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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 religious minister who was raised in a [[Christian]] household.  Moon was originally from northern [[Korea]] and founded ''The [[Washington Times]]'', a conservative newspaper. The church's adherents are known colloquially as "Moonies". The church 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]].  

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