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'''Unificationism''' is a movement and worldview based on the teachings of the [[Unification Church]], founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]] (1920-Sept. 2012<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19459920?print=true</ref>), a religious minister who was raised in a [[Christian]] household in northern [[Korea]]. The Unification Church was officially named the ''Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity'', abbreviated as HSA-UWC, but is now officially named as the ''Family Federation for World Peace and Unification''.<ref>ttp://www.apologeticsindex.org/21-family-federation-for-world-peace-and-unification</ref> Its followers are typically referred to as ''Unificationists'', or by the pejorative term "Moonies". The church estimates it has 3 million adherents worldwide, with 100,000 in the United States; however, critics and people who have left the church estimate membership at around 100,000 worldwide.<ref>[http://www.ocala.com/article/20120902/API/1209020732 Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92] Hyung-Jin Kim, AP, ocala.com, September 2, 2012, retrieved September 2, 2012</ref>

'''Unificationism''' is a movement and worldview based on the teachings of the [[Unification Church]], founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]] (1920-Sept. 2012<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19459920?print=true</ref>), a religious minister who was raised in a [[Christian]] household in northern [[Korea]]. The Unification Church was officially named the ''Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity'', abbreviated as HSA-UWC, but is now officially named as the ''Family Federation for World Peace and Unification''.<ref>ttp://www.apologeticsindex.org/21-family-federation-for-world-peace-and-unification</ref> Its followers are typically referred to as ''Unificationists'', or by the pejorative term "Moonies". The church estimates it has 3 million adherents worldwide, with 100,000 in the United States; however, critics and people who have left the church estimate membership at around 100,000 worldwide.<ref>[http://www.ocala.com/article/20120902/API/1209020732 Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92] Hyung-Jin Kim, AP, ocala.com, September 2, 2012, retrieved September 2, 2012</ref>

Rev. Moon, who wrote ''[[Crown of Glory]]'' as a young teenager, had an unusually cheery and positive attitude toward persecution:  

Rev. Moon, who wrote ''[[Crown of Glory]]'' as a young teenager, had an unusually cheery and positive attitude toward persecution:  

<blockquote>In the context of heaven's providence, I am God's ambassador, sent to earth with His full authority. I am sent to accomplish His command to save the world's 6 billion people, restoring them to heaven with the original goodness in which they were created.</blockquote>

<blockquote>In the context of heaven's providence, I am God's ambassador, sent to earth with His full authority. I am sent to accomplish His command to save the world's 6 billion people, restoring them to heaven with the original goodness in which they were created.</blockquote>

Certain prominent politicians took part in the ceremony, stating afterwards that they were misled into participating.<ref>The Washington Post, Wednesday, June 23, 2004; Page A01</ref><ref>http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38947</ref>

Certain prominent politicians took part in the ceremony, stating afterwards that they were misled into participating.<ref>The Washington Post, Wednesday, June 23, 2004; Page A01</ref><ref>https://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38947</ref>