists deny that they are anti-Semitic, regarding Judaism as an "older brother" and recommending that the US defend Israel militarily against Arab aggression.
*The Unification Movement recognizes the divine and natural right of the Jewish people to physical survival and preservation of its specific religious traditions, the marks of its distinctive historical entity. These fundamental human rights must be secured everyhwere, especially for Jews living in the lands of the Diaspora.<ref>
*The Unification Movement recognizes the divine and natural right of the Jewish people to physical survival and preservation of its specific religious traditions, the marks of its distinctive historical entity. These fundamental human rights must be secured everyhwere, especially for Jews living in the lands of the Diaspora.<ref>
[http://www.tparents.org/Moon-Talks/SunMyungMoon03/SM030516-Israel-final.htm Quotes from Sun Myung Moon relevant to the May 2003 Pilgrimage to Israel]</ref>
[http://www.tparents.org/Moon-Talks/SunMyungMoon03/SM030516-Israel-final.htm Quotes from Sun Myung Moon relevant to the May 2003 Pilgrimage to Israel]</ref>
In 2003 Moon gave a sermon at Arlington, [[Virginia]], describing the death of six million [[Judaism|Jews]] in the [[Holocaust]]: "Through the principle of indemnity Hitler killed 6 million Jews. That is why. God could not prevent Satan from doing that because Israel killed the True Parents."<ref>[http://www.unification.net/news/2003/news20030302_1.html Sermon] 2 March 2003</ref>
This sentence has been taken out of context, and the key point that it was Satan rather than God who acted has been ignored.
==Notes==
==Notes==