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Family
Federation for World Peace and Unification
First,
we need to state that we strongly support both the ecumenical movement
and the freedom of religion. Our concerns are not an attempt to change
or challenge either of them.
With
the freedom of religion we have the right not only to practice our
religious faith, but to also state and follow those beliefs. In doing so
we also have the right to defend that faith. As Christians that
apologetic right is more a commission. That commission today is based on
the heart or essence of the faith, as summarized in the Apostles' Creed.
This ancient and unchanging core unites diverse believers with each
other and against unbelievers. When another religion contradicts our
beliefs we need to take a definite stand.
Without
going into a long drawn out history of the Unification Church, or the
teachings of Sun Myung Moon, just a few teachings say it all. Moon
teaches that Jesus failed in His mission, and it is because of that
failure that He had to go on the cross. He teaches that Jesus was the
illegitimate son of Mary and Zechariah. Jesus came to Moon, told him
about His failure, and asked Moon to do what He (Jesus Christ) could not
accomplish. Moon calls himself the Lord of the Second Advent and
Messiah. Salvation is based upon being blessed at Moon's Blessing
events. The "Completed Testament Age" is their age of the
Divine Principle and the close of the New Testament. Yes, his followers
have the right to follow and believe him (Moon). However, we have a duty
to publicly point out at least those teachings that are totally against
our Christian faith. We also believe that when a group is clearly shown
to be, or have destructive, harmful practices, and separate children
from families, we should be united against such actions.
Moon
claims to be closing the Unification Church here in the United States.
He has recently referred to America as being controlled by Satan.
However, he has established a front known as the Family Federation for
World Peace and Unification. This front is used to draw people to Moon's
mass weddings and blessings of the marriages.
Our
concern is that when Sun Myung Moon plans these mass wedding or blessing
events many of the participants and those invited are from Christian
churches. The advertisements of these events clearly states that they
will be invited to regular meetings.
Again,
he does have the right to have this event. This is true even though it
is now common knowledge that the so-called "true father" has
an illegitimate son younger than his oldest living son from marriage. It
is also true that there are several serious matrimonial problems in the
family including the divorce of his oldest son. That divorce revealed
the son's problems with drugs and cruelty. This does not sound like true
family values or sinless nature Moon. teaches. Moon teaches that he, his
wife and children are sinless, he being the messiah and true father
(parents). Surely this is not something that anyone would want to be
following, but more like something to avoid.
The
real problem is where he is obtaining the participants. Moon has
reconstructed his mass weddings to blessed events. Moon has also changed
the sponsor of the mass wedding from the Unification Church, to the
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. In this change he
says that those taking part can maintain their membership in any other
church. Those taking part receive Moon's holy wine and are promised
eternal salvation. He further teaches that this is the only way to true
salvation. The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is
clearly nothing more than a front group of the Unification Church and is
being trained to infiltrate and steal members from our Christian
churches. We need to protect our flocks and make them aware of the
facts. If we continue to ignore this movement, or appear to support it,
we are failing in our Christian ministries.
Therefore
we are requesting your help in revealing the truth about this movement
and in making those in our care aware of the truth and dangers of this
movement.
Christians
need to know what Sun Myung Moon really teaches. In addition to the
previous statements, Moon also stated:
"Simply
put, God and my family have become one. Your family then should become
one with my family..." (Today's World, September/October 1994,
p.8.)
"Until
our mission with the Christians is over we must quote the Bible and use
it to explain the Divine Principle. After we receive the inheritance of
the Christian church, we will be free to teach without the Bible."
(Master Speaks 7, page 1)
"In
early July, I spoke in five cities around Korea and rallies held by the
Women's Federation for World Peace. There I declared that we are the
savior, the Lord of the Second Advent, the Messiah." (Rev. Moon,
Today's World, Oct./Nov., 1992, p.7)
"From
the beginning the purpose of Christianity was to create one world under
God, but they did not know who the true owner was to be. The true
sovereign is not the American president not the English king, but the
Lord of the Second Advent." (Sun Myung Moon, Unification News,
Nov., 1993, p.3)
"Any
politician who wants to run for president will come to me in a few
years." (Moon, Today's World, Nov./Dec. 1994, p. 19)
"Am
I foolish and insignificant or am I great? I gave all individuals in the
world cause to kneel down in front of me." (Sun Myung Moon, Today's
World, March 1995, p. 6)
"The
time has come when the whole world must be concerned about me. From now
on, American Christianity must follow
me." (Sun Myung Moon, Today's World, Nov. 1993, p. 5)
Since
these teachings and beliefs are against both Christianity and what
America stands for we need to take a stand against them. Our Lord Jesus
Christ did not fail and is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
Our
country is one nation under God not Sun Myung Moon.
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