THE UNIFICATION CHURCH
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, founded as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, and commonly called the Unification Church or Unificationism, is a new religious movement founded in South Korea in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon. Since its founding, the church has expanded throughout the world with most members living in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and other nations in East Asia. It has sponsored other organizations and projects over the years; including businesses, news media, projects in education and the arts, and political and social activism. The church was led by Moon until his death on September 3, 2012. Since then, his widow Hak Ja Han has assumed the leadership of the church. (More from Wikipedia)
The main complaint seems to be J. Reuben Silverbird’s affiliation with the Unification Church – a/k/a the Moonies – where he serves as an “Ambassador for Peace” in their affiliated group, the Unification Peace Federation. Silverbird has also engaged in some minor myth-making. However, he has also reportedly appeared at the 90-year-old International Spiritualist Federation and has regularly given ceremonial blessings at the Nobel Peace Institute in Oslo, Norway – hence, the Norwegian website. And he has been on the cover of a major news magazine, U.S. News and World Report – no mean feat.
(August 2013)
