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As Moon promoted himself as a model of family values and taught that he and his wife are the True Parents of the new family, born without original sin, this revelation of iniquity within Moon's family has seriously impugned Moon's credibility. A perfect family is necessary for the fulfillment of Moon's theology, the establishment of the kingdom of God, for which purpose Moon has declared he was ordained as Messiah.<ref>http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/In-the-Shadow-of-the-Moons</ref><ref>Don Lattin, ''Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives, p. 2003</ref><ref>http://www.nypost.com/081798/gossip/pagesix.htm</ref>

As Moon promoted himself as a model of family values and taught that he and his wife are the True Parents of the new family, born without original sin, this revelation of iniquity within Moon's family has seriously impugned Moon's credibility. A perfect family is necessary for the fulfillment of Moon's theology, the establishment of the kingdom of God, for which purpose Moon has declared he was ordained as Messiah.<ref>http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/In-the-Shadow-of-the-Moons</ref><ref>Don Lattin, ''Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives, p. 2003</ref><ref>http://www.nypost.com/081798/gossip/pagesix.htm</ref>

==Unification responses to complaints about the church==

==Controversies==

===Accusation of separating families===

===Accusation of separating families===

The Old Testament represents the confession of the people of Israel that God first became active in their affairs in the experience of their Hebrew pastoral ancestors. Through the centuries, he continued to protect, [[admonish]], and guide their vulnerable descendants. ... The prophets began to confront Israel in the days of the divided monarchy, indicting the people for failure to heed the moral demand of God and for failing to protect the weak in society. Their warnings of doom came to pass as Israel fell before the imperial might of Assyria and Babylon. [http://www.answers.com/topic/old-testament Columbia Encyclopedia - Old Testament]</ref>

The Old Testament represents the confession of the people of Israel that God first became active in their affairs in the experience of their Hebrew pastoral ancestors. Through the centuries, he continued to protect, [[admonish]], and guide their vulnerable descendants. ... The prophets began to confront Israel in the days of the divided monarchy, indicting the people for failure to heed the moral demand of God and for failing to protect the weak in society. Their warnings of doom came to pass as Israel fell before the imperial might of Assyria and Babylon. [http://www.answers.com/topic/old-testament Columbia Encyclopedia - Old Testament]</ref>

In 2003, a Unification organization, American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC) implemented a program designed to persuade Christian churches to remove the cross in their buildings and to replace them with the crown, which is Moon’s preferred symbol. "This campaign, called Tear Down the Cross, culminated in Moon’s high priests holding a ceremony outside Jerusalem in which they buried a 4-foot cross wrapped in Moon’s flag, declaring it to be 'the symbol of Satan’s victory in the Church.”<ref>http://michiganmessenger.com/1129/moon-cults-awards-banquet-disguised-as-innocuous</ref>  

In 2003, a Unification organization, American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC) implemented a program designed to persuade Christian churches to remove the cross in their buildings and to replace them with the crown, which is Moon’s preferred symbol. "This campaign, called Tear Down the Cross, culminated in Moon’s high priests holding a ceremony outside Jerusalem in which they buried a 4-foot cross wrapped in Moon’s flag, declaring it to be 'the symbol of Satan’s victory in the Church.”<ref>http://michiganmessenger.com/1129/moon-cults-awards-banquet-disguised-as-innocuous</ref>

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