FW: THERE'S A BAD MOON ON THE RISE

["Craven, Jim" <jcraven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: THERE'S A BAD MOON ON THE RISE


 4/18/01 11:52:19 AM P, BuzzFlash-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< BuzzFlash - http://www.buzzflash.com

 Sometimes even the jaw of the 'ol BuzzFlash drops when reading an article.
 That's what happened when we got about half way through this story about
 Reverend Moon speaking at a church in Las Vegas.
 Maybe it was when we got to the following lines:

 "The head of (the male) love organ is shaped exactly like a poisonous
 rattlesnake," he (Moon) said. "And just like a rattlesnake, it's always
 looking for a hole.

 "If you misuse your love organ, you destroy your life, your nation, your
 world."

 Well, need we say more?  We are still picking up our jaw off of the floor,
 but read for yourself.  And remember, Rev. Moon is a good buddy of Papa
 Bush and also owns United Press International and Washington Times.

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 CONTROVERSIAL MESSAGE: Moon speaks at church
 Source: Las Vegas Review - Journal
 Publication date: 2001-04-12
 Arrival time: 2001-04-13

 By RYAN OLIVER
 REVIEW-JOURNAL

 The Rev. Sun Myung Moon told a racially diverse crowd of about 600 people
 at a North Las Vegas church that only people who have children and who are
 blessed in his lineage will be allowed to enter heaven.

 Wednesday's event was billed in press materials as a stand against
 violence in a community that has suffered a slew of recent gang- related
 homicides, but that message was overshadowed largely by Moon's detailed
 descriptions of "love organs" and his own unique theology.

 Moon, the founder of the Unification Church and the Family Federation for
 World Peace and Unification, spoke at the Zion Methodist Church as part of
 a 51-city blitz that began in February and ends Monday in Washington, D.C.
 His tour has largely focused on cities' black communities.

 Moon has forged an alliance with a number of urban black churches and the
 Nation of Islam, who support his positions on traditional family values
 and breaking down the walls of denomination and race.

 "What impresses me so much about Rev. Moon is that he's truly on the
 battlefield for our Lord," said Zion Methodist Pastor William Bennett.
 "He's truly got a gift from God to bring people together."

 Some members of the audience, which was largely composed of black
 Christians and Muslims, didn't feel the same way as they walked out during
 the speech.

 One woman yelled that Moon was a liar when he said people needed the
 blessing of his lineage to enter heaven, because he is free from original
 sin.

 "Jesus has to be reborn in this world," said the 81-year-old Moon, who
 claims God told him at the age of 16 to continue Jesus Christ's work.

 Speaking through an interpreter, the Korean-born religious leader told the
 audience that homosexuals, childless couples and people's misuse of their
 "love organs" are destroying society.

 "The head of (the male) love organ is shaped exactly like a poisonous
 rattlesnake," he said. "And just like a rattlesnake, it's always looking
 for a hole.

 "If you misuse your love organ, you destroy your life, your nation, your
 world."

 Moon added that 70 percent of divorces are the fault of the woman,
 primarily because they believe ownership of their love organ is for
 themselves and not under the hand of their husband.

 Moon, often referred to as a cult leader, acknowledged he and his views
 have come under considerable criticism.

 Moon founded the Unification Church in Korea in 1954 and brought it to the
 United States when he moved here in 1971. Moon spent 13 months in prison
 for tax evasion in the 1980s, then created the Family Federation for World
 Peace and Unification in the late 1990s to broaden his reach. Estimates of
 the size of his worldwide congregation, known as "Moonies," vary and are
 disputed by his critics.

 Moon currently holds the reins of a robust business empire that controls
 various enterprises in Washington, D.C., including the Washington Times
 newspaper.

 In 1999, Moon's 21-year-old son, Las Vegas resident Young Jin Moon, fell
 to his death from the 17th floor of the Harrah's hotel in Reno. The fall
 was ruled a suicide, but a spokesman for the family said at the time they
 did not believe it was a suicide.

 Publication date: 2001-04-12

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