Report on the Bicentennial God Bless America Candy

Sometime before Wednesday, the 31st of March, some citizens in the Elmira, New York, area reported becoming ill as a result of eating America" the "God Bless nut clusters. The incident was reported to the police, who promptly tried to contact Thompson, the local official Concerning Postering Andy Controversy of the Unification Church. from 71st Street Block Association Unbeknownst to them, Andy News Coverage Thompson had moved to another 4/20WPIX-TV area. To complicate matters our 4/21WNEW-TV church had received some bad 4/22WNEW-Radio press coverage earlier in the week, 4/23New York Post which was of course brought to the BOSH 4/23WNBC-TV STEPHEN attention of the town officials. 4/23WCBS-TV CHANNELS NEWS One of these officials, Chief Castronova, the recipient of the Controversy Concerning candy complaints, quickly notified ABBA Symbol Suspension, the Chemung County Health April 30, 1976 Department, which in turn notified News Coverage: the New York State Department of 4/30New York Post Health. At the same time he issued 4/30AP an all-points bulletin through a Mr. 4/30WNEW-TV, interview with A. Leaps, to 13 states. (Bulletin is President Salonen attached.) 4/30WINS-FM Radio According to Chief Castronova, 3 families were involved. Nine people Newspapers Which Issued Statements in these families supposedly ate About Bad Candy the candy and seven reported April 1-4, 1976 becoming ill within an hour after consumption. New York News, N.Y, N.Y. Daily On the same day, the F.D.A. The News, Tarrytown, N.Y. Daily (presumably the New York branch) The Register Star, Hudson, N.Y. came to headquarters. Since New York Times, N.Y, N.Y. Parents' Day was in progress, no Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y. Evening one was available to speak with Times Herald, Olean, N.Y. them, so returned on the Staten Island Advance, N.Y. they day. Cliff Yasutake received News, Newburgh, N.Y. following them and after their discussion sup Leader-Herald, Gloversville, N.Y. plied them with several samples of Jamestown Post Journal, Jamestown, N.Y. the G.B.A box. We later discovered Star-Gazette, Elmira, N.Y that this was part of the same ship Long Island Press, Jamaica, N.Y. ment that went to Elmira. Leader, Corning, N.Y. Cynthia Shea, from the white Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pa. house, received a call from Bulletin, Latrobe, Pa. Philadelphia on the same morning. News, Newcastle, Pa. The call was from an M.F.T team Times, Scranton, Pa. who protested that had been Times, Gettysburg, Pa. they stopped police in the area and Enterprise, Berwick, Pa. by asked to the item in Philadelphia stop selling Daily News, Philadelphia, Pa. back question. They quickly went Eagle, Butler, Pa. further out with another product until Times Leader News Record, Wilkes-Barre.Pa. notice. Cynthia called Tom McNulty, Press, Bloomsburg, Pa. General Manager of Delsons, at Times, Sayre, Pa. the request of John Hessell. Joe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Amaral, their production manager, Towanda Daily Review, Towanda, Pa. took the call and afterwards Boston Sunday Globe, Boston, Mass. contacted the Elmira Police to was inquire about the complaints. It Broadcasts Concerning from this call that we received Contaminated Candy information concerning Chief April 1, 1976 the Castronova, and his opinion of ABC Unification Church. Apparently he the CBS was under the impression that NBC local through an TV candy was being sold CBS Radio News ad in the paper. He did not realize

608 that this ad was for witnessing that there had been some foul play that level of production. Also since case by case. Some departments purposes only. involved. Dr. Michaels also advised we could not meet the required accepted the clearing of the product, Numerous calls were coming in Mr. DeGragario of the University of dates, Delson's would have to store but could not, however, determine consumers. In and going out from various teams Massachusetts to turn over the five to ten thousand cases of the response of the with and members involved with the particles of metal to state police for packaging material over the summer areas where we had survived product situation, including Frank fingerprinting and further criminal for us. Their feeling is that they a minimal amount of permission, Johnson, Cliff Yasutake, John investigation. would be willing to house them at the police became much more Hessell, and Tony Aparo. Several Aside from the reports circulating no charge. However, our commitment scrutinizing. seemed be a calls resulting from police problems in local, statewide and national to continue using the material in The small towns to came also. Most of these were newspapers, several television and the fall, would still be in effect. problem even when other candy concentrated in the New York, New radio broadcasts were aired. Another factor that would inhibit our products were sold. The larger Jersey and Pennsylvania areas. WHN in New York, stated that anticipated sales of the candy was cities, however, did not pose a By April 3rd, Delson's had stopped several people had become ill after Delson's request that the candy go major problem, but in cities where shipping to any customers as a eating candy distributed by the through a week's incubation period negative articles were circulated, means of cooperating with Unification Church of America and before being released for shipment. the problem diminished very quickly. authorities. The first mention of any manufactured by Delson Candy With all of these changes, a The teams in this region also felt media coverage came on this day Company of Englewood. New predicted 8,000 cases of packaging that some good had arisen out of also through KYW out of Jersey. Tests were being run in material would be in storage for the the dispute. Many of the team Philadelphia. Albany. CBS radio, Channel 7 duration of the summer. members felt strengthened in their The major source of our problem Eyewitness News, KYW and WIP Several shipping dates were determination due to the amount of at this point was the premature News of Philadelphia gave reports given to Tony Aparo and Cliff persecution. However, as a practical bulletin put out by the Elmira Police that were somewhat alarming and Yasutake for the coming weeks. measure their desire was not to sell Department. Even the Chemung not necessarily favorable. WCBS Cliff's orders were slated for the candy. They still have several County lab, which received samples Radio reported that the state of headquarters region and other hundred cases of the candy that of the candy for testing stated that Pennsylvania and New York had shipments were scheduled to be have not been sold and are hoping the captain should never have issued a health hazard, but the sent to Atlanta, Chicago and other that we can transfer this amount to issued such a statement until state of New Jersey had chosen regions outside of the New York another area. Candy" receiving lab reports. The only not to inasmuch as the incidence area. M.FT teams in this area were The "God Bless America reason I feel this action was taken of illness could not be directly tied reluctant to continue selling the originally would have brought in was probably due to the media to the candy. They therefore did not product because of the tension good results for several reasons. problems we have had in that feel it wise to declare a health already created by over-done area First of all, the bicentennial has community prior to the candy crisis. hazard without further evidence. and police relations. Their feeling remained to be a very popular Jim Barr, from the Chemung County Reports came in from ABC Radio. was that they would sell the product theme through the year. Secondly, Board of Health, stated that he Channel 2 in New York, and WFLE if necessary but would rather send because of the direct relationship thought that the people involved in in Peterboro, New Jersey as well what they had leftover to other to the June 1st event, the team releasing the information as well as as one remote broadcast from regions. members were easily inspired those claiming to be ill are somehow CAKE in Kansas. The ABC news The meeting was fruitful as far because of the greater connection trying to discredit the church. report will accompany this report. as understanding our future they could feel toward their mission. At this point, we were waiting for Other newspaper articles aside relationship with Delson's. They Proof of this was in the amount results from the N.Y. Agriculture from those represented in this assured us that they would cooperate sold within two weeks after and Markets lab, which would be report were gathered from various with us as they had in the past and production had begun. In this issued within the week. Complaints points in the area. The Hudson serve us in whatever way possible. area alone, over 10,000 cases continued to come in from fund- Dispatch in Jersey City, New Jersey. In conversations with teams in were sold. raising teams in the area that were reported that the God Bless America the area, the response seemed to I am confident that this product Candy" asked to stop selling the candy. distributed by the Unification be mixed. Mr. Takenaka, regional has offered a new vehicle in clarifying In most cases, it was not a severe Church and manufactured by commander, reported that in New our purpose. It has allowed us the problem, simply a matter of changing Delson's Candy Co. may cause Jersey some people had become opportunity in one way, to overcome products. One interesting point to food poisoning. The Worcester friendlier, realizing that we the accusation of deception in note here is that New Jersey, one Gazette concluded their report had been the target of undue fund-raising by advertising the of the states in the crisis area. stating that "sickness may have persecution. In contrast to this. recipients of the donation of the refused to seize any of the candy been caused by bacteria or metal upstate New York, another section product. M.FT teams that have because they felt the reports were The United Press in of his region, was very negative sold the item have definitely benefited too presumptious and wanted to Trenton, New Jersey, the New towards the candy selling, probably through a deepening of their run their own tests before making Hampshire Sentinel, and Worcester because of the proximity to Elmira. connection with the goal. Despite any conclusions. Telegram were also represented. Jim Borer, team captain in Boston, the crisis surrounding the candy, Mr. Napolitano, ofthe New York On April 9th, after most of the had stored several hundred cases I see this product and others like it Department of Agriculture, called turmoil had passed and the initial until just recently. Beginning sales as being a positive step towards John Hessell on April 2nd. lab reports had shown negative, we haven't shown any real negativity. improving our fund-raising effort. requesting an inspection of the arranged a meeting with the Delson's A few people complained of candy Queens warehouse. We then sent people to map out our future. that had been sold to them. However, by Anthony M. Aparo a crew of our members to the Present at the meeting were Tony the candy was not G.B.A candy. warehouse, to make sure that McNulty, Joe Amaral. John Hessell, The Sudbury Police Department nothing was out of order. By this Michael Runyon, Cliff Yasutake. became angry on receipt of time, we had also instructed team and Tony Aparo. Michael Runyon information concerning the candy, members to discontinue selling the and Tom McNulty collaborated on and flatly denied them permission product pending results from the information to be given to the press under any circumstances. lab. Headquarters teams in and discussed the legal perspective Headquarters teams just recently Pennsylvania also stopped selling of the matter. The rest of us talked received a release on the candy the candy. about the possibility of either that was seized by the State Health With rumors spreading rapidly abandoning the program with the Department. They are still not sure through the media, an interesting G.B.A. box or recouping our strength whether or not they will sell variation of the problem appeared and meeting the controversy head-on the candy. in Winchondon, Massachusetts. by selling the box again. Most of us In Philadelphia, most of the A consumer had brought an open shared a common desire to carry captains are convinced that it may box of candy containing razor out the latter. Tom and Joe were be better to sell non-edibles such blade bits into the police station. initially skeptical but were carried as flowers. Most of the problems The box was immediately turned over by our enthusiasm. are centralized in small locations. over to the University of Many practical things would first The smaller towns are the biggest Massachusetts in Amherst and the have to be carried out before problem, but each town has a F.D.A. in Boston. All ofthe resuming our schedule. In the different policy. Some of these not information on this matter was then beginning, Delson's had hired a presenting any problem at all. forwarded to the Attorney General night shift to meet our dates for Andy Wilson, a team captain in due to the problems they had been candy distribution. However, the Mr. Izukawa's region, reported an having with the church prior to this controversy that developed had Amish community that read a time. Later on, it was discovered warranted laying off the second favorable article in their newspaper that razor blade bits had been crew and reverting back to normal retracting the contamination report. placed in the candy after it was production. Since it would be After the article was circulated, they already opened. Dr. Michaels, an impractical to hire on another crew, became more positive toward us. FD.A. official from Boston, indicated we would have to be satisfied with The police problem was examined

609 Clean-Up Campaign Coverage

controversial issues and Coverage of the street cleaning campaign which preceded Mr. Salonen replied to the explained the rally was thorough, if not without a bit of humor. One the purpose of the street cleaning campaign: reporter had this to say: Well, I know that we have had a certain amount of The people in the South Bronx have seen more plagues controversy surrounding our activities, but that has than Pharaoh's Egypt. But they... have never seen always been so. And we feel that as our organization

anything like this... A hundred members of Moon's grows and expands we'll be more fully understood .... Unification Church stood muster this morning in spank We are doing it in order to kindle a new spirit of citizen ing white coveralls, and they launched their campaign participation in New York and really bring God's bless

with a smile and a song .... They'll also find some time ing physically and spiritually back to America and to slip in a little proseletizing for Rev. Moon and his back to New York .... When this country was founded Yankee Stadium appearance June 1st.... 200 years ago, it was built and it became great because of a spirit of hard work and determination... of self There was obvious delight in the fact that the streets were reliance. This country prospered because people came being cleaned, something the Sanitation Department was hav from all over the world and they were willing to work ing difficulty accomplishing. One commentator reported: with their hands and to make their dreams come true, to make their hope become a reality. If amid the leavings of the apartment strike, you found some really clean streets there is a reason, the Moon The public's response was varied, but usually favorable. people are out again. In white uniforms and bright Michael Warder reported that people came and asked for brooms smiles, members of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unifi and uniforms. They wanted to pitch in and help clean up New cation Church rise with the sun to work on what they York City. The example of smiling, enthusiastic people cleaning call the America the Beautiful Program .... up the city inspired others to turn out and help out. One mer chant said: "I think it's great, I think the area should be cleaned

way." Another reporter put it this way: up and kept that But some people were skeptical and criticized the gesture,

... A thousand followers of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon as this man did: took aim at littered streets in the Bronx and Manhattan

today . . . Task force sanitation workers can't keep New Well, I thought it was very nice. But I'd like to see York looking beautiful, but Rev. Moon's well-scrubbed them here every day. The whole problem is that it's a followers believe they can make the difference.... And so they marched off in soldier-like formation to the corner of 138th Street and 3rd Avenue, in the Bronx. They were on a seek-and-destroy mission. Their target: stray paper, cigarette butts, beer cans, anything that could be called trash.

To another station, however, new news was not as spicy as old news and they brought up some of those old controversies which have plagued the church:

Korean cultist, Sun Myung Moon's followers have been getting their share of criticism, but they took off on a new program today.... Several dozen Sun Myung Moon followers, dressed in white coveralls, armed with a broom, dustpan and plastic bag, began today what they called a clean sweep of the South Bronx. The church has had a few setbacks recently. They were forced to remove some posters in some areas, they have been accused of accosting people on the streets, and the Bicentennial Committee in Washing ton said they could not use the official bicentennial emblem for their Bicentennial God Bless America Festival in June.

610 Stadium on June 1st. But if they clean up a few streets and the spirit proves contagious, well, what's the harm?

There was also plenty of pamphleteering being done. New Yorkers puzzling over the mysterious Korean minister for the second year in a row are taking more kindly to clean streets than to omnipresent posters.

Moon's children believe the way to clean the minds and hearts of New Yorkers is to tackle dirt, so they'll be out on the street corners every day at 6 a.m. for the rest of the month. And they say they could use some help. So they're inviting all New Yorkers to bring along their own brooms and dustpans and lend a hand.

I suppose it doesn't matter what you think of the Unification Church, the Rev. Moon and his followers, it might be difficult to object to them cleaning up your neighborhood. Chris Ching

publicity stunt... I can see the American flag flying. They're coming down here once. I never saw them here before.

But however the campaign was viewed, it could not be Ufa s denied that cleaning up New York was certainly a welcome m prospect: w * ft,/

This campaign original ' 4' clean-up and the kickoff cere t mony were clearly designed to generate a little bit of publicity for the Rev. Moon's appearance at Yankee f r

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God Bless America Committee Public Affairs Department

May 26: Wall Street Rally Attended by: Lindsay Miller New York Post Mary Cronin Time Magazine Dave Burnett Contact Photo Chris Borgen Channel 2 Channel 5 Peter Bannon Channel 7 Jeff Kamen Channel 1 1

May 28: Bronx Clean-up Attended by:

Religion" WABC-TV "World of WCBS-TV Sam Chulin interview with M. Runyon

May 29: Harlem Clean-up May 28: Press Conference Attended by: Re: New York Times articles rebuttal Addie Givens Pacific News Attended by: Service Bob Fuss UPI

"Close-up" Tony Batten ABC Robert Monroe AP Thomas Johnson New York Times May 31 : Chinatown Clean-up Kate Wenner Soho Weekly Attended by: John Cotter Newspaper Guild Chinese-American Press Susan Malsch Newsweek WCBS-TV Joe Vaughn ABC Radio News Steve WeedWCBS Radio David FeinbergWNEW-FM Linder May 23: Mike WNEW-FM WPKN-AM, Bridgeport, CT Denise Richardson WXLO Jim Motavalli John Martins ABC Network News Wilson phone interview re: Bill CBS Network News Trenault Yankee Stadium with S. Reinbold Roy WNEW-TV Addie Givens Pacific News May 23: Service The Star Jerry Harris phone interview in general May 28: "Close-up" with S. Reinbold ABC Tony Batten interview with Mr. Salonen May 25: Daily Planet May 29: (Syndicated radio news service) Time Magazine Richard Ostling theological interview with Addie Givens interview with Therese Stewart and Walter Gottesman S. Reinbold and T Shilgi

May 26: Taped Interviews Live" Week WNEW-TV, "Midday That Aired This interview with Thomas Ludwig May 30: "Directions" about Symphony ABC network with Mr. Salonen and Rabbi Davis May 27: Time Magazine Richard Ostling May 30: and Mary Cronin interview WXLO-FM with Mr. Salonen with Mr. Salonen. May 30: Show" May 27: WNEW-TV "Gabe Pressman CBS radio network with Mr. Salonen and Mike Lindner

612 May 18, 1976 Newark GBA Festival WYNJ-AM Bill Emerson Newark Star LedgerKen Woody Channel 47

May 22, 1976Clean-Up of Central Park 8:30 Rally Jack Haskell, Daily News photographer B. Berinsky, Newsweek 12:00 RallyCBS Radio News

May 28, 1976 Bronx Clean-Up WABC-TV, Channel 7 WCBS-TV Channel 2

May 29, 1976 Harlem Clean-Up Pacific News Service Addie Givens ABC "Close Up"Tony Batten (filming)

May 31, 1976Chinatown Clean-Up Chinese American Press WCBS-TV, Channel 2

Television Programs April 13 NBC Nightly News extremely biased reports trying to link Unification Church with scandalous figures in Japan.

April 13 NBC Tomorrow Show President Salonen and Miss Tirza Shilgi (member from Israel), are interviewed with Dr. Swope and Martha Lewis opposing our movement. April 27 ABC Evening News, producer, John Martin. Filmed at Unification Theological Seminary featuring interviews with Mrs. Therese Stewart and Dr. Lewis. May 18 Channel 2 French Broadcasting. During visit of Pres ident Giscard D'Estaing, French TV did a feature on Reverend Moon's Bicentennial event in New York City. Interview with Mrs. Genie Kagawa and Jean-Fred Pirault.

Up," May 28 ABC "Close producer Tony Batten. Filmed inter view with President Salonen. The church will be part of his general theme of religious and civil rights of new religions being abused. May 30 ABC"Directions."Theme:'ReverendMoon, illuminat Hell,' ing the Heavens or Creating a 1/2-hour debate between Rabbi Davis and President Salonen. Press Coverage of Festivals Rallies, Show" May 30 WNEW-TV "Gabe Pressman Interview with President Salonen and Mike Lindner. May 3, 1976Coverage of Clean-Up Ceremony 12 noon Channel 9 WOR-TV Report generally favorable but incorrect negative statement Radio Interviews at the end. April 29 WXLO-FM general interview with President Salonen. 5 p.m. Channel 4 WNBC-TV "Clearly publicity stunt, but if it bad." 4 WABC Radio interview with Michael Runyon. catches on, it can't be all May 6 p.m. Channel 2 WCBS-TV Best coverage of the day, giving May 4 WNEW-AM interview with people on the street. the most opportunities for our May 5 WFDU-FM, Teaneck, N.Y. Interview with President spokesmen and the facts from our Salonen for one hour on general issues and the press release to be heard. Yankee Stadium Rally. 10 p.m. Channel 11 WPIX-TV Negative report we were saying May 5 WFAS-AM, Westchester County, N.Y Interview with this because of our recent doing Mrs. Raucci and her son John, a member. set-backs. 20 WNEW Metromedia Radio Network Interview with 10:30 p.m. Channel 41 WXTV-TV General announcement about May President Salonen.

Yankee Stadium and America the Religion" 27 CBS Radio "World of Sam Chulin Daily News Beautiful Campaign with favorable May network, interviews Michael Runyon. El Diario comments by members and commentator. May 30 WXLO-FM interview with President Salonen.

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Biography of Reverend Sun Myung Moon Founder of the Bicentennial God Bless America Committee Reverend Sun Myung Moon was born in Jung Joo, Korea (now part of North Korea) on January 6, 1920. At the age of sixteen while in deep prayer on Easter morning, Jesus Christ appeared to him. Reverend Moon was told that he was to proclaim a great new message of truth that would prepare the world for the return of Christ. He spent the next nine years in preparation for this mission through intense prayer and study. During this time God revealed to him many things about the meaning of the parables and symbols in the Bible and the origin of human suffering. During World War II, Reverend Moon studied engineering in Japan. Press Information After the liberation of Korea from Japanese domination in 1945, Reverend Moon began his public ministry. With the rise of Communism in North Korea, however, there came about severe repression of religion, especially Christianity. Reverend Moon was arrested several times for his evangelism and was sent to a Communist prison camp in 1948. In October 1950, February proclaim their marriage for God and all mankind. after serving a three year sentence at hard labor, he was liberated by the On June 7th, Reverend Moon spoke before a crowd of 1,200,000 United Nations military offensive. He then went to South Korea to people in Seoul, Korea at the World for Korean Freedom. continue his teaching. Rally In September 1975, the Unification Theological founded by Reverend Moon founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification Seminary Reverend Moon opened for its first semester with 55 graduate students of World (more commonly known as the Unification Christianity Church) from Japan, America and Europe. in 1954 in Seoul, Korea. Since that time, the Church has spread to 120 different nations. In 1972, Reverend Moon came to America to bear witness to his Hope" revelation. He launched the "Day of speaking tours which took him to every state in the United States where he spoke on 'God's Will for America." In September of 1974, more than 40,000 people came to hear him speak at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Some of Reverend Moon's more recent accomplishments include the following: On February 8, 1975 the largest mass wedding was performed by Reverend Moon in Seoul, Korea. 1800 couples came from 25 nations to

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Biography of Colonel Bo Hi Pak Biography of Neil Albert Salonen Bo Hi Pak was born August 18, 1930 in Korea. In 1950, he entered the President of the Bicentennial God Bless America Commitee Korean Military Academy, and with the outbreak of the Korean War he Neil Albert Salonen was born April 28, 1945 in New York City. He joined active combat, first as a cadet and later as a commissioned 2nd studied engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. From Lieutenant Colonel. 1967-1970 he was the business office manager in a hospital in Retiring from the army in 1957, Col. Pak joined the Unification Church Washington, D.C. under Reverend Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, participating actively as a lay From 1969 he became the founding president of the Freedom evangelist. Four years later, in 1961, he accepted an assignment as a Leadership Foundation, Inc. The Freedom Leadership Foundation is a military attache to the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. He served in nationwide non-profit educational organization seeking to revitalize that capacity for three and one-half years, and was cited by the Prime American society by developing the standards of leadership necessary to Minister of Korea October 1, 1963 for his duties. Also during this time, advance the cause of freedom in the struggle against Communism. Col. Pak took an active part in establishing the Unification Church in the From 1969-1970 Mr. Salonen held positions in related organizations. Washington, D.C. and New York area. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Council for In 1964, he participated in the formation of the Korean Cultural and World Freedom, and a member of the Selections Committee of the Freedom Foundation, designed to promote Korea's spirit of freedom in a United States Youth Council. He has traveled extensively in Southeast cultural manner. Also he pioneered the Little Angels, the National Folk Asia and the Far East on special fact-finding tours. Ballet of Korea. On March 1, 1971 he was awarded Dong Baek, Korea's Mr. Salonen was elected President of the Unification Church of highest cultural medal, by the President of the Republic of Korea for his America in 1972. The Church is founded on the teachings of the distinguished service through cultural exchange. Reverend Sun Myung Moon and was founded in 1954 in Seoul, Korea. Hope" Col. Pak accompanied Rev. Moon on his Day of Hope tours here in From 1972-1974 Mr. Salonen has participated in "Day of America, 1972-74, acting as his Special Assistant and Interpreter. He later speaking tours in which the founder of the Unification Church, Reverend was appointed Principal Evangelist of the Sun Myung Moon Christian Moon, traveled extensively throughout the United States speaking about World." Crusade. "God's Providence in America and throughout the Presently, Col. Pak continues his role as Special Assistant and On these tours, Mr. Salonen worked closely with Reverened Moon Interpreter to Rev. Moon; is President of the Korean Cultural and Freedom introducing him at each talk and taking part in press conferences, Foundation; President of the Little Angels, National Folk Ballet of Korea; interviews, radio and TV talk shows on the local and national level. and Chairman of the Board and President of the Little Angels Performing Mr. Salonen lives with his wife and daughter in New York. Arts School in Seoul, Korea. Col. Pak is married and resides with his family of six children in Virginia.

615 On the Answers to Media Themes never claimed to be the Messiah, contrary, Unification Church doesn't members are It is our belief and position that and, therefore, the Church highly visible on the be the Messiah. We streets in most cities in spiritual growth can occur only in profess him to America where we witness and conjunction with freedom of thought believe that Rev. Moon is a invite the spokesman for God to the world. public to lectures and and action. No member is at any workshops. as prophet for these Furthermore, the Church time forced to act against his will or He is regarded has many public to remain in the Church against his contemporary times. The identity of programs, rallies, speeches, etc. and is always will. Whenever a member feels that the Messiah is a question that can ready to ex plain its objectives to he may want to leave, he is only be answered by God. It is not the public as it has encouraged to discuss his situation a matter of one person's opinion already done on num erous radio and TV with his Church director or counse or another's. shows and in newspapers. lor. The director or counselor may a) Reverend Moon founded the many suggest that the individual take Unification Church after years of The Unification Church does not time to think and pray before personal sacrifice even suffering aim to be another denomination. leaving. But, he will never try to talk torture and imprisonment at the On the contrary, it seeks to deepen him out of leaving if that is what the hands of the Communists. When faith and commitment among all individual wants to do. he began teaching, he often had Christians. In this way, the barriers In fact, a recent decision in the inadequate food and clothing, but produced by varying Bible interpre Superior Court of the District of now members want to provide him tations can be overcome. Christian Columbia dismissed charges that with material comforts commensu unity can be brought about when the Unification Church uses tech rate with a man of his international all act as one body giving whole niques of mind control to hold stature who has enriched the spiri hearted devotion and energy toward Will its members. tual lives of so many people. It fulfilling God's loving Him and Today, one out of every three might also be noted that Rev. Moon serving others. marriages ends in divorce. The virtually works 24 hours in service Church members often go on Senate's Juvenile Deliquency Sub to the church and its members. fund-raising campaigns and offer committee estimates that up to one b) From the earliest years, Rev flowers, candy, or hand-made arti million children are fleeing home erend Moon has been known to cles to those who wish to con each year. Their average age is 15. keep close relationship with his tribute money to support the work Also many Americans of all ages followers. His concern and compas of our Church. People who donate are becoming alienated from tradi sion for individual members is are clearly told the purpose for tional values. common knowledge in the Church. which they are donating. To stop this decline, the Unifica Of course, with the present size of The assets of the Unification tion Church teaches that the family the Church worldwide, it's impos Church are used solely for the is the cornerstone of society; that sible for him to know every mem mission of the Church to spread out of the family comes our basic ber personally. the word of God and help others ideas of love and sharing with one c) Reverend Moon has been deepen their relationship with Him. another. The Church seeks to instill married 15 years to his second In order to do this we maintain these principles in the members wife. Rev. Moon teaches that mar training facilities and residences for through all of its programs. Inspired riage is the most sacred event of a our members who function as by this ideal, our members often person's life and that marriage full-time missionaries. No funds go manifest a strong desire and com vows are eternal. However, it takes to the benefit of private individuals. mitment to revive Christian ideals two to make a marriage, there were The Church has sponsored var of sacrifice and living for others. undoubtedly multiple causes for ious charitable events such as a One objective of our Church is to the of problems the first marriage, benefit for UNICEF aiding children develop strong leaders. We believe but the main difficulty was the throughout the world. It has also it is every individual's responsibility amount of time church activities sponsored benefits on the local to make this a better world and that demanded of Rev. Moon. Whatever level where proceeds go to worth this can only be accomplished the reasons, Rev. Moon wanted to while causes such as a volunteer through hard work and self sacri preserve the marriage, but was ambulance corps, youth pro fice. We point to the example set sued for divorce by his first wife. grams, etc. the pilgrims and settlers by first in Reverend Moon asks Church Full-time members of the Church America. In we often refer to members to speak fact, freely with the receive no salary, although many ourselves as "pioneers". Self esteem press and explain all aspects of members hold regular jobs or is promoted since we our teachings and strongly work. Because attend school. As in many religious teach that everyone is a child of of his if he were prominence, to orders, money donated to the God and has a precious begin unique, granting interviews, he would Church goes into a general fund or value in the eyes of God. have undoubtedly time for nothing account and is used in accordance We hope that the beliefs of our else and hence not be able to carry with the needs of both the Church members are and unswerving. out his real strong mission as spiritual center and individuals. Food, cloth We believe that there is much leader to his followers. ing, personal needs, shelter, med spiritual and moral corruption in As previously stated, the Church ical expenses in fact, all the our and that God needs generates funds fund- society through its basics are provided. men and women to change its own strong raising activities, economic Anyone familiar with the Unifica this situation. interests and donations from out tion Church teachings knows that With regard to "deprogramming", side jobs of its members. It does we strictly forbid pre-marital sex we can see no value in methods not receive support any from the and adultery. All members are that consist of virtual imprisonment Korean Government, the American required to adhere to this tenet. for an individual while someone or Government, any other gov Visitors to Unification Church Cen tries to force him to give his ernment, or up military quasi-military ters often remark about the high religious beliefs. organization. moral standard manifested by Reverend Moon wants to Rev. Moon began bring preaching in Church members. the power of God back into 1945 before the every long South Korean Several public officials at different person's life. He wants to see a government was even established. levels tried to start official investiga God-centered world where original At that time because of his strong tions of the Unification Church but human values are free to develop. anti-Communist stand, he suffered found no illegal activity to warrant He sees America as a three years in a holding Communist North such an investigation. These special place in God's Providence Korean concentration camp. Our attempts were made by the DA. in as evidenced by the spirit of this anti-Communist stand precedes Dutchess County, Attorney General nation's founding fathers who came the formation of the South Korean in Kansas, and a U.S. Senator seeking religious freedom and "one government itself and is God." deeply from New Jersey. nation under Upon this foun embedded in our Church's life and The Immigration Department America has prospered dation, and principles. As stated clearly in the refused to grant the UC an H-3 visa now stands in a position to lead the Divine Principle, the Unification for foreign missionaries to enter a whole world centered on God. Church's creed very emphasizes program in the U.S. The beliefs of the Church are training anti-communism. One reason we to our legal counsel their based on the Divine According Principle may seem to emphasize the situa action was not consistent with which is the of the Rev. tion of South teaching Korea is because it is decision Moon. Rev. Moon Immigration Laws and the himself has the fatherland of our faith. is being appealed in District Court.

616 people of world. Instead of Persecu In the meantime, missionaries who Brainwashing the the Parallels to Religious you must Freedoms came to the U.S. on visitors visas Be a somebody! Set your own doing things for me, do tion and Religious individual goal of things for miserable people. Christians because of (now expired) are being allowed to perfection and other, Nero hated your own standard of Sun Moon ethical standards and remain in the U.S. pending out achievement. Rev. Myung their high disapproval of the come of the appeal. Decide what you best can do, and their obvious what you need to achieve your wantoness so common in a permis God's Chosen goal physical, educational, and Parental Love sive society. Despots like Domitian law From the Bible we get the impres financial needs. Then fulfill them. You must realize the blessedness thought of them as a threat to

parents' Abraham of order because placed sion that God just blessed having your love which and they above to and loved him unconditionally. But Think. Your life is only one spark of never changes. If you think parental obedience to God loyalty this was not so. He had to cut a dream, and the dream will end love is so precious as that, you Caesar. himself off from his beloved family, someday for you. But that moment cannot help but love and respect Unification Thought and 224 his native land, his material posses will be the moment of your victory your parents. Parental love cannot Christian Theology p. sions and go to the unknown land and it will last you forever. A be exchanged for gold or diamonds. of God's choice, always feeling monotonous, colorless, unexciting We can understand that we are in Historians have recognized two sorrow for God and the people. He dream is nothing to talk about, but such a precious position that our traditions of Christian philosophy prayed much for other nations. either good or bad dreams are. So parents would never take anything behind the Declaration of Independ Only on that condition could God live! Live an exciting dream! in exchange for us. ence and the Constitution. On the use Abraham as the father of faith Rev. Sun Myung Moon one side were John Adams, John and bless him so greatly. These And if you betray your parent's love Hancock, and Roger Sherman things are not recorded in the American Take-Over what would happen? Then you raised in the Calvinist tradition. The Bible, but it was only because of I can see a great change coming to would be in the position of enemy Congregationalists of New England such a background that God could America not by fire, not by bullets to your parents. Even though you and the Presbyterians of the middle bless Abraham. but by God's truth kindling a revolu became an enemy to your parents, Atlantic states believed that since tion of men's hearts. The answer they would have to continue to love all men are corrupted by original lies there, in the quiet revolution you. In that case your parents are sin, the less power an official has The champions of God have one from selfishness to unselfishness. in the most miserable situation. If the less sin he can commit against characteristic in common: They they have other enemies, your his fellowman; from this come begin their missions by denial of parents can cut him or her off and checks and balances. On the other themselves and their surroundings. Do you realize the greatness of the have nothing to do with them. But side stand men no less pious. God?" Christianity in Crisis p. 42 title "son of It is greater than as for their children, they just keep Thomas Jefferson, though often "Senator," "President," such titles as loving them and cannot help but denounced from the pulpit, was UN." Jesus and "Secretary-General of the think of their welfare. That's what connected with the Deists; he, with This was the spiritual state of makes them more miserable and in Franklin, thought that since man is Jesus when he said, "I am in the Reaching God agony. However unforgivable the created good he is endowed with me." Father and the Father in Some people try to grow spiritually, things you have done, your parents certain inalienable rights. Political (John 14:10) God and man will develop their own spiritual life and would forgive you and would want liberty is a right guaranteed by embrace in one all-consuming love. reach God through meditation, to correct your mistakes and have nature and nature's God. This is the state where God is self-discipline, etc. This is not the you return to their bosom. If your Unification Thought and made the living Reality. You no way. The one who goes to God love towards your parents has Christian Theology p. 242 longer believe, but you know. fastest and achieves the closest changed while theirs toward you Christianity in Crisis p. 11 position is the one who loves has never changed, then which is 'Participants at the 1965 theolo others. more valuable? Your love gians gathered at Lincoln College, The relationship between Moses is more valuable. Oxford, England and Jesus is like that between Heaven is not what we are given Rev. Sun Myung Moon Life in the Kingdom of God seed and tree. Without the seed, but what we must make. If you to plant God's love in the the tree cannot grow. Our mission try Jesus' heart of others and to is like the fruit of the tree. Without Social Problems Statements in Support of try multiply that you will be a victor. If you the tree, the fruit cannot be borne. In Germany, six million Jews were Humanity love, God!" find people who are loved Rev. Sun Myung Moon killed. Here, young people are "Jesus is should Christians already question one God, things that are good being killed in larger quantities by say that? The is by doing in God's you must serve and Unification Church drugs. If we let it go on, it will which professional theologians do sight, love them. If after that you do As Christians, we must live the life spread out and corrupt the whole not find much difficulty in answering. doing not get crops, don't be discour of Jesus and give ourselves totally nation. Their answer must be that no any aged; your hard work will be fruitful for the benefit of others, so that statement of Christian faith produced somewhere else. You will have others might have life. This is Other Religions in the first five centuries as car merit if you work with your hands God's way. Because the time of fulfillment is at rying authority does say it .. . What when the Kingdom of God is Christianity in Crisis p. 23 hand, all religions are close to did the early Church say? Nothing being built. After it is even if Heaven. All religions participate in in the New Testament urged men established, God." "oneness," you live you'll have no I started the Unification Church. If the common goal through to say, "Jesus is "Jesus is there, merit, "peace," "freedom." Lord" if it was built other people. this Unification Church exists solely or The impor yes; that was the church's by cry. and Lord for the benefit or the welfare of the tant thing is to have the full, sound, earliest battle Lord Unification Church itself, then it is true and powerful principle to bring alone to be sure; but not, precisely, doomed to perish. I founded the God's will into reality. Many see the God. The New Testament records but Other Religions Church so that I could give my life, goal but do not know the way. large claims made by Jesus; as there purpose of God is to my heart, and my soul for the even His enemies did not, The contrary than purpose of evil. As God's advancement of the salvation of The fulfillment may be compared to recorded, accuse Him of more the in the the world. the season of the year. making Himself out to be "equal providence was damned harvesting God." * we have the hopeless Christianity in Crisis p. 22 All religions have come to the with Dr. Erik Routley, beginning, harvesting season today and God Congregationalist Clergyman direction of the present world as a Jesus has sent a worker to harvest each result. To take countermeasures in God made The dwelling of God within Jesus field. The Ultimate One will come Jesus was just as human as such a fallen world, was total. But God does not want to create the New World in the New anyone else. If anything, Jesus religions and asked for the followers only Jesus as His son. All mankind Age. In the meantime, God has was not less man but more. He of these religions to work under and follow the difficult is created to be able to say, "I am in prepared each field to be ready for was human the way God means us hardships to me." course of the providence of God. the Father and the Father is in the coming of the Ultimate One. all to become human. We may even say that in a real sense he By their choice, the followers of Brain" "I Am Your Prophets (In General) was the first fully human being. religions have sacrificed themselves * Since no one person is all-powerful It is important to know how God Dr. Nels FS. Ferre for the purpose of goodness. Among or all-capable, God calls upon us fulfills His plan. It is not important of Andover Newton Seminary the world religions, Christianity is all to act as one supreme person, whether a man or his views are the one closest to God's purpose; in true unity. One man acts as the considered heretical or not. It does Man needs to become true man. therefore, Jesus Christ gave him for others. hand of this humanity, someone not matter how I look at the world Jesus Christ is true man. The self as a sacrifice Moon else as a leg, another as an eye, or how you look at the world. What finality of Christ is that he is Final Rev. Sun Myung and so on. Since you are all one, matters is how God looks at the Man. He is what every man was then everyone's effort is your effort. world. meant to be, and what man in his On the of we will all rise true humanity wants to be. day victory * to the same throne and celebrate Subservience to Rev. Moon Dr. Dow Kirkpatrick, the same thing. Instead of loving me, you must love Methodist Minister

617 Good and Evil put him on the cross. With this not divided and struggling against Church Answers Ultimately, the basis of the defini great love he influenced and moved itself. If God exists, He must show tion of good and evil lies in your the hearts of the Roman people us the way to restore our original Daily News Series self. Everything starts from you as who had once oppressed and state. He must teach us to become an individual. If you are doing persecuted him; and from then on, ideal individuals. On 12, Mr. things for the sake of other people, the Roman Empire came into the January Salonen issued an official statement in response you are defined as good. However sphere of Christian culture, playing to the News series John beautiful a song you may sing for an important role. Love Daily by Cotter ro the News and to each the people if you are doing that out If the people of the United States Love is something you inherit from paper which carried any parr oi the scries. The of greed, out of jealousy of other and the people of the whole world your forefathers. In the West, you .statement spoke to people, you are not good. If you do really know the theory of divine are blessed in marriage by a fourteen major points ol contention article1 things out of arrogance, out of love, the whole world would be a minister or sometimes by a person with the each point has a one pride in yourself, you are not quite world of goodness with every pos of high rank, such as a judge. But paragraph followed a more doing things right. Arrogant people sible scientific achievement used ideally your parents bless you in summary by detailed explanation. Included in have nothing to do with goodness. for the good of the world, and marriage, just as God would have New llojie News is each point and where every man knows he is born blessed His children, Adam and its one for others and for the sake of the Eve, when they reached maturity. paragraph summary, with the lull whole. That's explanations printed for numbers l) why every man wants Rev. Sun Moon 4, Myung and 12 to give The very motivation of God cre to do things for the public benefit, readers a feel for the ating man is for the sake of woman thus leaving good accomplishments Jesus statement. and woman for the sake of man. after his death. You want to be Jesus proclaimed this very truth. On November 30 to That being the truth, we can safely thought good by others, but before He strove for the fulfillment of December 4, the New York News say that when we do things for the being proud of yourself, you must God's truth on earth. He came not Daily published a be able live-parr series on the sake of other people, that is always to be proud of your friends, to satisfy his nation's selfish pur Unification defined as good. your group and so on larger units pose, but to achieve salvation for Church which contains many serious distortions. This Rev. Sun Myung Moon of society. Then the people around the entire world. statement is out you will be proud of you. If you are Christianity in Crisis p. 19 initial response to the general themes too proud of yourself, others will developed by the News. Love not like you. Always think that you The example of Jesus Christ is the I. Freedom of Speech and Conscience You can love yourself when your see things, hear things, and experi absolute standard for all mankind. No Mind Control. mind and body are in harmony with ence things not for the sake of Just imagine an entire nation com The Unification Church encourages each other. If you love yourself yourself, but for the sake of apprecia posed of Jesus-like men. What freedom of conscience and freedom of when your mind and body are tion of the things you perceive. We would you call it? The kingdom of speech. Under no circumstances does must take it desire control over the separated from each other, then the intiative to tear down heaven on earth it could be nothing any minds of your love is of no use. When your the walls to reach out to others less. its memhers; anything to the contrary mind and body are united into one, instead of waiting for others to Christianity in Crisis p. 22 would he considered ungodly and then your love will be eternal and reach in to us. self-defeating. will be protected by God. Unity is Rev. Sun Myung Moon Individual Importance 2. Concern with God-centered the beginning point of love, and A man who gives his life for his Values and Love. then love can come there. This is parents is a pious son. A man who Whatever change ensues in a God's ideal. But unless God can America gives his life for his king is a loyal member results from being encouraged find one whose stand is in accord I know that God sent me here to subject. And a man who gives his to live a God-centered lite, to examine ance with His ideal, He cannot be America. I did not come here for life for all mankind is a saint. one's personal values mote carefully, happy at all. the luxurious life in America. Not at Christianity in Crisis p. 20 and to learn more about how to give Rev. Sun Myung Moon all! I came to America not for my and receive love with God and all own purposes, but because God I know that western culture is human beings. sent me. characterized by individualism. How 3. Importance of the Family. Jesus Christianity in Crisis p. 64 ever, selfish individualism is doomed. Members of the Unification Church Jesus is the fruit of the truth of Sacrificial individualism will blossom. are not encouraged to abandon then Does it seem strange God's Logos. He has attained the that a man Individuality in itself is good. God families. T> the contrary, members , ire from Korea is an Amer highest peak in the spiritual sense. initiating gave each one of us a unique way encouraged to love their parents, ican Jesus said: "The Old Testament Youth movement for God? to serve. But individualism without respect parental love and understand When you have a sick castles1 came about for me everything member of God can only build on the the importance of the family as a your a and every word from God is for family doctor comes from sands of decay. block of the ideal of the me." building on another outside of your house. If there is no He said occasion, Christianity in Crisis p. 23 Kingdom of Heaven as envisioned in one "I am the way, the truth and the in America meeting your needs, the Divine Principle. life." there is no reason World Power The way is the truth and the why someone 4- Building the Strong and from outside cannot fulfill a public servant is some truth is the way and life, too. The that role. Being Helping the Weak. like a person truth America belongs to those who love thing without encourages is something God exalts, being The Church strongly her most. you can claim as yours. while Satan is jealous of it. The anything self esteem, self confidence, and sell p. Your everything, your whole truth belongs to God. God must Christianity in Crisis 65 being, determination on the part ol its is for the sake of this man and that love the law He has set up and He memhers and leaders. No one is must and man. People on both sides is going to love it throughout Somebody begin, begin may sought hecause he is expected to he a eternity. what now. Even under persecution some have to think that what you have is Then must be the devoted follower out of guilt or mission of the truth? The mission must begin. Someone must theirs and can get body they something weakness. On the other hand, no out of you. of the truth is to guide the people give himself for the purpose of Unless that takes place up sincere person is turned away regardless way. of God and God back home. you cannot call yourself a good through the The Principle bring of his particular problems or difficulties. Restoration is to connect all the We must have our churches filled public servant. If you call yourself a memhers of American society public Strong ways trodden the Old Testament with faith; we must create new servant, that means that you by fiery and strong leaders of the Unification with the New Testa homes where our families can be have no share to claim as yours Age saints, Church are important Church and ment Age through the and we must yours will come last. saints, really happy finally objectives. No one is forbidden from present. create a new society, a new spiri involvement with the Church or tual nation where God can dwell. applying for membership, and SO of America must go beyond America! course prospective memhers will include in Crisis p. 65 I love America more Cnnstianity than your those who are Persons like Jesus led a wonderful weak, emotionally President does. I feel a responsi and from guilt about and good life. From his childhood hurt, suffering I have tested whether this for this nation. I ideology bility would like to mistakes have made. Still others he did not think he was born for they will work. I have tested it in Korea raise you to up be responsible are some of America's his own his tribe, or his inevitahly only family, and I was persecuted three leaders for the of by prosperity America million annual runaways. nation. He knew he was born to Unhappy governments consecutively. There and the world. I know, God knows, people who are for assistance save the whole thus he looking world; was no retreat. The Unification the spirit world knows that no are not rejected as hopeless called himself the son of God. He certainly movement in Korea is immovable has shed more tears and sweat nor sinners. of these have been had the definite idea that God was Many and invincible. We have won the toiled more than I have for this very helped others less so. Some his Father and he, His son. There greatly, victory. America and the world today. Please remain within the Unification Church he was confident that God's fore, Sun look forward and Rev. Myung Moon hope for America. and prosper others deparl love would abide in him forever. emotionally; Promise America that you will be a and remain lost souls elsewhere With this confidence he left a great the most important goal floating Therefore, real leader. You don't need political through society. An important example of divine love even not all problems of is the "weak" asking solving stature to become one. contribution ol the has often forgiveness of his enemies who self for the world, but to find the that is Rev. Sun Myung Moon been to challenge the ability ot our

618 church family to greater love and international head.

understanding. 11. Reverend Moon's Media Relations.

order to to But strong memhers of American In give full time the Bicentennial 4 West 43rd Streel indeed are Unification Church movement ;ind to God Bless America Mr-/, York. NY IC society and strong leaders Tel (212) 730-5795 most important objectives ofthe avoid favoritism to any one journalist Unification Church. The spiritual or medium Reverend Moon does not

and moral corruption in our society have press conferences or grant

can only be effectively opposed by interviews. women. 12. and Uses morally strong men and We Money Solicitation for it is Charity. believe every individual's V to make this a better iMembers for Jk aa responsibility soliciting money News Release world and that tins can only be Unificatii in ( .Lurch activities are May 3, 1976. Michael Runyon or Susan Re ir bo d accomplished through hard work and instructed in what to say about the (212) 730-5720 sacrifice. We point to the example set various purposes to which the monies

' : .". hy the first pilgrims and settlers in v\ill be put. Some oi it has gone I : America. To this end we promote self h rr local charitable and community

one- esteem and self confidence. No activities benefits lor people providing / Over 1,000 . pec e will take to the streets in a clean-up a pioneer wathout far beyond Unification Church can he self-starting program aimed it Manhattar and the Bronx dur ng the month of May, it initiative and sense of purpose, and membership. was announced today by the B centenr a God :; ess America Committee,

at an opening on 138th Street and .'. rd Avenue in the Bronx. we teach that everyone has a unique, The assets of the Unification ceremony

precious value in rhe eyes of (jod and Church are used for the mission ':<-;.' Proqram" solely The "America the J was initiated by the Reverend

- ' is therefore of real individual worth of the Church to spread the word of Sun Myung Moon, foundet oi the Bicentennial Cc ttee. We hope our ' example will inspire all can's to clear z our c *. es", :-. d quite apart from anyone else. God and help others deepen their Neil A. Salonen, presidenl oi the Comi ttee ftft"j responsibility 5. Evil and of "1 >e- with f lim. In order to do Fallacy relationship ourselves for New fork is the only way our city can ultimately be helped," this we maintain training facilities he declared.

"Deprogramming" is a farcic;il term and residences for our members who A clean-up crew of well -scrubbed, broom-carry g -slunteers applied to the brute force used function as full rune missionaries. hy attended the ceremony dressed in white covei s. After the ceremony, inquisitors to break Church Church memhers are mercenary Unification they began a clean sweep of the South Bronx, 'he trash collected spirit and compel public highly visible on the streets in mosr from the streets will be put into garbage bags and deposited for later the sanitation depart recantation of belief. Members of cities in America where we wirness pick-up by

the Unification Church are not and invite rhe public ro lectures and The Bicentennial Con has as its purpose to revive America's Cor" programmed in anything; therefore workshops. The Church has many faith in God. As a high point of the ttef ft program, '"::z'-r''. "deprogrammed." Moon will speak at a Bicentennial God B America .- in Yankee they cannot be public programs and rallies, and is "Deprogramming" Stadium on June 1st. The Festival will be a celebration of international is a euphemism for always to explain its objectives ready scope with all nationalities invited to participate in the celebrat on. what in fact is a very inhuman process to the public as it has already on constituting a serious infringement on numerous nidio and TV shows and in Some members of the Committee's Honorary Advisory Board from the South Bronx include: Ramon S. Velez, Councili losepi Galiber, State the rights of the Church as guaranteed many newspapers. In rhe New York in; Senator; Louis Nine, State Assi >lymai Carli Noble, Exec. Director, the First Amendment. area alone the past two by during years, Puerto Pican Community Development Corporation; Robert Garcia, State 6. No Connection With Any the Unification Church held a benefit Senator; Armano Montano, State Assemblyman; Johnny E. Melendez, E/ec, Hunts Point Corporation. Government at Marymount College in Tarrytown Director, Community The Unification Church is not for rhe Volunteer Ambulance Corps -30-30-30-30-30- overtly or covertly connected with the of Tarrytown, a benefit ;it the United South Korean government in any way Nations General Assembly Hall and F0R IMMEDIATE PELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: whatsoever. Reverend Moon has never provided phice, smging equipment, even met or President sound for ;i rock concert President Park lighting and May 10, 1976 Michael Runyon or Ford. for the benefit of rhe Scarlets of Susan Reinbold 7 I Inification Church Exists to Tarrytown (a children's athletic league). (212)730-5720 Serve Others. And at the Essex County Correction The Unification Church is not just Center, Unification Church members REVEREND MOON ENCOURAGES INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION another denomination. It seeks to held ;m Ejisrer program, org;ini:ed an IN THE BICENTENNIAL sttengthen the religious faith and arrs and emits shop for women committment in rhe lives of ;ill inmates, provided an excursion ro With 1500 full-time volunteers now on the streets of New York people in preparing for the Second Great Adventure for women inmates City, Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Bicentennial God Bless America Committee is Advent. and performed a song festival in the getting ready for its Bicentennial Festival at Yankee Stadium on June 1. 8. jMoon: Reverend A Modern Prophet. men's wing. jM;iny performances have The Unification Church does not been held by The celebration, to feature Reverend Moon as principal speaker and a variety of performing groups, is expected to attract New York's many teach that Reverend iMoon is Cod or rhe Korean Folk Ballet and Church different ethnic groups who have been attending weekly banguets sponsored the Messiah. groups. song by the Committee. With songs from around the world by the fiew Hope Singers 9. Reverend Moon: No Political 13. Member Service and Compen International and dancing by the Korean Folk Ballet, the God Bless America program has a distinctive international flavor. Ambitions. sation.

never soughr who are Reverend Moon has Members are missionaries In the keynote address to banguet guests, Neil A. Salomon, President of personal power or office. nor paid wages, but receive all the Committee declares, "This is the year when we want to work side by side. Immigrants from every nation and native-born Americans, members of Reverend iMoon has no desire to necessities. every church and all denominations and those without a church, have so much control political or the land." any leader any 14- Compliance with Law. to celebrate because we are Americans and God has blessed this government. He does have a strong The Unilu ation Church will not Americans arr- inspired the fact that an Reverend desire for rhe leaders of people to violate American Law "Many really by immigrant, knowingly any Bicentennial," Moon, is holding such a large celebration for America's added ha i faith in to search for the or government regulation. As ;i Cod, Salonen. "Reverend Moon recognizes that the crisis of America is a crisis meaning of what they do, and to act nonprofit organization, it is accountable for the world and that there is a need for recommitment to the founding nation." in principles of this accordance with what they believe to federal and smte tax authorities. God would have them do. The No complaint has ever been filed hy Furthermore many New Workers are heartened by the "America the Beautiful Program" Unification Church is dedicated to them .igainst the Church. through which over 1000 volunteers are cleaning the streets in Manhattan and the Bronx the month of May. The program preaching a consciousness of God every morning during was begun by Reverend Moon to restore confidence in New York as a great rhe nation's leaders and to among American city. eni ourage them ro activate this consciousness. Other programs initiated by the Committee are Bicentennial musical salutes 19, 1976 "Sunburst," January by a folk-gospel band, and speaking appearances on television As a missionary leader and evangelist, and radio by the Committee's key spokesmen. Reverend Moon cannot refrain from In its statement of proclaiming all rhat he hopes he and purpose, the Committee declares its goal of sparking a spiritual revolution by reviving America's faith in God. "America's greatest his followers can do to raise this level strength has been her faith in God. This is still the key to the goodness of consciousness political leaders. among and the prosperity of our land. In our Bicentennial year let us fully He would never submerge America to celebrate the greatness of our heritage, but let us also rededicate ourselve: it." to any single religious organization or fulfilling

individual. He seeks no personal Besides leafletting by street volunteers, New Yorkers will be invited to political power. participate in the Yankee Stadium Festival through television, radio, subway and commuter station which begins 10. Committer. 10. Reverend Moon Has no Personal advertising May Already the reports that the public is a of Wealth. showing lot enthusiasm about the patriotic spirit of the upcoming celebration. Reverend Moon is provided for by

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619 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1976

Moon's Sect Seeks to Build Support in the U.S. for South Korean Regime

maintains 40,000 not sinless, but is the Bv Ann Crittenden munity leaders, the developing of a tion, the United States only actually new weapons messiah. He has neither dedicated group of followers from many troops and hundreds of nuclear explicitly con mil firmed nor denied his belief in A number of individuals and organi countries who have pledged to fight in in South Korea, at a cost of $500 this. The church maintains that with the zations connected with the Rev. Sun South Korea in the event of a war there lion to $600 million a year, by Pentagon second advent mankind will become one Myung Moon, the wealthy Korean indus and elaborate public relations campaigns calculations. united family, dedicated to the trialist and evangelist, have intimate ties attacking Communism and linking South In this year's American foreign-aid elimination of evil and the establishment ofthe with and have received assistance from Korea to patriotic American themes. budget. South Korea is scheduled to kingdom of heaven. the South Korean Government and the The maintenance of a favorable image receive $323 million in economic and Members of the church in the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, in the United States is essential to the military assistance, and the Adminis United States have also established the according to former Korean and Amer South Korea Government, which depends tration is requesting $431 million in Freedom of assistance for the fiscal Foundation, which conducts ican officials and former members of heavily on American political, financial various forms Leadership political propaganda activities in the Moon organization. and military support. Since World War year 1977. Wash ington and the Korean Cultural and At the same time, the fast-growing II, South Korea has received $12 billion Representative Donald M. Fraser, Freedom also in Moon-affiliated groups have devoted in economic and military assistance from Democrat of Minnesota, whose subcom Foundation, Washing organizations ton, which is devoted to the much of their efforts to building support the United States, more than any other mittee on international has improving image of South Korea in the for the South Korean Government in the country except South Vietnam. been investigating the operations ofthe United this plans to States. United States. These efforts have taken Since 1971 , South Korea, whose lead Korean C.I. A. in country, The leaders of both the form of intensive lobbying on Cap ers continue to express fear of attack hold hearings next month on the Moon organization are Unification Church members itol Hill, attempts to influence promi from North Korea, has received almost movement's political activities here. Ac as are al most all the members of the nent politicians, businessmen and com $2 billion in military aid alone. In addi cording to Mr. Fraser, and to a spokes Freedom man of the Justice Department, those Leadership Foundation, and both organ activities are part of a broader picture izations also have links with the South

of widespread South Korean attempts Korean Government or its C.I. A. to influence the American political pro In addition, Mr. Moon's organizations, cess. including the church and the overtly It is open to interpretation whether political International Federation for Vic these activities are legal or illegal, and tory Over Communism, have received whether some ofthe Moon groups have financial support from such Japanese violated statutes governing the political ultrarightists as Ryoichi Sasagawa and activities of tax-exempt organizations Yoshio Kodama, the power broker who or requiring registration as foreign agents. has been implicated in the Lockheed But enough evidence exists to raise ques scandals in Japan.

tions in the minds of a number of gov The exact nature of Mr. Moon's rela ernment officials. tionship with the authoritarian regime "We have received information which of President Park Chung Hee is still strongly suggests that certain persons shrouded in mystery. By one hypothe and associations close to Sun Myung sis, Mr. Moon's Unification Church began Moon have had a cooperative relation as an independent movement, but was with the Korean ship Government and subsequently put to use by the Korean A.," Korean C.I. Mr. Fraser says. "Our President, and receives favors in return. information shows a pattern of activity By another hypothesis, the Moon-related that rises serious questions as to the organizations, however they began, are nature and purpose of Moon's various now in effect direct tools of President

organizations." who controls aspect of Korean Park , every For example, according to an Amer public life, and are controlled or guided ican customs official, the United States by Korean secret agents. Government has reason to believe that Lieut. Col. Bo Hi Pak, Mr. Moon's the South Korean Government may have translator and closest associate, main provided Mr. Moon's associates with tains that "there is no common line the use of diplomatic channels to bring between our movement and the office of funds from Japan and Korea into the the President of Korea. United States. a former us Also, South "In no case are they trying to use Korean diplomat has testified that Mr. or exploit us or are we trying to use Moon's closest them," companion in the United he said. States has used top-level Korean Embassy American authorities seem inclined communication lines to send messages to take Colonel Pak at his word, for a from the United States to Korea. sev number of reasons. According to A former high State Department official eral Congressional staff members. Con has also testified that the Korean Gov gress is particularly wary of seeming, ernment has assisted one of Mr. Moon's by investigating his activities, to threat foundations in beaming anti-Communism en Mr. Moon's right to religious ex broadcasts into Southeast Asia. pression under the Constitution's First Mr. Moon's central organization in Amendment. the United States is the Unification A spokesman for the Justice Depart Church, which is officially the Holy ment, which is responiblie for enforcing Spirit Association for the foreign Unification of a number of statutes requiring World Christianity. The church claims that the agents to register as such , insists 30,000 members in the United States department has seen no evidence directly and 10 times that number each in Japan linking Mr. Moon or Colonel Pak to the and South Korea. Korean Government. Yet a former senior The Unification Church's theology is Government official alleges that such based on the Christian an loosely accept information did exist, in the form of ance of Jesus as the savior, with the intelligence report that the State Depart second of Christ to coming be in Korea. ment and the Justice Department's internal Mr. Moon's followers believe possession that he is security division had in their

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had cooperated with the "youth

people" in the White House in their

support of the war effort. "So I rec

ommended their cause to some friends who had been helping he said, stressing, however, that he did not know with Mr. that the group had any ties Moon. Mr. Fefferman denies that the foun dation conducts any lobbying activities, although he confirms that the Unification Church does have an active program on Capitol Hill, maintaining a "liaison with Congress."

Legislators Cultivated According to an active church member who prefers to remain anonymous, this effort is conducted by 50 church mem bers at a time, who visit Washington from all parts of the country. Each is given a list of members of Congress to cultivate, first by befriending and offering help to their staffs, and eventually by inviting the legislators to a suite in the Washington Hilton Hotel, where din ner, films and a talk on Mr. Moon's religious and anti-Communist views are

presented. The lobbying procedure, according to this woman and others, was first taught to church members by a group of "Moonies" Japanese who had experi ence in lobbying in the Japanese Par in the early 1970's. This was said to for the fact that the two organizations invasion of Cambodia. This campaign liament. have placed Bo Hi Pak at a meeting with have some members, offices and direc was conducted partly through an organ "We were told to be somewhat vague President Park in which they discussed tors in common. ization formed by members called Amer when dealing with the Capitol Hill con ways of financing one of Colonel Pak's Allen Tate Wood, president of the ican Youth for a Just Peace. tacts in order to protect our presence projects. foundation in 1970 and active in the According to Mr. Wood, who helped there, but we were to try to influence our At that time the internal security divi church until 1974, maintains, however, direct these activities, eight Unification contacts to support Moon and South Korea," sion, under the direction of Robert C. that the foundation was entirely funded Church members and four nonmembers says Ann Gordon, a northern Mardian, who was later convicted of by the church and was made up almost were rewarded for their work with 15-day California woman in her late 20's who conspiracy in connection with the Water entirely of church members a state trips to South Vietnam and Cambodia left the church in October 1975 after "deprogrammed." gate cover-up, dropped an investigation ment supported by several other former as guests of those countries. being into some of Colonel Pak's activities on Moon followers. Several of these people, including The Unification Church's efforts to evidence" the ground that "competent The secretary general ofthe Freedom Mr. Wood, then went on to visit the influence the American political pro was missing. Leadership Foundation, Dan Fefferman, Moon organizations in Japan and South cess are not confined to Washington. In confirms that it "has been carried out Korea, where they were given a tour of January and March of this year two Dai- No Investigations Under Wax almost exclusively by church the Korean C.I. A. building and told by prominent members ofthe church, McDer- Currently there are no official inves He says that currently the subsidy pro church members in Seoul that the church kan K. Ohnuki and Michael friends" tigations ofMoon-related political activi vided by the church amounts to less wanted to "make with the intel mott, attempted to see Laurance S. ties in this country, although various than one-half of the foundation's budget. ligence agency. Rockefeller at his office at the Rock other aspects of South Korean activity As for Mr. Moon's relationship to the According to Mr. Wood, "The Amer efeller Brothers Fund in New York. in the United States are under Justice foundation, Mr. Fefferman says that the ican movement's strategy at that time On both occasions they brought gifts. Department surveillance. According to organization simply consults with him was to make President Park feel that According to Yorke Allen, Jr., the Richard L. Thomburgh, assistant attorney from time to time. Moon was his greatest ally, not a threat. staff member who received them, Mr. general for the criminal division, the Linda Anthenien of San Francisco, Moon told us that our whole goal in Ohnuki commented that, in view ofthe primary focus is on financial transac who was active in the church in northern America was to identify Park's goals possibility that Vice President Rockefeller them." tions between the South Korean Gov California from 1968 through 1970, says and then serve might become President of the United ernment and Korean nationals in the that church members were expected to In 1973 and 1974 Mr. Moon organ States, he might find the services ofthe United States, and on the alleged bribery work for the foundation, although they ized a media campaign of support for church useful. The offer and gifts were of two congressmen by Korean agents, were told never to mention their church the beleaguered President Richard M. politely rejected, according to Mr. Allen. although indictments in the bribery case affiliation while engaged in political Nixon, spending $72,000 in the effort, Neither Mr. McDermott nor Mr. Oh off," are "a Full- long way Mr. Thornburgh activities. according to church statements. nuki could be reached for comment. indicated. Moreover, "in order to better present page advertisements were placed in Amer Numerous other wealthy businessmen The acti ve political efforts ofthe Uni itself as a religion and more effectively ican newspapers, telling Americans that have been approached by the Moon fication Church in the United States influence the institutions of this coun God had chosen Mr. Nixon to be Presi organization throughout the country, and date try," apparently from 1969. At that time, Miss Anthenien says, the church dent, and that therefore only God had a series of elaborate banquets have been to according several former members, changed its name in January 1971 from the authority to dismiss him. In December held in recent months in New York and Mr. Moon ordered Neil A. Salonen to Unified Family to Unification Church. 1973, some 1,500 Moon followers were Washington for prominent community found an anti-Communist movement here Both Miss Anthenien and Mr. Wood, ordered to Washington from all over the and ethnic-group leaders. The banquets similar to anti- the church's extensive who is now a student at Rutgers Univer country to demonstrate against impeach featured traditional Korean and Amer Communist programs in South Korea sity, say they left the church when they ment of the President. ican songs and dancing, and an inspira and Japan. became disillusioned with its emphasis Subsequently, Mr. Moon was invited tional, patriotic message. Mr. Salonen, who has been a leading on political and material ends rather to a White House prayer breakfast and Several former members ofthe church member of the church since its arri val in than spiritual ones. to a private 30-minute session with the say that they were taught that they should this country in 1959, established the One ofthe foundation's first projects President. Mr. Wood states that Charles be willing to die for the movement and Freedom Leadership Foundation as a was a biweekly anti-Communist news Colson, then a special assisstant to the for South Korea. They said South Korea non-profit educational corporation. Mr. letter called The Rising Tide, which is President, also influenced several pri was portrayed in Mr. Moon's theology Salonen is the president ofthe Unification still published and circulated to 20.000 vate individuals to make contributions as the Adam country, to be saved by Church in America as well. people. In the fall of 1969 and in 1970 of a few thousand dollars to American Lucifer, the United States, from Satan, According to a statement made by the foundation conducted an intensive Youth for a Just Peace. or North Korean Communism, which Mr. Salonen to the Internal Revenue public-relations campaign against the Mr. Colson. who was also later con was termed the center of worldwide Service in 1974, the foundation has no American movement opposed to the victed in the Watergate case, confirmed Communism. "It was obvious that to relation to the Unification Church except war in Vietnam and in support of the this, noting that the Moonist "peace die for South Korea would be the greatest

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do," you could says Miss Gordon. Although a South colonel's Washington ence, approved the thing Korea Presidential during the days, sending of a mes Last to Miss Gordon sage from year, according decree forbids all public political dem says that the colonel told him that as Colonel Pak to Seoul through and 50 to 100 American fol a cable others, onstrations. Moon-related groups have assistant military attache at the South channel that went only to the lowers and hundreds of supporters of held a number of the giant rallies, including Korean Embassy, his duties were to act President, Foreign Minister, or the other nationalities were flown by Mr. a gathering of 1.2 million people in as a liaison between Korean intelligence head of the Korean C.l.A. Moon from the United States to South Seoul last year. a and the United States intelligence agen And former American Government Korea where participated in a mass Mr. they Moon also operates, through the cies. At that time Colonel Pak was official recently told the Fraser subcom and pledged to die on the front Unification mittee in rally Church-controlled Interna already a devoted Moon follower and, executive session that he had lines if war ever broke out between tional Federation for Victory Over Com according to Mr. Roland, was having seen an intelligence report identifying North and South Korea. Colonel as munism, an anti-Communist indoctri problems with his superiors for spending Pak one of a group of indi Michael Runyon, official spokesman nation school for Korean Government so much time working for Mr. Moon. viduals, including President Park, at a for the Unification Church in America, employees, although in South Korea Colonel Pak concedes he knew Mr. meeting in the Presidential mansion in said that the church had no the C.I. A. is of a connection with yesterday explicitly in charge of Roland, but says that the allegation raising money for a lobbying groups. "internal propaganda and anti-Commu Korean C.I. A. link is "absolutely false, cultural foundation project, the Radio indoctrination." "We have a ministry on Capitol Hill, nist 1,000 percent of Free Asia. we witness to Christ and try to awaken Subsequently, according to this official, the Judeo-Christian conscience of mem Diplomatic Channels used From Ambassador in October 1970, President Park sent Congress," Backing bers of he said, "We try to It has been confirmed that individ In 1964 Colonel Pak left government out a letter, on official Korean Govern God into government." bring uals in the Unification Church in the service to establish the cultural founda ment stationery, to at least 60,000 prom Mr. Runyon denied that support for United States are able to bring money tion, which he says was conceived by inent Americans soliciting contributions South Korea was tied in with this work. into this country through diplomatic the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower for the radio project, whose Washington- "It's a case of people coming together channels. Sang Ik Choi, a organ and the late You Chan, a former produced anti-Communist foe," leading Yang broadcasts to fight a common he said. "It's izer and fund-raiser for the church, told South Korean ambassador to the United were beamed to the Communist nations important to the very freedom-loving an American businessman that States. When Colonel Pak resigned, Mr. of Asia. Asia" recently nations of to support South Korea. the organization was growing so fast Yang reportedly wrote to a number of The letter, which also stated that the Both the Unification Church and and the spending so much money in the top Korean officials to the effect that the South Korean Government was leasing Freedom Foundation are tax United States that it had to Leadership bring funds colonel could be of greater service to his its broadcasting facilities to Radio of exempt, the church because it is a reli in from abroad, some through diplo country by generating good will and Free Asia, and the intelligence report gious organization and the foundation matic means. friendship with the United States through prompted the State Department in De because it is registered as a non-profit According to a former embassy offi the means of a private foundation. cember 1970 to ask the Justice Depart educational organization. cial, Jai Hyon at least three Lee, Amer The first honorary chairman of the ment to investigate whether the cultural Section 501c3 of the Internal Rev ican secretaries in the South Korean cultural foundation was Kim John Pil, foundation was indeed a private Ameri enue Code says that organizations were formed Embassy hired in the early 1970's founder of the Korean C.I. A., an asso can organization or an agent ofthe Park for or upon the recommendation ofthe exclusively religious, charitable, Freedom ciate of Yoshio Kodama and, from 1971 Government, and as such in violation of educational purposes cannot maintain Leadership Foundation, of which Mr. until last December, Prime Minister of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. their tax-exempt status if devote a Moon is "founder and chairman of they the South Korea. which requires all agents to register with "substantial" board." part of their activities to Mr. Lee has testified that the Some six years after his departure the Attorney General. on propaganda or otherwise foundation furnished the names of carrying pro from the Korean Embassy, Colonel Pak The act, which imposes severe crim to influence or if spective employees at the request ofthe attempting legislation, still apparently had access to the embas inal sanctions for failure to comply, intervene in political campaign. embassy's C.I. A. agents. they any sy's highest communications channels, defines an "agent of a foreign princi to pal" According a spokesman for the Mr. Moon's most direct links with to a according statement by Jai Hyon broadly, to include any person who Internal Revenue the term "sub the South Korean regime seem to run Service, Lee, chiefcultural and information officer acts "at the request or under the stantial" order, has never been defined. through Colonel Pak, who is Mr. Moon's precisely ofthe embassy from 1970 until 1973, direction or control, of a foreign prin The law in this area, he added, is translator and constant com "awfully traveling who defected to the United States in cipal or of a person of whose activi cloudy." any He refused to say whether the panion. Colonel Pak, who spent 14 years 1973 when he could no longer support ties are directly or indirectly supervised, tax-exempt status of of the Moon in the Korean Army, was a any military the increasing authoritarianism of the directed, controlled, financed, or sub organizations was being investigated, attache in Washington. He is also founder Park Government. sidized in whole or in major part by a that I.R.S. forbids and head of the principal." noting policy dis Korean Cultural and In 1970 or 1971 the Korean Ambas foreign cussing the audit of return. Freedom Foundation, a Washington- any sador, Kim Dong Jo, in Mr. Lee's pres It further defines as a foreign agent If Mr. Moon's political activity in based non-profit and tax-exempt orga this country is hidden in shadows, his nization. Its most prominent activities allegiance in South Korea is completely are sponsorship of the Little Angels of open. It has been apparent for several Korea, a children's dance troupe, and years that the multi-millionaire indus of a Children's Relief Fund for needy trialist, who has interests in gun facto children in Southeast Asia. ries, ginseng products and titanium, Colonel Pak maintains that there are pharmaceuticals and stone works com no official ties between his cultural foun panies, and his cult both enjoy the spe dation and the Unification Church, except cial favor of the Park Government. that he is currently devoting full time to The businesses have thrived despite working for the church, and that three strict Government control of all foreign members of the board of his foundation travel, foreign-exchange privileges, im are church members. port licensing, and franchising. The But the Little Angels, who have per South Korean Government reportedly formed as officially endorsed represen gave a Moon company the right to build tatives of the Park Government, were a factory for the exclusive manufacture organized by Mr. Moon, at an expense in South Korea of M-16 rifles, under of millions of dollars, he has said, to license from Colt Industries, as part of win influence among world leaders for the American program of military assis his movement. tance to South Korea. And in 1972 Colonel Pak filed tax- When asked about this contract,a exempt income tax returns as president spokesman for Colt confirmed that the of both the cultural foundation and the rifle was being manufactured under Unification Church of McLean, Va. The license in South Korea, but said that the next year, in the foundation's tax-exemp terms ofthe agreement, at the insistence tion form, he stated that the organ ofthe Korean Government, forbade re ization was not "related through com vealing the name ofthe Korean licensee. mon membership, governing bodies, Allen Wood said that when he was trustees, officers, etc., to any other ex

organization," the head of the Unification Church in empt or non-exempt al Maryland in the early 1970's Mr. Moon though he himself headed the Virginia door-to- asked his group to sell shotguns church, and roughly half the founda One of the members then told at door. tion's board that time was made up of him that she did not think that would church members.

be well-received in this country, Mr. Robert Roland, a United Airlines pilot Wood said. and an acquaintance of Colonel Pak's

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with the Moon anyone who engages within the United the California Democrat's staff, his office Yankee Stadium on June I. the regime was pleased States in political activities for or in the canceled the event when it found out the Ihe church also announced the pur movement's aggressive anti-Commu interests of such foreign or consulate was arranging it. chase ofthe New Yorker Hotel in Man nism. He indicated that the Government who "solicits, collects, disburses, or Chun Kang, in the consulate's cul hattan for "more than $5 did not want to antagonize the tradi dispenses contributions, loans, tural and information office, said that Colonel Pak confirmed that some ol the tional Christian churches in Korea by rival. lor a foreign principal. the counsel general's secretary had made money to buy the building had come identifying too closely with their Persons engaged solely in religious thearrangments forthc dinner. But when from the overseas churches. However, a former Korean embassy pursuits are exempt from the registra asked about the affair, the secretary said East year Mr. Moon told Miss Gordon official, who asked to remain anony tion requirement, unless they engage in that she had not arranged it, that she that income from the worldwide churches mous, said that the Korean Government to hints of political activities. These, according thought it had been arranged by the city, and his many businesses amounted to had been embarrassed by press arc- affiliation Park regime a Justice Department spokesman, and that she did not remember a thing $60 million. an between the defined broadly to include the dissemi about it. Asked again, Mr. Kang said, According to Colonel Pak and other and the church, and had ordered the it." nation ofpolitical propaganda, orattempts "We don't remember who arranged Koreans here the South Korean Gov embassy staff to avoid overt contact to influence the formulation of Amer ernment now is as eager to prove that it with Moon associates. "It doesn't matter

Pak," ican policy. Key Activities in New York has no connections with the Moon organ to Colonel he added. "He knows a pygmy. He In July of 1971, in response to a State Much of the Moon organization's cur ization as the organization is eager to the ambassador is only with President Department request, the Justice Depart rent expenditures in (his country are demonstrate that it is a purely spiritual would rather deal the directly." ment agreed that the evidence suggested concentrated in New York City. The movement. Colonel Pak was asked why that Radio of Free Asia was "acting church is spending more than $1 mil the Korean Government would take such under the direction of and control ofthe lion, according to Colonel Pak, preparing a stance particularly in view of the fact o 1976 by Ihe New York limes Com Government," America" Korean as the Justice for its "God Bless rally in the that, as the colonel himself conceded, pany. Reprinted by permission. Department memorandum put it, and

an investigation was undertaken. On March 16, 1972, the Justice Department advised the State Depart

ment that the "allegations could not be confirmed by competent and (he ease was dropped. Soon after, the foundation discontinued the broadcasts from Seoul. According to a spokesman for the Justice Department, there have been no investigations of any persons or organi zation connected with Mr. Moon since that incident for violations of the For eign Agents Registration Act, and there arc no reports in the files of the case directly linking Mr. Moon or Colonel Pak with President Park or any other South Korean Government official. The spokesman said he could shed no light on why the earlier investigation had been fruitless, because virtually Jill the members of the internal secur ity division at that time had since left (he department. The Justice Department's concern about South Korean political maneu vering in the United States is currently focused not so much on Mr. Moon as on the activities ofthe Korean diplomatic community here, which has allegedly been involved in attempts to influence American politicians and to intimidate and silence Korean emigres who are critical ofthe Park regime. In the summer of 1974, for example, a member of the South Korean National Assembly offered, through John E. Nidecker, a Presidential aide, to con tribute to any Congressional election campaign selected by the White I louse. Ihe offer was refused, according to Mr. Nidecker, now a Washington consultant. Title IS, Section 613 of the United States Criminal Code makes it a crime for any foreign national to contribute lo any candidate for political office in this country, Jai Hyon Lee, a 20-ycar veteran of the Korean civil service, who is now a professor of journalism at Western Illi nois University, states that in the embassy in 1970 or 1971 he saw Ambassador Kim, who later became Foreign Min ister stuffing $100 bills into an attache ease. When asked where he was going,

'apitol," Mr. Kim said, "To the ( accord ing to Mr. Lee. East September, the South Korean Consulate in Los Angeles covertly organ ized a fund-raising dinner for Senator John V Tunncy, who had not been par ticularly sympathetic to Korean-aid bills in the past. According to a member of

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Mav 27, 1076

Through war, Watergate, Moon supported Nixon

on his border. Moon said this kept By BARBARA ROSS AS A SEPARATE entity. FEE got ering North Korean Pre Staff Writer off the ground in mid-1971, Jarmon said, Mao from joining miere II in plans to invade after the campuses cooled down. Kim Sung South Korea. When Richard Nixon lit the White In the early days, he continued. 99 SHOWED his thanks with House Christmas Tree in December, per cent of the Freedom Leadership NIXON the personal appearance at Christmas 1973, reporters noted that the National Fund's budget was provided by Unifica and on Feb. when he met with Park Service gave front-row seats to tion Church. In 1971, FLF attracted I, 1974, Moon for a few minutes in the White Nixon supporters, most of whom were support from conservatives like broad largely Sun Myung Moon followers. caster Fulton Lewis, who allowed the House. to use to Chun Nam, a What the reporters didn't know, ac Moonies his fund-raising list, According Sung Jarmon explained. South Korean journalist in Vir cording to former Moon disciple Ann living said was South Korean officials Gordon, is that the White House asked He Lewis instrumental in ginia, embassy Washington also boasted of how Moon to get those adults there. helping FLF form a "Committee for in young Dialogue" Responsible which provided Moon got access to Nixon in order to Within 24 hours of that request, she says, Moon had about 1,200 of his campuses with conservative speakers advance President Park Chung Hee's free of charge. revitalization disciples traveling toward the capital to "economic join others there for the tree lighting. Although the committee had an im (South Korea then had a bad trade def pressive list of Jarmon con icit and had taken over regula The tree-lighting ceremony, where speakers, recently the Moonies stood for hours in the cold tinued, Stephens and Neil Salonen gave tion of the economy through an Office most of the of waiting for the President to greet them pro-Administration talks, Monopoly.) personally, occurred at a time when usually to students in the Washington Former State Department Korean area. (Salonen succeeded as Desk officer Moon was touring the U.S. and taking Wood FLF Donald Ranard recalls how President in and is in 1974 the White inter out newspaper ads supporting the Pres November, 1970, early House ident, then in the throes of Watergate. also president of Unification Church. ) ceded in Moon's behalf when Presiden Former Moonie Allen Tate Wood of Jarmon said the White House also tial aide Bruce Herschensohn asked the provided a National State a of . Council Department to fund tour China Princeton, N.J . recalls the White House Security staffer Dolph Droge to a ties to Moon. In the spring of 1970, make few by the Little Angels, a Korean folk Wood says, he was president of the appearances under the committee's ban ballet dance troupe founded by Moon Freedom Leadership Foundation (FLF), ner. Droge, an NSC specialist on Viet and managed by the Korean Cultural a Moon organization whose members nam for six years and now with ACTION and Freedom Foundation. (the umbrella were almost the entire staff of the osten agency for the Peace Corps According to Ranard, state officials sibly independent American Youth for a and Vista), was a "very entertaining, denied the funding request because of Just Peace (AYJP). very effective speaker used extensively the animosity between Korea and Com administration" for the Nixon in behalf munist China. WOOD SAYS that Charles Colson, of its Vietnam policy, Jarmon said. HOWEVER, HE ADDS, Herschen who was then counsel to the President RELATIONS COOLED between sohn was not aware when he made the and who pleaded the later guilty to obstruc White House and Moon's Freedom request that the Little Angels are Korean tion of in scandal justice the Watergate Leadership Foundation in the fall of children. The White House was accus that engulfed the White arranged 1971, after Nixon announced House, his plans tomed to dealing with clean-cut Amer to the to visit for $4,500 in donations Just Peace China. ican representatives of Moon's group, group. was at In AYJP chaired that time by fact, when Nixon returned from he says. a man with no ties to FLF Moon: Charles China, members demonstrated Ranard said this incident confirmed Stephens, the Somers Republican who against him at Dulles Airport in Wash his feeling that the White House "nei lost a 1974 congressional race to Richard ington, but were they quickly hustled ther knew nor that Moon's group Ottinger. out police. by security was trying to use Nixon to its own Wood says the money Colson raised FLF, in its newspaper, "The advantage. Tide," Rising was spent on newspaper ads charged that denouncing Nixon's handshake In August, 1974, a week before Nixon the Cooper-Church which with Communist amendment, China, his detente with resigned. Moon discussed his pro-Nixon limited U.S. involvement in Cambodia. the Soviets and his announcement in advertising campaign with Unification The ads also appealed for for 1972 that U.S. troops would be out money of leaders in Tarrytown. According to a AYJP. Vietnam Christmas were by all indica printed copy of his speech, which was The ads appeared a few days after tive of a U.S. diminishing commitment not widely distributed, he said that "even students were killed on the Kent State to South Korea and Taiwan. before I made the Watergate statement, and Jackson State campuses. Colleges to According Wood, Moon made an I had known that Nixon was around the closed at the time to about-face on Nixon in the country fall of 1973 However, he added, "What President protest the deaths and the invasion of after Moon returned from a two-week Nixon did is just compared Cambodia. visit to Japan and Korea. with U.S. CIA activities abroad. Jarmon. then an FLF leader and Shortly afterward, the Watergate ads Gary "What if by the wiretapping he found now an inactive member of Unification appeared to urge Americans to "love, that in the Democratic Party they were Church, said the money raised those unite and their president. by using money coming through channels ads enabled AYJP to operate for a year. Miss Gordon, who now lives in the of Moonies' Communist background and he had It also brought the work to San Francisco Bay area, said Moon told discovered and disclosed it?... Then the attention of the South Vietnamese church leaders he changed his mind you could have praised him, long re and Cambodian governments, which about Nixon after that the learning cording his name as the most influential paid for an AYJP-FLF to Asia that former President warned China's trip Mao and famous President of summer. Tse-Tung about Soviet missiles gath Courtesy, The Daily News, Tarrytown, N.Y.

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Moon stadium rally seen as effort to get members

Next Tuesday. Sun Myung Moon will such as a delicatessen on the West Coast appear in Yankee Stadium before a max and a jewelry business in the east. imum crowd of 60.000. To attract them. Church members keep local centers he's spent an estimated one million self-supporting. Salonen explains, and dollars. contribute to the national organization's Why'.' What does this controversial budget, which he estimated to have figure hope to gain? been S12 million in 1975. According to literature distributed by Their efforts, he continued, also helps Moon's God Bless America Commit Unification pay taxes and monthly mort tee. Moon wants to celebrate America's gage payments on more than SI0 mil Bicentennial and to spark a "spiritual lion worth of property. (Unification's revolution (in the U.S.) and actually total real estate holdings in the U.S. are- God.' create "One Nation Under worth about SI4 million, according However, there's more to Yankee Sta to Salonen. and Unification's equity dium than that, according to Moon amounts to roughly S4 million. These critics. figures do not include Unification's They say Moon hopes the Bronx rail) recent $5 million purchase of the New and his subsequent 50 state speaking Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.) tour will attract followers to shore up Ex-Moonies and others call the Yan his American movement, which is rally. Moon's acquired losing kee Stadium rally another part of Moon's They say recently and employs 335 people, according to members. To stay afloat economically, plan to attain political power. prestige in the U.S. has enabled him to the U.S. Commerce Department. Unification depends on its members. is to organize a Chris expand his industrial empire in South "MY DREAM Unification Church say s the proceeds but some Moon wants to expand the where government support is say tian political party including the Protes Korea, Irom these firms are given to the Korean to fold in order build a political base in tant denominations. Catholics and all essential for a successful business oper branch of Moon's international organi

the U.S. the religious Moon told Unifica ation and where Moon is said to have zation. Unification's American branch Some South Koreans here say Moon tion Church directors in 1973. "Then close ties vv ith the government. pays for Moon's personal expenses here. will benefit from the expo to Moon's personally the Communist power will be helpless According these sources. Salonen savs. sure. before February. 1974 meeting with former FOR UNIFICATION, the road to AT A RECENT press conference "If the U.S. continues its President Richard Nixon greatly boosted Yankee Stadium has been bumpy this the announcing U.S. tour. Unification he said, "and we find among the sena Moon's image in South Korea, where year: 1- Church President Neil Salonen acknow tors and congressmen no one Koreans are said to think Moon really many -The Yankees asked twice that the edged make- that one ofthe desired side effects usable for our purposes, we can the best of friends with the former pres stadium management cancel its contract of Moon's Bicentennial effort will be senators and congressmen out of out ident. The Korean press is restricted by with Moon (the ball players are worried the recruitment of more members for members. censorship from correcting that image. that their grass turf will be destroyed). the American church. must an automatic theoc which has been created in part a "We have by The American Revolution Bicen That's what after Moon's and happened racy to rule the Moon declared. widely distributed picture of Nixon tennial Commission withdrew permis 1974 Madison Square Garden appear adding: "The separation between reli the 56-year-old Moon. sion in April lor Unification to use the ance. Salonen said. but. he added. gion and politics is what Satan likes DURING MOON'S 1974 tourof the official Bicentennial logo on its God pri- increasing membership is not the U.S.. Moon also collected all kinds ot Bless America literature. marv purpose for the Yankee Stadium Those Moon what frigh mayoral proclamations and letters ol fighting say The Moonies raising money for rally. tens them most is Moon's ability to support Irom businessmen, ministers the rally have been thrown out of sev He- How followers does Unification reproduced many move followers around the country. and others, I Inification these eral American cities forpeddling without have? Even church officials don't agree. has the potential voting force to sway in a glossy booklet. licenses. In some cases, they were East summer, a church spokesman congressional and local elections, thev Moon explained how the documents denied licenses. said the group has 4.0(H) full-time mem say. if he gets hundreds of members are useful to the movement in a March. Undaunted. Moon's cheerful legion

note- bers. A few days later Salonen put the critics support "will lilt registered in one spot. The 1974. speech: Ihe has been scurrying around New York figure at 7,000. in that Moon is aided by the recent Su our movement to the "the City putting up posters, taking down However, at a church last those meeting preme Court decision supporting 30-day shortest possible because posters (when nearby residents com year was said to be as low us the membership residency requirements for voting. who signed them "are lending plained), singing in hospitals and schools as 2.500. ROBERT WILSON, Unification's entire weight of their t< i garner support and sweeping the streets Approximately 25 percent of these Director of Properties in New York. Estimates of Moon's personal wealth ol the South Bronx. full-time members are false- foreigners, ac said this fear is based on the var\ from S10 million to SI6 million. Next Tuesday, though, they'll meet a to official cording immigration figures. assumption that Unification will tell its but according to former Moonie Ann new barrage of opposition when par and these Moonies face pro deportation members how to vote and thev will all Gordon ol California. Moon boasted ents. ex-Moonies, New York ministers ceedings if Unification loses its court worth closer to S60 obey. recently that he's and others will picket in protest. battle to get their visa status changed. "It just isn't he said in March. million. Those who want a good view are IF THAT Moon's pros when to vote officials do not put a HAPPENS, 76 Moonies registered in Unification advised by Unification to get to the and ranks would Moon's wealth: elytizing fundraising order to participate in the Tarrytown figure on the) say that stadium early. The program, which in the drop U.S.. and Unification de elections. he draws no salary and onlv some includes Moon, the Little Angels Korean pends on its economic- members for its Yet. at the request ot Unification expense money Irom the church. Folk Ballet. New Hope Singers Interna health. officials, not one church member cast a Moon owns a titanium firm, an air tional, and Moon's remake ofthe New Salonen said that 90 to 95 percent of ballot in Tarrytown. rifle manufacturer, and a pharmaceu York City Symphony, is to start at 7 Unification's U.S. income is earned His by Some Koreans in the New York and tical company in South Korea. Tong p.m. Admission is Iree. members who cither sell flowers, tea. Washington. D.C. areas say Moon can II Industries based outside Seoul has a Ross and candles he- on the streets, or work for increase his wealth by the exposure capitalization of $500,000 (255 million church-owned and -operated businesses. will receive from the Yankee Stadium won. the South Korean unit ot currency ) Courtesy. Ihe Dail) News. Tarrytown, N.Y

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Thousands of young Americans beiieve he has led them to truth and love. Hundreds of parents have formed a national organization to get back their children.

because she became interested in such exotic no ally and financially devastated. "We were such a Rice happened," By Berkeley tions as meditation and Eastern philosophy. Wendy quiet, happy family before this says Mrs. lives." later described herself that fall as an idealist, Helander, "but it's ruined our They have This Tuesday evening, God willing, and perhaps troubled by the suffering and violence in the world, spent close to $40,000 on legal fees, deprogramming life." helping, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon will join such and searching for a "meaningful and other costs, and are heavily in debt. Yet they illustrious ancestors as Babe Ruth, Joe Louis, John Approached by Moon's campus recruiters, Wendy have not given up hope: "All we want for out ny Unitas, Pope Paul VI, and Billy Graham as a attended a Unification weekend in Maine, where daughter is her freedom. We've got to save her

mind." featured performer at Yankee Stadium. Over the the members "radiated so much love, so much Wendy doesn't want to be saved, but

warmth" past few weeks New Yorkers have grown accus that she soon decided her search had still hopes for an eventual reconciliation if they are tomed to Moon's face smiling at them from thou ended. She called her mother breathlessly to ask "ready to accept the fact that this is where I want

news." be." sands of leaflets handed out by cheerful young if she had heard the "good to

"Moonies." news?" The leaflets, posters, and radio and TV "What good asked Mrs. Helander. In cases like Wendy's, it is not easy to tell Earth," ads invite eveiyone to attend Moon's Bicentennial "That there is a new Messiah on this said the good guys from the bad. Do good guys kidnap? God Bless America Festival. Moon hopes to draw Wendy. Or, bad guys rescue? Or, do both do both? Both 200,000 people to the stadium (even though it will When she came home at Christmas, her mother sides claim to have truth, justice and love on their hold only 60,000). Those who get in will be treated found her troubled. "She cried a good deal of the side. Whoever's right, thousands of young Ameri to a rousing revival meeting, with classical fan time, and yet she was telling me how happy she cans like Wendy have left their homes, schools and

was." dances by the Korean Folk Ballet, inspiring songs About that time, Wendy gave away many of jobs to join Moon's crusade. Hundreds of parents by Moon's New Hope Singers, and a lengthy, ener her cherished possessions to fellow members of like the Helanders have formed a national organiza Family." getic speech in Korean by Moon. The leaders of what she began calling "the She dropped tion to fight the church and free their children from Moon's Unification Church say the rally will pro out of college, joining the church as a full-time its control. And the church, in turn, has counter mote the spiritual significance of the Bicentennial, member. attacked, trying to achieve respectability through

questions," and help "restore confidence in the American "I never had any she said later. "It community good will and political influence.

dream." sense." But it will also celebrate the Second Com all made It did not make sense to her To improve its image, Sun Moon's church hired ing of the millionaire-evangelist who proclaims him parents, and eventually they- abducted her from a Burson-Marstellar, the same P.R. firm that has done "deprogrammed" self the new Messiah. church center and had her by Ted work for Exxon and General Motors. (The relation a man who specializes in such in because the firm began In a country whose young tripped out on radical Patrick, treatment, ship ended, part, to cure her of Moon's spell. It didn't work. She to about how the account might affect its politics or drugs in the 60's, religious cults seem worry left home soon a and own And make great to win to be the opiate of the 70's. Several are prospering after, taking only toothbrush, image.) they efforts but Sun Moon's Unification Church is by far the returned to the fold. "I think the poor kid was friends in Washington. Groups of Moonies walk the afraid," mind halls of Capitol Hill hottest and most controversial. It now claims said her mother. "They had her offering tea and flowers to

along." all Congressmen and to engage them in chats 30,000 followers, 5,000 members, has fund-raising trying The Helanders brought suit against the Unifica about God and purpose in America. With bi and recruiting centers at 100 American cities and His tion which refused even partisan college campuses and takes in more than $10 mil Church, to produce Wendy agility Moon has had his picture taken "trauma" lion a year in donations and sales from solicitations. in court, because of the she would suffer. (and used repeatedly in church publications) with To At the trial, her lawyer argued that Wendy had not such Senators as Hubert Humphrey, Edward Ken many anguished parents -who have lost their been brainwashed and was not under the church's nedy, Strom Thurmond and James Buckley. With children to him, this new Messiah is a however, crime," control. "Her he told the court, "has the enthusiastic support of Representative Richard spiritual a devil who enslaves Ameri big fraud, young believe." been believing what she chooses to Both Ichord, former chairman of the Internal Security cans by means of brainwashing and mind control. sides produced members or ex-members who testi Committee, Moon presented a speech on Patents have tried to rescue or their sons recently kidnap America" fied about their independence or lack of it. Both "God's Plan for in the House Caucus Room. and daughters from his communes, but often the sides produced psychiatrists who argued about the (Perhaps the Congressmen should listen. Moon once kids can't be found, or refuse to come home. state of Wendy's mind. The judge finally dismissed told a group of trainees: "If the United States con The Moon phenomenon, his Moonies and the con the case, ruling that the parents had not proved tinues its corruption, and we find among the Sen troversy they have caused are exemplified the by the church had exercised "control or restraint over ators and Congressmen no one useful for our pur struggle of and Mr. Mrs. Elton Helander, of Guil person." her poses, we can make Senators and Congressmen out ford, Conn., who have been fighting the church The trial left no one happy. Mrs. Helander of our members.") since their said, daughter Wendy joined it two years more." "Our daughter is not our daughter any The church operates a political affiliate in Wash ago, at age 18. Until then Wendy had led a well- Wendy said she still loved her parents, but no ington called Freedom Leadership Foundation, rounded and unremarkable life. She was pretty, longer trusted them. She was right. Last fall, which lobbies for United States military and healthy and bright enough to complete high school economic support for South in while visiting Wendy at a church training center, Korea; hence, some three and a half years, with time to spare for her parents took her for a walk near a back road. critics suspect that Moon's movement is directed cheerleading, and sewing. "She had so much skiing or subsidized offer," the South Korean to A car pulled up, and Wendy was shoved in and by C.I.A., a charge says her mother, "and her morals were She was captive for about three the church denies. It is so driven away. held interesting, however, that good. She was death against drugs and sex and to avoid and two of Moon's closest aides are former that." months, moved frequently detection, Korean anything like As a college freshman, she deprogrammed. one of thos .-. colonels who served as attaches seemed "confused" continually However, Army military a bit to her mother, perhaps who worked on her was a Moonie plant. With his in the South Korean Embassy in Washington. help they both escaped and returned to the church Indeed, a House committee plans hearings next not seen or from month on possible Berkeley Rice is a senior editor of Psychology The Helanders have heard attempts by South Korea Today. Amer- Wendy since, and the affair has left them emotion to influence (Continued on Page 18)

627 as volunteer street cleaners in New Y Moonies at prayer before a stint a church estate in Tarrytown. Moon aide Col. Bo Hi Pak, at Belvedere,

Messiah in Seoul June 1975 The New F< God Bless America Moonie in Manhattan promoting Tuesday's

628 Sun Moon

Continued from Page 8 ican politics through the Moon boggling mixture of Pente

movement. costal Christianity, Eastern

Because of complaints about mysticism, anti-Communism,

the Unification Church's in pop psychology and meta

terest in politics, and its physics. According to "Divine Principle," emphasis on fund raising, Moon's book of

various Federal, state and revelations, God intended local government agencies Adam and Eve to marry and have begun questioning its have perfect children, thereby move claims as a religious establishing the Kingdom of

ment. The Internal Revenue Heaven on Earth. But Satan, Service has not taken action embodied in the snake,

against it on complaints seduced Eve, who in turn Income- about its $10 million passed her impurity on to tax exemption but the U.S. Adam, bringing about the Immigration Service has Fall of Man. God then sent deportation of Jesus to redeem mankind ordering the 600 Moonies, mostly from from sin, but Jesus also Japan, for illegal soliciting. bungled His mission, and died Their visas had been granted before He could marry and for "religious education and father a new race of perfect training." But the Immigration children. The time has now official in charge of the case come for a second Christ who Moon as a high-school student in Korea; Wendy Helander, a young American convert. subsequently found little will finally fulfill God's origi Unification's pres Father." evidence of formal religious nal plan. The Unification cation Church. Moon preaches duced by "Yes, I thought they a education: "As nearly as we Church coyly refuses to iden antl-Communlsm and holdE ident, Neil Salonen, 31, meant God. 'training' can determine, their tify the new Messiah, but like mess rallies in support of the smooth speaker who tells au After the service, Moon extends is consists of soliciting funds and Moon, he just happens to Government; Park diences this country going marched up to the top of the items." of official because of all the selling some have been bom in Korea in various forms sup to hell hill overlooking the Hudson, di As part of its campaign to 1920. port, sending senior civil serv crime, suicide, alcoholism, circled by a phalanx of husky college gain respectability, the church As told by Moon, and em ants and military officers to vorce, sex, drug abuse, bodyguards and followed by quasi- He has spawned several bellished in successive ac Unification "leadership sem radicals and Communists. the members. There he stood inars," Rev. academic front organizations counts by his disciples, the for example. A man says God has sent the on what members call "the has man the United States Rock." ostensibly devoted to the story of his life presents Im of many parts, Moon Mr. Moon to Holy With the rising atten and to search for world peace and pressive qualifications for the aged to divert enough to solve these problems sun just shining on his head freedom. Though they are position of Messiah, "From tion from spiritual affairs to "mobilize an ideological army a setting and timing obviously clairvoyant," industrial conglomer unite the said tc be independent, childhood I was build an of young people to choreographed with consider $15- faith." with sales of these groups generally share he once told a group of fol ate in Korea world in a new age of able care everyone sang a million a in part addresses his the leadership of Sun Moon lowers, "I could see through year, drawing Because Moon church hymn called "Shining spirits." labor of Fatherland." and other church officials. people, see their on the voluntary American followers only in Moon then gave began Korean followers. Moon's outsiders can't One group, the International When he was 12, he his Korean, ap a 10-minute prayer in Korean, Cultural Foundation, held its praying for "extraordinary factories turn out heavy ma preciate his charisma. His during which I caught the things," caught phar Stadium" annual conference on "the and must have chinery, titanium, paint, speeches often run two hours phrase "Yankee

sciences" At while marble are full of hell- unity of the last God's attention. 16, maceuticals, vases, or longer and several times. on a moun shotguns tea. brimstone fall at New York's Waldorf he was praying and ginseng fire and Korean Later, as Moon talked with Easter to the United with karate Astoria, drawing several hun tainside on morning, Since moving punctuated kicks, church officials inside the Jesus appeared to him in a States in the laughter and tears. dred scientists and scholars, 1973, short, chops, mansion, I noticed a Korean vision and called upon him moonfaced (One reporter calls the perfor Han including a few Nobel lau stocky, evangelist, identified as Colonel unfinished settled with his mance a fu reates. While anti-Moon par to carry out His now 56, has "kung tantrum.") "He used to be with the em-, Washington" eight children and a Through a for ents picketed outside with task. wife, his translator, bassy in giving 25- After further chats 35 Moonies in a mer South Korean colo orders with crispness. placards comparing Moon to visionary staff of Army military with Buddha and as mansion the nel named Bo Hi Moon Another in a uni Hitler and Mussolini, the Moses, room overlooking Pak, fellow, blue sorted Biblical River in tells his audiences of the turned out be scholars debated "the stand luminaries, Hudson Irvington, ap form, to Spiro,

society." Moon began not after apocalypse, and of of As ard of values in The preaching his N.Y. When looking proaching captain Moon's yacht. own version of Messianic his religious and corporate af fers them one last chance for Moon prepared to his letters of invitation offering leave, Christianity. In self- he spends a good deal of salvation: "You can be the moved with the preci to pay al! expenses, plus 1954, fairs, party cab of the Kingdom of es $3,000 for co-chairmen failed ordained, he founded the time fishing on his 50-foot citizens sion of Secret Servicemen New Hope. Church Heaven if you meet the com the President. Moon's to mention that the affair was Holy Spirit Association for in cruiser, corting is your hope sponsored by the Unification the Unification of World officials bristle at criticism of ing Messiah. He bodyguards communicated by hope of . . . and the wrist transmit Church or that Sun Moon Christianity. As his cult grew, Moon's luxuries. "Why must a only means of tiny world." Moon ran afoul of the civil religious leader be an ascet America and this ters and would give the opening ad earphones, saluting ic?" religious a asks "Look at the Last I observed Moon him as he climbed into his dress. When they learned of and authorities, one. fall, Pope," pattern another. "Follow at a sunrise service at Belve black limousine. As he Moon's involvement, many of that continues to says magnificent those invited Buckminster plague him in this country. ers of many religions honor dere, the church's sped away, they jumped into spiritual leader with $850,000 estate in Tarrytown, another limousine and fol Fuller, Norman Cousins and He was excommunicated by their of N.Y. 6 Moon was several others who had agreed his own Presbyterian Church, physical comforts worthy By A.M., lowed. position. to about 500 young to serve as advisers for the and arrested various times by the dignity of his speaking When I returned to the Holy members who had come up conferencewithdrew. the police for anti-Commu I trust Reverend Moon's rela Rock, I found about 20 Moon don't church buses from New Yet, obviously, not everyone nist activities, according to tionship with God, so I by ies kneeling around it, pray style." York City. in feels this way about Sun Moon. Moon; on morals charges, 'ac object to his life Shivering the ing aloud, some sobbing with takes little predawn spasmodi Many parents either approve cording to his Korean critics, Though Moon chill, they listened, fervor. Some jerked "purification" church's day-to captivated. When spiritual of or don't mind their chil involving rites part in the seemingly cally in transport, Moon dren's joining his cult. Some with female initiates. day operations and meets laughed, they smiled. crying out, "Father, oh Fa lead When he with its stared . figure it's better than drugs, Moon's church has thrived only occasionally yelled, they ther, please help us. . By or approves back in awed silence. When drifting aimlessly around under the military dictator ers, he supposedly then, I was no longer sure himself. he an the country. Others look with ship of South Korea's Gen. all major decisions finished, associate led whether they were praying to goes!" a the audience in a "Father" favor upon it as a Christian Park Chung Hee. While the "What he says says 15-minute God or Moon. youth nonmember who has dealt prayer in which he asked re movement. Park regime has suppressed, To understand such devo offi if were While church members ac jailed or exiled hundreds of with the movement's top peatedly they willing tion, one must follow the proc cept to sacrifice for the Moon's theology as re critics, particularly among the cials. themselves ess by which the Unification appear church. To vealed truth, nonmembers clergy, it has formed a friend At his rare public each question, Church recruits and trains its mind- Unifi- intro responded in clean- generally find it a ly association with the ances, Moon is usually they unison, members. Wherever the

629 eight months cut, smiling Moonies can find alone, recruits are encouraged who had spent said: "I'll tell them on city streets or col to pour out their hearts to in the movement me. I saw lege campuses they engage their new friends, who offer you what attracted looked at young Americans in discus continuous attention and com people who happy and sions of the state of the coun fort. The weekend ends with a time when I felt lonely idea what try or of their souls. Many a hard-sell pitch for commit desperate. I had no and Americans are anxious to ment to the next stage in the to do with my life, they

week- talk. As one church official conversion process, a had a those who told me: "There are a lot of long seminar devoted to more About half of sem lonely people walking of the same. About one in four complete the week-long around." makes the step. inar join the movement.

"followers," In the Some as re The discussions always end the Northeast, join church's headquar at their jobs or at with an invitation to an intro training maining situated in upstate evenings ductory lecture at the nearest ters is school, and working in weekends on church Unification center. The recruit New York, in Barrytown, or part a 250-acre former Christian projects. Some contribute ers rarely mention the church who Brothers purchased of their salaries. Those or Moon; they usually say they monastery members for million. join as full-time belong to a Christian youth $1.5 Indoctrina cen either move into a local V. i group. At college campuses, tion at Barrytown becomes Barrytown or on at the movement recruits more rigorous and life more ter, stay West intense sem through such church-con spartan than that of for increasingly inars from three trolled front groups as New Point cadets just down the lasting four months. Education Development or the river. The lectures, discus w eeks to their first few Collegiate Association for the sions, calisthenics, singing During months in the movement, new Research of Principles. and prayer last from dawn till members often get phone calls Whatever the name, the lec past midnight. There is neith or letters from distraught ture introduces potential re er time nor opportunity for \ parents and friends, urging cruits to the basics of Unifica phoning or writing relatives to out or at least tion theology. After the lec or friends. them drop t come home and talk it all ture come invitations to other At the end of the week to One who refused told lectures, and dinners at the comes the pressure to join the over. chats with "At least I be meditation: Moon says he has had visionary local center. with din movement as mem his parents, Early Along full-time luminaries. lieve in Those Moses, Buddha and assorted Biblical ner comes a diet of relent bers. The recruits reach this Jesus, waver are often told lessly hearty friendship from moment of decision worn out who their parents or others who not drugs. the brothers and sisters of from lack of sleep, numbed For those afraid of the out and devotion, oppose the church are acting what soon becomes "the by the endless lectures, cut side world, unwilling or una Most parents find that hard Family." on behalf of Satan. An evening off from family or friends, ble to face the frustrations of to believe. They also have of intense prayer and guidance The next stop for potential and softened up by the em living on their own, life in a trouble understanding the brings such converts is a weekend work bracing warmth of the group. generally way Moonie commune offers a church's puritan attitudes to secluded retreat. taken care ward sheep back to the fold. govern shop at some "It was like being welcome refuge: no drugs, no ward sex, which every

members' and rigid of," recalls. A few do out, but lives. An exhausting one ex-convert drop only drinks, no sex, no money, no minute of its little time after strenuous objections Barrytown schedule leaves "The people were very friend problems, no choices, no deci During a tour of none for pri thought from their leaders. a 30- for sleep and ly, and you really group sions. From the team leader's with Michael Warder,

you." Recruits get Another Doubters are told that Satan shine" graduate vate reflection. they did love cheerful "Rise and at year-old Stanford eight remembers how has invaded their minds and director of a daily dose of six to ex-Moonie 5:30 to the last group songs who serves as theol that will lose their souls hours of mind-numbing "everybody was reinforcing they and prayers at midnight, Moon training, I asked why all ac "Divine and if leave the church. local ogy based on Moon's each other all the time, they ies rarely have to think for tivities there and at Principle." final began to feel high. care By the lecture, you just Once they move in, new themselves. Full of fervor, church centers were so has sent days of sex. they learn that God After seven fatiguing members often give what pos they follow orders and per fully segregated by Moon to save the your and everyone feels Sun Myung body manipulating sessions they have to the form their assigned chores "That way, and them in your hook you, with gusto. comfortable in their world in general, mind, they church. They no longer need more on." particular. and you Those who observe Moonies their search for stay money anyway. The church study and in truth," The rest of the days are takes care of all their daily closely often notice a glassy, the Warder replied. look com mixed to filled with group activities: needs, from toothpaste to spaced-out which, "As soon as they're Moonies and discussions, calisthenics, any trousers. Directors of the larg bined with their everlasting gether you find the boys for about meals, sports, lots of singing are ready er centers sometimes buy up smiles, makes them resemble girls begin thinking such commit and gives feel there's and praying, generally start cheap lots of nearly identical tripped-out freaks other things. We need and ing at dawn and lasting well ment, and clothing for their resident rise to rumors that the church too much permissive sex today." "I've been Although some of past midnight. In the eve little pressure: members, thereby increasing drugs them. promiscuity like due favor nings, the Moonies give testi looking for something the degree to which Moonies the glassiness is probably Even if they were in years," would mony of how they have found this for one told me. tend to look as though they to a lack of sleep, many Moon of sex, the Moonies questions for it. peace, purpose, love and joy "It answers all the were cloned rather than re ies really are on a high but scarcely have time asking." dawn- in the Family. Never left I was An ex-Moonie cruited. they are tripping out on faith They put in grueling

to-dusk days recruiting and fund rais praying for God's help the following ing. They peddle candles, peanuts, clay. The average Moonie takes in dried flowers. Some work in pairs at about $50 to $200 a day; the more street corners or shopping plazas; successful can make up to $500. Every door-

630 other right to its tax exemption, and formed of parents who have lost their studied the movement say that what Perhaps the Unification Church has challenges are made to its legit being children tries to locate them through happens to the young Moonies follows been criticized unfairly for doing much as a religious movement. The imacy the network of ex-members. If the the classic pattern of brainwashing: of what established religions have been N.Y. State Board of Regents has held parents wish, the organization puts They are isolated from past and out doing for years. For example, suppose recognition of the church's new them in de- up touch with professional side contacts; worn down physically, I described a church that has amassed at Barrytown. The New York seminary programmers like Ted Patrick, who mentally and emotionally; surround great wealth and property in this Council of Churches has rejected City may try to rescue the children for fees ed with new instant comrades and a country through charitable donations Unification's request for membership, that can run several thousand dollars. new authority figure; and finally pro and profitable investments; a church because of Moon's role as the in part The deprogramming can be more grammed with new beliefs and pres whose leader lives in splendor while claim that Christ new Messiah, and his brutal tharr any brainwashing the sured into total commitment. "I am young novitiates live in ascetic com failed in His mission. "They call them brain," church may practice. Rabbi Davis your Moon has told them. munes, cut off from family and friends, church," council a says one wish." selves warns parents that such attempts may "What I wish must be your leading lives of absolute devotion to "but do not act like one, leader, they be illegal and dangerous. "And if it But while total conversion to the the church and absolute obedience to in the matter of individual work," particularly doesn't he tells them, "you church may require or cause (he sus its authority. Would this description freedom and the alleged incarceration child." may lose your But for those like pension of one's critical faculties, and not fit the Catholic Church as well as people." of young Wendy Helander's parents, who feel while one may well question the in that of Sun Moon? Under the of Rabbi leadership they've already lost their children, the dependence of a true convert's mind, Unification's leaders distinguish their Maurice Davis of White the Plains, warning seems meaningless. no one has proven the church holds movement from other cults by stressing national organization that has been Raobi Davis and others who have its members agaiiTst their will.

Sun Moon wish,' at a rally 1,1 Seoul: "What I wish must he your he tells his followers. Below is the sign of his Unification Church.

their concern about cial crime, how this would benefit vulnerability. or materialism, the church of drugs, alcohol and other social society, he replied, "We can While critics describe the ills. fers a drugless, sexless world But none of the recruits I change the world changing movement as by authoritarian, of ascetic puritanism. saw looked like hearts." ex-junkies, and men's When I coun the church leaders prefer to To those for truth most come from hungering middle-class tered that such a policy would call their approach "loving and meaning in a complex homes rather parental." than crime-rid solve society's problems only and I think both de den world, it offers purpose and ghettos. For all *f* its talk if everyone joined the move scriptions be accurate. To may direction. In exchange for about social problems, the ment, he smiled. thousands of Ameri young their labor and Moon church runs no devotion, programs Obviously everyone is not cans threatened or frustrated gives them a of aimed at life love, joy solving them, and joining the Unification by the prospect of adulthood,

631 DAILY 0 NEWS NEW YORK'S PICTURE NEWSPAPER

New York. N.Y. 10017. Tuesday, June 1. N70

It's Raining Free Tix To Moon Bash Tonite

Bv ARTHUR MULLIGAN

At least 55,000 free tickets have been Wealthy Industrialist Korean handed out for tonight's program of the The Rev. Moon, a wealthy Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification industrialist, has been accused of brain Church in Yankee Stadium, a spokesman washing his young members and alien for the church group said yesterday. ating them from their parents. The program is to be a God Bless There have been reports that the sect, America Festival, in keeping with the which claims 2 million members bicentennial year. The sect, which claims throughout the world, has been bring to have 30,000 members in the U.S.. ing members in from elsewhere in this drew an overflow crowd to a program in country and from abroad to build up the Madison Square Garden in 1974. stadium attendance.

Featured at tonight's festival at 7 p.m. More than half the 22.000 persons in will be the New York City Symphony the Garden in 1974 walked out during Orchestra, the New Hope Singers Inter Moon's lengthy speech, delivered in national and the Korean Folk Ballet. Korean with a simultaneous translation. The Rev. Moon will be the principal Copyright 1976 New York News Inc. Re speaker. printed by permission.

Rabbi sheds light on the Moon-struck

By PAULA BERNSTEIN back with their million estates in Tarrytown, the $6.2 funds. Many Moonies believe Davis is Satan. million New York City real estate, the They are also alienated from their A few days ago. Rabbi Maurice Davis After he spent 16 hours with his first houses in every state, the yachts, the parents, he declares. But where the de-programmed his 100th Moonie. Like Moonie 2Vz years ago in a de-program businesses that are fronts for move Hitler youth was prepared to spy on activities'.' the 99 others before, she was young ming effort that failed. Davis seems to ment parents, the Moonies, according to Davis, line," (20), impressionable, idealistic, upper have become obsessed with stopping "You can't reach the bottom believe their parents are motivated by the growth of the cult. He has now says a middle class, and angry at her parents Davis. "It's staggering amount. Satan. (So is anyone who has not accepted "kidnapping" for her off the streets emerged as the chief spokesman against We know that no kid brings in less than Moon's Divine Principle.) Moonies, "reverend" of Manhattan. the Korean self-ordained $100 a day selling on the street, and Davis says, are taught to love their par "I told her she was free to leave the Sun Myung Moon, whose followers most kids bring in between $100 and ents but not trust them. "Master" Davis recalled in his spacious call him and believe he is $500 a day. Moon says he has 30,000 "Moon's goal is political power in the Messiah. kids. I study at the Jewish Community Center, say he has 5,000. But even with America and the Davis con White Plains, scene of many 14-hour 1,000, that would be $36'/: million a tends. "Just like Hitler, he spells it out income." asked Not a snatcher year in tax-free asked de-programming sessions. "But I body Plus, ofcourse, but nobody pays any attention. I've her if she would be willing to talk Davis is not a body snatcher, as is the all the bank books, cars, and cash the the kids, 'How far would you go for controversial de-programmer Ted Patrick, kids turn over to the Moon?' killed to movement when They say. 'I would have him.' And so they talked. About the "heav whom he knows, and says he has "great they join. for deception," for. enly as the Moonies call it, The best defense against Moon, Davis peanuts on is not his way, says Davis. the selling flowers, candy and Snatching Called non-Christian believes, is an awareness of what phantom "I have a couple of hangups about it. I to the street to raise money for "What does not concern Davis movement stands lor. He also hopes just can't do it. honest-to-God" charities like orphans and hospitals. Even maintains, "is the nonsense of his the see "an government "But. God if either of two if she didn't lie, did it disturb her that forbid, my ology, which goes like this: God wanted investigation of the movement, espe other Moonies did? sons were to join the Moon movement, to create a perfect world. Eve had inter cially its finances. there's no law I wouldn't break talked some more. About her to bring course with the serpent and so her blood there are defenses, too. They back." For families, make this world better. Could them was polluted. Jesus was with chil goal, to killed before he First, "a close relationship accomplish it better as a free person words. But then Davis, 56, is had a chance to mate and so if your she Strong could not dren, a relationship of trust. But slave'.' a super-charismatic leader who physical the or a Moon strong bring redemption to the world. son or daughter gets caught up in talked. About a cult spellbinds audiences, from convent nuns In Moon phone On and on they 1981, will be declared the movement, don't argue, ewer the to smart-aleck high school permitted no dissent. Could she kids. Messiah, and his re-kindle favorite that wife (mother of his or in a letter. Try to Moonies taught So far, he has taken the strongest line eight touch accept everything the children) will be the perfect mate, memories of home life. Get in of clergyman against Moon: "Here's and will her? any Korea be the Garden of Fden. with our parents group. Citizens Engaged doubts," asked her if she had a man with unlimited funds and no "I any "Every responsible Christian group in Families, Box 112-11, non-Christian," Re-uniting moral scruples. Moon says, 'I am your has called your said Davis. "She did, and broke down him adds N.Y. 10583. And let belong?' you.' Scarsdale, tears. 'Where do you I asked. mind, your brains. I will think for Davis. what is in Congressman and Senator know "Out." The and of this The happening." she replied. cruelty inhumanity thing New York City Council of is That night, she and her parents boarded absolutely Churches, an umbrella of 1700 might be group For young people who plane home. Davis asks strong questions in his churches, has denied a membership to inclined to attend tonight's Moon rally Davis takes no for his de-pro almost speaking appearances: Moon's Unification "Dont money daily Church, and has in Yankee Stadium, Davis advises. efforts, and admits it cuts into How for example, did Moon get his said "Moon's doesn t gramming sell-proclaimed dogma, go. Moon counts bodies. He as rabbi. How does he jus permanent alien visa despite his prison mission, his duties philosophy and doctrine are go out of curiosity heresy." care whether you it? record in Korea? (Moon maintains he tify or it?" was prison "How do you NOT he in for anti-Communist activ Davis makes the not to justify strongest accusation Sure, Davis has answers. But others claim was sex so yelled, in between phone calls ities: it for orgies.) lar against the Moonies: that most: taking they are the question that worries him the is his organization tax-exempt modern kids from NBC and The Times requesting in Why day counterparts of the Nazi that makes lobbying'.' "What is it in society when engages in political terviews. "How people go through it youth movement. Like Hitler's instead many youth, seek a short, cop-out answer oj are ties without another human life? What his to Capitol Hill? To the he says, are world? life saving they fanatics prepared to do realities ofthe Korea'.' failing the hard at government of South Where I'll never see these kids again, but anything; have a they totally monolithic Copyright 1976 New York News Inc. Re know they're in school. does Moon get all the money for the $10 point nieht. 1 home, ol view and have unlimited they printed by permission

632 New York. N.Y. 10017. Tuesday. June I. 1976

Moon power is no myth

Sun Myung Moon's Unification We can embrace the religious world in you have to think we have to experience Church has consistently denied charges one arm, and the political world in the what Master experienced when he first of mind control, political ambitions, other. With this great ideology, if you taught the Principle. So, whenever you unlimited wealth, or Moon as the Mes are not confident to do this, you had do anything you have to have both heart die." siah. However, the church's official writ better and purpose, when you go out to sell ings appear to confirm the charges made "You must experience flower selling candles, you have to think you are doing by ex-Moonies. two weeks to 30 days. Whether in two this to sell, but also to feel God's heart. The following are excerpts from weeks or in one full month, until you You are doing things to restore sacrifices Moon's remarks at a training session: raise $80 a day; then you go to rallies, to God's side. You must think that you "If the U.S. continues its corruption. witnessing, and then if you cannot bring are contributing that money to heaven. and we find among the senators and in three persons in one month's time, Your body represents the New Testa congressmen no one really usable for you cannot go. That's the formula you ment Age, and the Old Testament and through." our purposes, we can make senators and have to go the New Testament are combined in

congressmen out of our members . .. "If teams of 40 members each are your work that is, Cain and Abel. My dream is to organize a Christian stationed in each of the 50 states,that Uniting Cain and Abel together, cen political party including the Protestant means 2,000 people. In the future, in tering in your heart, you are devoting denominations. Catholics and all the each state, four mobile units will be the this to Master.

religious sects . . . We have to purge the ideal number that means 160 in each "In the future, only those who study corrupted politicians, and the sons of state, and in 50 states, 8,000. If that everything Master says can pass every

God must rule the world. The separa number of members are working in 50 thing . Every political and economic situ tion between religion and politics is states, we can do anything with senators ation in every field can be solved on the Principle." what Satan likes and congressmen; we can influence them. Divine "Upon my commmand to the Euro Even senators representing that state Paula Bernstein peans and others throughout the world will have to beg the help of our state representatives." to come live in the U.S.. wouldn't they Copyright 1976 New York News Inc. Re obey me? Then, what would happen? "First you must understand. Always printed by permission.

NEW YORK POST NEW YORK, TUESDAY JUNE 1 , 1976

Moon's Big Bicentennial Night at the Stadium

By LINDSAY MILLER

Self-ordained Korean prophet Sun Myung Moon speaks tonight at Yankee Stadium, where his followers, who admit they have only 7000 "core in the U.S.. predict an overflow crowd of at least 54,000. "If it rains, we'll just pass out umbrel las," said Susan Reinbold, a spokesman for Moon's Unification church, which seems to spend money and attract con troversy far beyond what its size would warrant.

The budget for the 7 p.m. Bicenten nial God Bless America Festival is "about

million," $1 she said. Moon's young followers insist they earned the money themselves by street soliciting. And their slick literature says the either," purpose ofthe Yankee Stadium rally but it hasn't hurt us Miss Reinbold and the one in 1974 is the emphasis Some 1500 Moonies and their par revolution" is to "spark a want placed on and spiritual that said last night. "I think people to he has black Spanish ents are staying at the 40-story New themselves." will lead to "one unified world under check us out for communities. Yorker Hotel at 34th Street and Eighth God." Curiosity, she said, was what brought In 1974, the emphasis was nil. The Avenue, which Moon bought last month

million." But recent press reports, the most 20,000 people to Madison Square Garden Moonies, most of whom are white or for "more than $5

happy," recent in the New York Times, have when Moon spoke there in September Oriental, concentrated their posters and "Our son is happy, so we're

ties" pointed to "intimate between the 1974. Several thousand more were turned proselytizing in midtown Manhattan and said Hymen Stein last night as he strolled South Korean government and equiva in white suburbs. its away at the door. around the lobby wearing a bright blue This while their is lent ofthe CIA and various individuals She did not mention, however, that year, membership shirt with palm trees on it. A retired and still gone to . have organizations connected with Moon almost everybody left that session before largely white, they Pittsburgh cabdriver, he said he had Much of Harlem and the South Bronx almost Moon's activity, according the 56-year-old Korean finished his nearly come up from North Miami with his to these in to the accounts, is devoted to lob two-hour sermon, in Korean. Moon is every morning May help sweep wife, Ida. to see his son Joe, 26, and the debating" in use streets clean. bying Washington to keep U.S. aid "still what language to young French woman Moon had picked Clad in white have flowing to South Korea and to build an this year, she said, but he definitely jumpsuits, they to be his son's wife. of passed out thousands of free brainwashed," army loyal followers who will fight won't speak more than a half hour. tickets, "Our Ralph is not said for South program will include a printed in both English and Spanish, for Korea against Communist North The rest ofthe Helen Kashan of Detroit, who was the "Bicentenario Dios Bendiga Amer Korea, if that becomes necessary. fan dance and drum song a red polka-dot and a grin show-stopping Festival." wearing dress the ornately-costumed Korean Folk ica Neil A. Salonen, president of the by as unquenchable as the Moonie's. likes," music the New York Dozens of busloads of parents of Unification Church of America, last Ballet, by City "He can walk out whenever he children are week the New Hope Singers Inter Moon coming here at the she said. strongly denied the charges, but Symphony, national and a rock group. church's expense from as far as he has not yet issued a promised point- Sunburst, away noted Toronto and Washington, D.C. Miss by-point refutation. One difference observers have Reprinted by Permission of the New York between Moon's campaign this year Reinbold said. Post. New "This publicity has not helped us. 1976, York Post Corporation.

633 May 30, 1976

Sun Myung Moon: Prophet for Profit

Ihe Lord against the who will, in the nol too distant future, lor Soviel Union, rule the world. Communist China and North Korea, to To many concerned American par The only way win such a global ents, however, he is a false prophet who confrontation, he indicates, is lo join has lured their children into his "Uniii the Unification Church before it's too

Church" both God and Moon are cation by appealing lo their late losing idealistic instincts and then cut them off their patience. from their families and set them to work "Kings and queens and heads of state feel." peddling, recruiting and raising money will someday bow al my Moon lor him and his worldwide organiza has told his followers. "I will conquer tion. and subjugate the One Moonie who managed to escape The Korean link from ihe movement is Ford Greene, There is a link between Moon and ihe 23-year-old godson ofSen. James Buck South Korean government. President ley (R. Cons.. N.Y ). Like thousands of Chung I lee Park not only gives Moon others, Greene was hooked by attending his open support bul sends thousands of a weekend workshop that was never civil servants to an anti-Communist outwardly identified as being part ofthe school run by ihe Unification sect, Moon organization, which has set up Moon's chief associate is Col. Bo Hi several front groups bearing names like Pak, who was a military for ihe the Collegiate Association lor the Re South Korean government in Washing search of Principles and the Creative ton, D.C from I96I lo I964. I'ak has Community Project. Most are run by also been associated with the Korean Moon followers brought from other Whatever Moon's beliefs and princi countries to do recruiting here. ples may be, there's no doubt thai he has Love-bombed' been able to turn them into hard cash. Says Greene: "Anyone who goes Although he claims to have between 2 lor the weekend introductory program and 3 million followers in KM) coun 'love-bombed.' gets That means all the tries, principally Japan and South Ko Moonies are super-friendly. They sav rea, it's the United States that has really how glad they arc to see you. Everyone turned oui to be a money machine for laughs and sings and has a good time. I him. I975," tell you. it's quite a trip. "In reports Neil Salonen. 31, "They tell you the Messiah is now president ofthe American branch of the here on Earth, and they hint very I Inification Church, "we received near strongly that it's Moon. Alter listening ly $12 million in cash at om national to hours of lectures and never having a headquarters in New York City. Bul the chance to think things over for yourself, total collected all over the country was believe." larger." you're ready to much According to Jean Merritt, a psychi Moon and Ins movement have pur atric social worker in Lincoln, Mass., chased $10 million worth of property m those who join with Hudson up Moon "are usu Tarrytown, N.Y. , near the River, ally idealistic young men and women not to mention real estate in more than who are Minimum having difficulty deciding what 100 cities and in every stale. lives." to do with their The cult offers an total value is put at $50 million. To ac attractive alternative lo the outside quire his 22-acre Belvedere estate in world, she says. Bul al the same time Tarrytown, Moon plunked down their "ego manipulated"a functioning is in cash, lie also paid $625,000 for the by group until are mansion in Irvington, N.Y.. imprisoned." they "mentally nearby where he lives with is fourth wife and is owns What it that Moon followers are their eight children. The cull also supposed to believe? Although Moon a 254-acre estate and seminary in Barry calls ol himself a Christian, he holds (hat town. N.Y, about 50 miles north Christ failed in his worth mission on Earth, In Tarrytown, which is said to be L. H. Whittemore cludes at million by least $50 in property. Korea. Moon was unofficial dismissed as a Pres $1.5 million. The seminary is publicly embraced a President of the byterian in Uniiication 194S. Since then he has world headquarters for the Next night in Yankee Sta United States and been accused of evolved bis own remains Tuesday religious concepts, Church, whose spiritual home dium a pudgy, round-faced. 56-year-old brainwashing, and capital. misleading virtually including the assertion that "America in Seoul, the South Korean evangelist from South Korea will launch enslaving his converts. Moon's Yankee has been chosen as two sea the nation to receive Moon also is the proprietor ol his greatest effort to date to convince Stadium rally kicks off a national tour the Messiah lor town ultimate world salva yachts and a Manhattan century."going calls the "Bicentennial Americans that he has been chosen to he God Bless tion in our helped create a festival." house. His wealth has salvation. America lead us all to who machine thai Moon, deli vers his public exhor high-powered propaganda To his who are often The preacher is the self-ordained Rev. followers, called tations in Korean with candidate Children" an Presidential "Moonies," interpreter would turn a Sun Moon who. since coming "Moon or the his words Myung translating into English, as green with envy. to this country, has added thousands of persuasive Moon is "the third Adam, serts that God works through nations, A regimen next numbing Americans to his global of the Jesus Christ, and the true as does Satan. man young army America, being "God's tO those who have in parent of a new According followers, amassed a fortune that Messiah must be it has prepared to do battle aged to break loose from the cult,

634 May 30, 1976

immigration, even though questions have been raised about his past. He has been accused of holding sex orgies as part of his rites. A spokesman forhim in Seoul says: "It is true that Teacher

Moon was tried on morals charges, but he was eventually 'God loves Nixon' In 1973. during the Watergate crisis. Moon launched a huge campaign in support ol President Nixon. He mar shaled 1000 Moonies into rallies and marches with signs proclaiming "God Nixon." Loves At a White House meet ing, the pudgy cult leader embraced the then President. One of the few public responses to Moon by a prominent politician has come from Sen. Mark Hatfield fR.. Oreg.). who said in 1974. "The appeal to nationalism of any country, as if somehow God has favorites among his creatures, is very, very dangerous, par ticularly when you mix that with the cultic adulation and devotion of his

followers and the implicit, if not the explicit, statement that he |Moon| is the Christ." new Hatfield's warning is echoed even more strongly by ex-Moonies who charge that Moon is really seeking world political power and is assembling an army of young zealots ready to die focus' 'Eyes out of also created near prison-like conditions 19-year-old daughter suddenly dropped lor him. high- for the true believers. out of college after one ol the cult's Denise says that she worked in San PARADE interviewed a former

' she- Francisco and Moonies live in homes rented or pur weekends. "She wrote how 'happy selling flowers recruiting ranking member of Moon's cult in the chased by the Unification Church. Ac was but that she couldn't come home. new members on the streets. "We were L'nited States who had been in charge cording to Salonen. there are at least six And she never did come home either. told to say anything to get she ol its "political called the Free "training""residential" reports. "I pushed flowers lor "youth or centers in each until we got her dom Leadership Foundation. Alan Tate education and did well. I state, some with just a few members and Her daughter. Winnie, left alter six very Wood. 29. now a psychology student at others also got 50 with up to I00. Members are months, but only after being Rutgers University in New Jersey, said One of Moon's most ardent Iocs. ordered to refrain from alchohol and by 'fed Patrick. 45. the best-known that he left Moon's group "because it's sex. Men and women are separated in practitioner of a Kabbi Maurice Davis of White Plains. not a church, but a fascist political N.Y. says he and a ol 900 con the living quarters and even close friend rigorous technique ol talking it out. group movement. His group is the most pow ships are discouraged. Patrick is nicknamed "Black Light cerned families have helped at least 95 erful analogue to the Hitler youth that first," " Moonies out ol the cult. "At former members of the cult insist by the Moon followers, both lor we have at this time says, "the kids have their eves out that they never got more than five hours the color oi his skin and lor his swift he The parents act focus, with plastic smiles on their of sleep a night. Moonies. they report. appearance in their lives. He claims to of Last February, more than 300 parents "rescued" are laces. There's a total lack of genuine ol kept busy with a regimen of exer have more than 1000 mem Moon disciples from 30 states con he- emotion. One saw me and cise, group discussion, lectures, songs bers ol various cults, all oi which, boy actually verged on Washington for a meeting shriveled into a corner in stark terror. and prayers, games like tag and. of says, use some sort ol arranged by Sen. Robert Dole (R.. He said the cult had told him I was the met with representatives course, long stretches ol recruiting and In a recent book called Let Our Chil Kan.). They Devil. I kept to him. to peddling in the outside world. Beneath dren Go, Patrick accuses the Unifica talking trying ol the Internal Revenue Service, the an "brainwashing" get him to think lor himself again. He Labor the exterior of cheerfulness, they are tion group of methods Department, Postal Service. 'Moon is lor soul and often tired, hungry and even numb. like those used in the Korean war. said. lighting my immigration authorities and others in so you. How do I know where the their tasks with the "when of our prisoners were are hopes of persuading federal officials to performing only many is?' truth I told 'Moon wants you to thought that they are "saving the world subjected to intensive political indoctri him, investigate the Unification cult. Moon" nation." in his organization. want you out lor God and to them going. stay I So far. however, there has been little keep free.' in the world, When he Ihe tvpical Moonie Virtually all former Moonies say thai finally action by the government. An IRS Ihe snapped out of he broke into tears spokesman. typical Moon disciple in the they were to think and it, Leon Levine. told PARADE and said. 'Just tell me one U.S. is a man or a woman, average age behave in a certain manner. daugh thing that investigation of Moon's as a "My been'.'" frightening." group where I It was 23. from a white, upper-middle-class ter said that she and others would be have tax exempt organization poses a touchy.

Moon." says Meanwhile, thousands ol Moonies perhaps crucial problem: law says family. Many are college students willing to do anything for "The work hours disenchanted with American life. Most Mrs. Swope. "because he really repre unbelievably long soliciting that churches are tax-exempt. The ques are carried funds and candy, peanuts, tion when does a as away by the initial workshop sents God to those in the peddling is. group qualify a flowers and the on street corners experience, and then find that oil mind like, religion? It's not to they're "They completely ripped my easy and in lots. members put through says Denise parking Former Meanwhile, the Rev. Sun being increasingly lengthy and my free Myung lost all track of time and that Moon goes right on training sessions. Peskm. 21. of Plainview, N.Y. "I was a say they holding meetings, collected no less than S100 a "We'd get letters empty. It day. converts, every week or robot lor Moon. My mind was they making acquiring property says Mr. Since April. 1973. Moon has had a and for his own version of George Swope of Port Chester, was just a reflector of everything they preparing permanent visa from U.S. N.Y, referring to the time when her told residency Armageddon.

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Front Page Headlines: Let's Visit America. Great Mother Earth, America. 1st step toward Building the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

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The World Daily News Published in Tokyo, Japan May 29, 1976

Headlines: America's 200 year Festival in New York in full swing. 210,000 people expected to gather.

Photo: New York Times Adver tisement.

World Report Headlines: Unification Church is the topic in America. In the morning, street cleaning service. At Noon a Big Parade. World youth in action.

Photo: Street cleaning.

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640 Father Moon receives Newsweek re porters at the Belvedere main house for an exclusive interview.

Father poses for the Newsweek cover photo.

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Moon and his interpreter. Colonel Pak: A global push hy the self-proclaimed prophet from South Korea

Life With Father Moon

Thousands came out of faith. Others massive stadium, the festive mood soon controversy about his methods and ulti

gave anti- were attracted by a $1 million cam way to fisticuffs, smoke bombs and mate goals. In front ofthe stadium, tickets even paign, free and, in mam/ cases, boos as throngs ofspectators head Moon parents and religious groups pa free bus rides. But in the end almost ed for the exits before the speech was raded with placards accusing him of "family"' "brainwashing" 40,000 people flocked to New York's over. But for his thousands of his young followers, Stadium week followers spanking new Yankee last Americans, Koreans, Ger stealingtheirpossessions and leadingthe as for an event hilled the "Bicentennial mans, Britons and a host ofother nation world down the road to Fascism. AMER Festival." And al God Bless America alities represented at the rally the ICA REJECTS TOTALITARIANISM though it teas far from the overflow words came straight from heaven. eclipse moon, proclaimed one poster. croud predicted its sponsors, what it by But both groups, those who have em lacked in numbers was made for in G)d has been good to up very says braced Moon's cause and those who enthusiasm as the faithful, the curious Sun Moon with a Myung broad grin have launched their own crusade to and thosejust out for a good time waved out across his breaking face. Certainly destroy it, arc minorities; most people American, South Korean and spe has. At 56, tlic Korean tiny somebody chunky are simply bewildered by the Moon tune cial Bicentennial flags to the of founder and leader of the Unification phenomenon. Forever," Once seen as no more "The Battle Church a "Stars and Stripes self-ordained reverend than another Republic" fringe cult, the Unification Hymn of the and the Scott whose followers believe that Church Sting." fervently has suddenly emerged from foplin theme from "The Then, as he is the new the Lord ofthe Messiah, obscurity without any real explanation the music ended and a Korean folk ballet Second Advent or, at the very least, of who the Rev. Sun Myung Moon is and grouti floated offstage, the mood abrupt another John the Baptist commands a what he is really after. changed. He appeared. religious and financial empire that now ly Impact: The contusion is easily under It was a bizarre sight

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644 the two million followers it claims, that does not explain its explosive impact. What does is its means of winning con verts, its awesome financial dealings (one future goal is the acquisition of New York's Empire State Building), its right- wing, anti-Communist crusade that has raised questions about its ties, ifany, with the authoritarian South Korean regime of President Park Chung Hee and the mysterious personality of Moon himself. Born to a Presbyterian family in North Korea in 1920, Yong Myung Moon (he laterchanged Yong, which means dragon, A world family: Church estate in to Sun, which means calm) claims to have Westchester, mass wedding in Seoul encountered Jesus Christ on a Korean julchl Nagano mountainside when he was 16. It was then and there. Moon says, that he re

ceived the first in a series ofdivine revela tions from Christ and the saints about the

nature of his special mission on earth. Sex: In 1948, Moon was arrested in North Korea for what his followers say were his religious and anti-Communist activities; his opponents maintain he was jailed for practicing ritual sex. Seven years later, after he had fled south during the Korean War and founded his Unifica tion Church, Moon once again ran afoul ofthe authorities. According to the Rev. John E.W. Kim, a Presbyterian pastor whose church was near Moon's church in Pusan at the time, "Part of Moon's theol ogy was that women converts could only him" be purified by sleeping with a charge Moon categorically denies. Dur ing his interview with Newsweek (page 47), Moon also produced a copy of a criminal court document showing he had been acquitted on draft evasion charges. Marie-Christine Amad The theology Moon does teach today is Lyons: prayer at Barry an odd mixture of Christianity, harsh center; a Moonie even Puritan morality and shreds of Oriental v-v. Jersej Se philosophy. "Christianity of the world snnib Siilmnn must Moon told the Yankee Sta dium rally last week. "We need a new

. cultures of ideology .. uniting the both West." East and According to Moon's book of revelation, "The Divine Princi that ideology is based on a novel reinterpretation of the Bible. Eve was seduced by Satan, he writes, passing this original sexual impurity onto Adam and their progeny. Christ's mission was to marry a woman whom he would make "indemnify" perfect and thus fallen man

for his original sin. But Jesus bungled his mission by being crucified. And because he failed. Moon maintains, the forces of Satan are still loose in the world in the modern-day form of Communist states and movements.

Messiah: The forces of God and Satan face each other, Moon tells his followers, in Korea, the landGod hasprepared as the new Israel. The task ofuniting and lead ing the forces of God to victory, he says, Adam" will be entrusted to a "third who will become the Messiah and will com plete Christ's mission by marry ing, rais ing the perfect family, and bringing God's kingdom to earth. Moon never says out right he is that person, but his revelation from Christ happens to include the infor mation that the new Messiah was born in

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645 Park of his church and its affiliated organiza Korea in 1920 and leads a movement has any links with the KCIA. The such as the International Feder whose goal it is to unite the world. government has issued its own denials tions, some ation for over Communism Moon's followers have few doubts and lately has attempted to put Victory subject of controver about who that leaves in the running, and distance between itself and Moon's (IFVC), a increasing sy. Despite repeated denials that he is they bristle at the suggestion that the fact movement. Recently, it scuttled the in Moon held prayer that he has been divorced at least once church's plan to build a 43-story world involved politics, vigils for Richard Nixon his im makes him something less than the per headquarters building outside Seoul and during and maintains a fect candidate to raise the perfect family. refused to permit the church to hold a peachment hearings, he "ministry" Hope" on Capitol Hill made "When Moon devoted his entire life to "Day of rally in the capital, up the work ofthe church that was a commit although rallies were held in 101 other primarily of attractive young female ment his [first] spouse couldn't South Korean cities. "We don't need their Moonies who regularly visit Congres offices "talk whoever will says Neil Salonen, the president of the kind of "says South Korean Minister sional to to help, listen." Unification Church of America. In 1960, of Information Kim Seong-jin. "If they In West Germany, his followers Moon married his current wife, Hak Ja want to stick to anti-Communist princi picked up the conservative coalition's Socialism" Han, a 33-year-old Korean woman who ples, that's their business. But they can't slogan "Freedom or last April, Democrats' has borne him eight children. To Moon's expect anything from us in But prompting the Christian "Mother" followers, she is known as whether the government is simply em Secretary-General Kurt Biedenkopf to "Father." while he is called barrassed by the recent spate of Moonie announce that the party "decisively re jects" Moon and his family now live on a publicity or actually angry at Moon and any cooperation with the Unifica $625,000 estate in plush Westchester his church is impossible to tell. tion Church. And in Japan, Moon's critics County north of New York City that was Boost: Nor can any proof be found that contend that he accepted support in the purchased (along with two yachts) by the Park helped Moon launch his move past from two of that country's most Unification Church after the Moons ment, and the available evidence sug famous right-wingers, Ryoichi Sasagawa moved to the U.S. in 1972. Today, church gests that the relationship between Park and Yoshio Kodama of Lockheed fame. enterprises include everything from a and Moon may be far less conspiratorial Church officials admit that Sasagawa was Tokyo- likelihood," delicatessen in Wyoming to a than that. "In all reports once affiliated with the IFVC, but main based trading company that markets hon Asian Regional Editor Richard M. Smith tain that they received no financial assis ey from China. But the foundation of from Seoul, "it was a simple marriage of tance from either man. Moon's financial empire was laid in convenience Moon could not prosper Tax: In addition to Fraser's Congres South Korea, where he built up a net without at least tacit government support sional investigation, Moon is also com work of enterprises starting virtually and Park found Moon's anti-Communist ing under increasing scrutiny frorn U.S. from scratch two decades ago. Moon's crusade a welcome boost to his own Government agencies. Newsweek's factories produce machinery, air rifles, public-relations Henry MeGee has learned that the U.S. stone handcrafts and ginseng tea. Last But the spread of Reverend Moon's Immigration and Naturalization Service year, his ginseng-tea exports alone net movement abroad has made the activities is reviewing Moon's status as a perma- ted $10 million. His tool-making fac tories also produce parts of weapons

under national defense contracts, a fact Moon admitted during his Newsweek Children of the Moon interview despite previous denials by church officials. And in his capacity as To the faithful he is Messiah. To many who've left thefold chairman of the board of each of his he is Satan incarnate. Newsweek correspondents inter companies, Moon can exercise nearly viewed dozens ofpeople around the world icho.se lives have complete control oyer their fortunes. been affected by the Moon movement. Profiles four them: Ties:The success of Moon's enterprises of of has sparked accusations that his move ment has direct ties to the Park govern his assistants mocked and degraded her, ment. does that well in business "Nobody burned her possessions and kept her in a here without friends in high says constant state of exhaustion. Her parents one in Seoul. And the Rever missionary deny this. Pam, 24, says the deprogram end's opponents trot out a list of long ing did not alter her beliefs, but she circumstantial evidence to buttress that feigned a change of heart in order to put charge: Moon's rise to national and inter an end to the sessions and with the aid of national prominence began after shortly church members escaped and returned the 1961 military coup that brought Park to the Moon fold. "To my parents, I'm to Moon has been allowed to hold power; still a she told Newsweek's massive anti-Communist rallies where Susan Malsch. "After what I went government leaders have appeared; the through I just can't communicate with government has sent civil servants them." many Says her father, farmer Robert to Moon's anti-Communist cen training Fanshier, "We did what we thought was ters and Moon's chiefaide and translator, Col. Bo Hi Pak, served as assistant mili tary attache in the South Korean Embassy In the small town near Nagoya, Japan, in Washington before resigning in 1964. KotM-rt k. McelroyNewsweek where he grew up, Hachiro Murakoshi, 29, U.S. Rep. Donald Fraser, whose subcom Fanshier: 'Hellish deprograming' attended Buddhist temple occasionally mittee on international organizations has and his mother taught him about Shinto- been looking into the U.S. activities ofthe derived Seisho. But then, six years ago, In The .. . Korean CIA, says, "We've got testimony Family he had an experience that changed his that suggests that there may be an effort Three months after the Moon joining life: "I was (in my way home on a cold by the Unification Church to serve in part movement in Pam KCIA." May Fanshier 1975, February evening when I was ap the interest ofthe was abducted by her parents and trans proached by a young woman. I remem Moon and his followers brand all such ported from Kansas to Ohio for "depro "nonsense," ber not so much what she said as the charges as and Colonel an experience she describes of of Washington- quality her voice. She was full who now heads the as Pak "the most hellish and of life." terrifying my warmth and earnestness ... it was so based Korean Cultural and Freedom She charges the deprogrammerand cold she could hold her A Foundation denies allegations that he hardly

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646 SPECIAL REPORT

premarital sex and more encourage followers are forbidden nent resident alien, and the Internal quiet flattery marriages cannot be consummated Revenue Service has requested more ment to return. and as symbol phase involves what Moon for 40 days after the ceremony information on the church's finances, a The next "routine" atonement man's sins. Moon him critics claim is "a systematic effort to ic for request that is termed by brainwash" and the recruits physical iso self has to approve all marriages, church officials. Recently, the church by to choose their activities and alternat many followers ask him laid out more than $5 million to buy the lation, exhausting rare. rein mates. But weddings are relatively New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan as its ing rounds of positive and negative do occur, are often like international its forcement. An American ex-Moonie, When they they headquarters, pushing feeling" when 1,800 recalls the "high the one in Seoul in 1975 real-estate holdings in New York John Rice, 19, total "perfect" were joined in in training. "Each action wjis couples holy State alone past the $17 million mark he felt wedlock a nuiss presided its either right or so that after a while in ceremony new questions about wrong "Mother." and raising "Father" and was on water faucets with ji over status as a tax-exempt religious group. I turning by other preoccupation. whether was for God or is the But the debate over Moon's politics mind as to it Money Satjm," transcribed series of lec reports. "It was like into According to a and finances pales in comparison to the he going the Japanese Moon followers call it tures Ken Sudo, training furor over the methods used to recruit a being by "God-centered." Well- when converts fi director at the church's Pioneer Training manpower movement. But the lor his father," Center in Moonies are followers proselytize get to meet their "true Barrytown, N.Y., scrubbed, smiling nally Amer- is the real mission of often them like ji sergeant. hiught "this on street corners from Nagasaki to Moon drills to follow he ica: manpower rind money to save the Frankfurt and invite other young people "Are you willing this means that each asks. The response is a deaf In practice, attend lectures often sponsored a to by frequently Father." and to the Some member must produce new converts front organization with an innocuous ening "Yes, victory contribute his share of funds. Members is accompanied clenched fists sounding name like the "Creative Com times it by Project." often give savings and sent converts raised in unison. up money munity Prospective earned at jobs to the converts think in those from home or are then encouraged to spend a week Mates: Once also spend to eighteen are to break Jill church. They up end at a training center. If they accept, terms, they usually ready ji or ties with school or job in return hours day peddling peanuts, candy they are offered instant companionship. family, flowers. Often are given quotas, in tor the all-enveloping warmth ot the they $100 ji day. The cash is Moon family. It they have decided to the range of the members become "core as opposed to handed over to movement; get more than room and board. other members who devote only part of little the transformation of their their time to the church, they will begin Enraged by per children into what consider non living at church centers and undergo they parents have resorted to long months of further education in the sons, many Principle." measures to retrieve them. In "Divine Sex or the prohibi desperate a black high-school tion thereof is a major preoccupation; the U.S., Ted Patrick,

flowers on the street and believers. Rosalind has not. "You had to selling Moon retreat you time .it an isolated farm make yourself love people when spending didn't," Boonesville where minute ot she says. "You had to (eel happy in every the and much of the night was when you But le;iving turned day 1 tjiken in an endless round of singing, out to be a difficult task. "Emotionally, up and more lectures. out ... I calisthenics, had Jl lot of trouble getting had lectures, with people I been brainwashed and they tried to "It was nice being really NT.vvs- rind who liked he told rebrainwash me. The leader even im liked it WEEK's Sylvester Monroe. Needle also plied that my life would be threatened left." believe that his purpose in life I Rosalind, now 22, married and came to re wjis "to serve Moon, tile Messiah; to let working as a secretary in Hertford, parents. people know that the second coming is ceives sporadic letters from her us and to save the world from "If I could get father she upon only my Communism." MacPher- But after six months, told Newsweek's Malcolm Needle concluded that he didn't have son, "he could get my mother what it hikes to be a Moon child and he the "Ijust couldn't do it. After David Needle was searching lor ji direc left family. you hear it and it just flows Alan M. FieldNewsweek tion. So the 22-year-old from Newton, ji while you're ji robot. truth' through you. It's like took ji year off from college and Murakoshi: seek a higher Mass., We MAY was CLIFFORD D went to California. Before long lie

gave his office year later Murakoshi up robot' while it's like you're a .. altera just couldn't do it . job to devote himself to the Unifica Needle: 'I fully Kick Passmore tion Church and now does administra

tive work in its Tokyo office. "I saw others ;is compromising with realities, '% he told Newsweek's Alan Field, "but here I saw people trying to seek higher

truth."

... And Out

When she was 19 years ofage, Rosalind Mitchell not only managed to win her acceptance of her membership in the British Moon movement she

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dropout whose son was briefly attracted ME' to another religious group, has traveled across the country answering calls for GOD SPEAKS THROUGH help from anguished parents by "depro rule out the possibil their children. "I restore the Rev. Sun Moon Q. But you don't their Recently , Myung think," you are the Messiah? free will and their ability to he gave a rare interview, his first in three ity that answer let answer says. And all of France watched the years, to NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL'S A. Let God you, God family of 22-year-old Marie-Christine Executive Editor Richard Z. Chesnofi the world. Amadeo kidnap her in front of a church and General Editor Andrew Nagorski. said that a villa near Lyons last January after the Below, excerpts from their three-hour Q. You have specifically who is a married family tipped off a TV station of their conversation: second Messiah, Kore plan in advance. French police eventual an, is corning and that the new ideology ly intervened and ruled that Marie could CHESNOFF and NAGORSKI: How does will be born in Korea. Why Korea? not be held by toree; a day later she was the Unification Church differ from oth A. Korea is the chosen nation ol God. Pan- back with the church. er Christian denominations? Korea is divided. The line-up in Ban: Although some Moonie parents REVEREND MOON: My new revelation munjom is like a line-up between the like Mrs. George Ziegler of Coatsville, has made the will of God crystal clear. heavenly world and the Satanic world. Pa., support the church and their chil And what is that will? It is to save the We must make a showdown in Korea. dren's right to "serve God in whatever world. So the Unification Church is not Korea's victory, particularly in the light way He anti-Moon parent groups another denomination it's a movement against Communism, is not Korea's have sprung up wherever the movement to save the world and through the teach alone. I came to America to bring it back has taken root. "He is an anti-Christ prop ing of the word of God, each individual to the scene ofthe struggle. America has agating a Faseistic ideology and there is in our movement becomes absolutely been retreating from its responsibility to Reich," a direct parallel to the Third says clear about the concept of the one West German father who pulled his God-centered individual, daughter from the sect. Many parents, the God-centered family, the while rejecting forcible seizure and "de God-centered nation and the as a medicine harsher than God-centered world. the illness, call for an outright ban on the 1 Unification Church. But with the excep Q. How was God's will tion of Taiwan, which did ban it in revealed to you? Li \ \ 1 February, no government seems to be A. At the age of 16, I had a ! 'A, s"^ moving in that direction. "The Moonies very spiritual, deep experi m. M1 ittl illegal," are annoying, but not says a ence encountering Jesus

. flfHPv i French Interior Ministry spokesman. Christ in the Korean country And in the end, church leaders stead side. That was the beginning fastly stand by their methods. Pointing to ofthe revelations. Ever since the fact that the average church member that particular encounter, I is in his mid-20s, Jiirgen Helms, the have been in constant com \ spokesman for West Germany's move munication with the living ment, angrily dismisses the "brainwash God and the living saints in ing" charges. "Our teaching methods are the spirit world, including rigorous. But these aren't hopeless chil Jesus, in my own search for teaching," dren we're he says. And a truth. This cannot be ex number of Moon's critics concede that plained in words too well. "brainwashing" is an oversimplified at tempt to explain his appeal. "Moon sets Q. Why did God speak to himself up as a new religion and is not you?

says Norman editor A. In accordance with Hurl rvi-i i ii tr v Cousins, . of America's prestigious Saturday Re God's timetable, (iod has or life-risking' R( rend Moon: 'My mission is view. "The movement is not authentic, dained or handpieked me.

is." but the response But why? We must ask God that ques the world that has happened in Viet then the response? "Problems at tion. I know just one thing: that Why mission nam already. America will decide the school, on the job, breakdown of home came to me. God has three major head world's destiny, including the destiny of fear of unemployment, loneliness aches. moral corruption is life, First, rampant. (iod because God needs a champion. all these things make kids susceptible to the Christian Second, churches are di America is destined to fight Communism Moon's says Hans a vided and and their Loffelan, declining spiritual on a worldwide scale the ideological psychologist in Munich who has power must be restored. young And third, Com confrontation is inevitable. movement. Boston evil studied the Moon munism, an force in the sight ofGod, psychiatrist John Clark notes that college is this is the rising foremost obstacle to Q. Are you linked to the Korean Gov students "tend to be rather idealistic and the creation of the Kingdom of God on ernment or the Korean CIA? prone to go in a tailspin when they are earth. When those revelations were com A. That is absolute nonsense. Ours is a confused or depressed in that period of pleted and organized into the Divine religious movement and we get no matu wavering between childhood and Principle, I began to organize a move instructions from the government. Actu rity they are And Roland ment and that is the Unification Church. ally in many cases in the past, people in Lejeune, the No. 2 Moonie in France, South Korean Governments have tried to explanation. offers his own terse "People Q. You are that you obviously saying undermine and curtail our movement. he says. today are looking for are a prophet, but do you also consider But right now our contribution to the those who accept the word of new Obviously , yourselfthe Messiah? over-all goal of Korea's national purpose Sun Moon have decided A. We are in a new Myung they Messianic age. But s so great they certainly have to recog need look no further. 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ never spoke nize our achievements. On our own ANDREW NAGORSKI with RICHARD M SMITH and of himself as a Messiah, knowing that over million HENRY McGEE in initiative, 20 people have SHIM JAE HOON in Seoul. Washing would not serve his purpose. I am not TIMOTHY NATER in Bonn, JANE FRIEDMAN in listened to our over ton, Messiah." theory about victory "I am the Pans. LISA WH ITMAN and PAUL KEATING in New York saying, I am faithful Communism. But this is not an alliance and bureau reports ly fulfilling God's instructions. or cooperation. President Park does his

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job; I do my job ris a religious leader. Q. \\ ho keeps the figures? to bring men an awareness of God. A. Each national leader. There is no

Q. Hat e you received aid iu ihe past central management. Q. Is il true that your industries in

from anti-Communist groups in Kara South Korea liui e been iuvoli cd in man- and around the uorld. from Japan's Q. ) our follou er.s live 1 cry simply but ufat taring n eapons? Yoshio Kodama. for rxam)ile ? you lit e very comfortably. Win/ the A. Our machine shops have some A. Not a penny. I have never met Mr. personal opulence? defense contracts this is a national obli Kodama and there has never been any A. Although I have lived most of my gation in Korea and there is no major communication with him or his organiza life in simple surroundings, whether I company not involved in defense. Five tion. Communists are planting those like it or not I am becoming an interna or may be 10 per cent ofour production is rumors, try ing to make us look bad. tional figure. There are many gre.it peo under contract tor defense purposes. ple vv ho come to see me it's ;i matter ol Q. You have said. "I will compter and protocol. Then people tell me I need Q. U hat spec ifically do you make

subjugate the uorld. The time will come protection and a certain dignity . part s ofweapons? u ithout my seeking when my u urds it ill A. That information is classified the lau." by serve almost as What are your Q. Security is very ei ideut all around government. But certainly, some small political goals? you and your church. It looks almost parts of weapons. A. I have no political goals. That obsessive. What is the reasonfor that? particular quotation has been taken out A. My mission is life-risking. My life is Q. Do you have plans to develop of context. When you pick quotations threatened by Communists; there have industries in the U.S. and West Europe from long, impromptu speeches, they been many threats. As my movement as you have in Korea andJapan? can be misinterpreted. There arc- also gets stronger, the more possibility there A. I do have plans to develop certain problems with translating from Korean. is for organized plots against my life. industries. [And] I am concentrating very much on the movement in Q.So you are saying you have Germany because it is the back no intention ofsubjugating the bone of Europe. We must save world? that nation from Communism. A. Of course not, not in the political sense. God is the ruler Q. Do you brainwash your disciples.-' of the world and I am not put ting myself in the position of A. The same question arose God. But the spirit of God when I spoke to a group of speaks through me and it's real congressmen on Capitol Hill. I ly God who speaks out. That's answered, "Are you Americans why so many young people fol foolish enough to be brain low me. washed by Reverend Moon of Korea, particularly when I use interpreter?" Q. Is one of your goals to get an Young people your members elected to high who come to the church are not offices? dumb or mediocre they are A. That is not the business of smart, idealistic and deter the church or under its control. mined. When they detect this We would like to have millions power and love of God, they and millions of members and seem attracted like a magnet. great leaders may emerge. I The doors to our centers are would welcome that. But my open 24 hours a day. Anybody goal is not to obtain any politi can come in, anvbodv can leave. cal power for myself or my mm Btrinskj organization. Q.You stress the importance

. haven't your 'Vast resources are necessary for the movement of the family but Q. You are a millionaire busi methods caused rifts within families' nessman, you live in a $625,000 house. North Korea's Kim II Sung, for example, you have yachts at your disposal and so has publicly announced that I am the A. If one of my disciples denounces his not disciple. A on. Why do you hare this financial No. 1 threat to his revolutionary tactics. parents, he is really my empire? But one thing the plotters do not know is trul v good disciple will gain the respect

then parents. . . . A. God has been very good to me. But I that if I falter for some reason, of his Many young people, Moons will they're for love. am not a millionaire businessman, I am a millions of new Reverend are neglected, thirsty religious leader. A great deal of blessing spring up. The work ol God will go on. When they come into our movement

many- has been poured upon me. And they're really inspired, they're really

your church and your . For the first see some people say that whatever I touch turns to Q. Why do happy time, they

money.-' raise and can trust gold. To a certain extent, that is true. But followers constantly Why thing somebody they and materialism? love. So become dedicated follow I know why God gave me this blessing the emphasis on they Some- material values. But it ers and members of our family. because God knows nothing belongs to A. I do not reject service- of God. parents feel and others have no me, not even a penny for my own must be in the Vast jealousy move other opposition except for the fact that savings. All the work is [for] God. If I resources are necessary for the implement the con their sons and daughters are were taking advantage of dedicated ment to physically following earth. someone who comes from Korea. young people, not a single soul would cept ofthe ideal of God on me, follow me. But they recognize my hones you allocate at part Q. Were you ever ordained another ty and dedication. Q.Why don't least by resources such projects as Christian / hurch? of those for A. I was ordained God, as Q. What is the extent of the church's feeding the hungry? by many welfare work. prophets in were ordained financial holdings around the worldz A. We are doing some history bv understand Cod. I in with A. I don't know. Truthfully, I do not However. I want you to that am daily communication are the God is with me. There is keep the figures, as they do not interest many people can feed and feeding God; living role is ordination than one. me. I give spiritual guidance. the poor and orphans. My unique no better that Copyright 1976 by Newsweek. Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.

649 650 %m $ X An Interview with Reverend Sun MyungMoon

Conducted by the editors of Newsweek International

Excerpted from the issue of June 14, 1976 Copyright 1976 by Newsweek Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.

651 the Rev. Sun saints in spirit Recently, Myung Moon living the world, including God's instructions. ment or the Korea CIA? gave a rare interview, his first in three years, Jesus, in my own search for truth. This A. That is absolute nonsense. Ours is a

to Newsweek International's Executive Editor cannot be explained in words too well. religious and wc get no instruc Q. But you rule movement don't our the possibility Richard Z. Chesnoff and General Editor Messiah'.' in that you are the tions from the government. Actually many Andrew Nagorski. Below, excerpts from cases in the past, people in South Korean Q . Why did God speak to you ? A. Let God answer you, let God answer their three-hour conversation: Governments have tried to undermine and A. In accordance with God's timetable, the world. right now our God has ordained or handpicked me. But curtail our movement. But contribution to the overall goal of Korea's CHESNOFF and NAGORSKI: How does why? We must ask God that question. I Q. You have said that a second specifically national purpose is so great certainly the Unification Church differ from other know just one thing: that mission came to they Messiah, who is a married is denominations' Korean, coming achievements. On our Christian me. God has three major headaches. First, have to recognize our and that the new will be horn in ideology own over million people have REVEREND MOON: new revelation moral corruption is rampant. Second, the initiative, 20 My Korea. Why Korea? over listened to our about has made the will of God crystal clear. And Christian churches are divided and declining theory victory A. Korea is the chosen nation of God. this is not an alliance or what is that will? It is to save the world. So and their spiritual power must be restored. Communism. But Korea is divided. The in line-up Panmunjom Park does his job: I the Unification Church is not another denom And third. Communism, an evil force in the cooperation. President is a like between the world line-up heavenly religious leader. ination it's a movement to save the world sight of God, is rising this is the foremost do my job as a and the satanic world. We must make a and through the of the world ofGod. obstacle to the creation of the Kingdom of teaching showdown in Korea. Korea's victory, par each individual in our movement becomes God on earth. When those revelations were in the and ticularly fight against Communism is Q. You have said. "I will conquer absolutely clear about the concept of the completed and organized into the Divine not Korea's alone. come 1 came to America to subjugate the world. The time will God-centered individual. God-centered fam Principle. I began to organize a movement it back to the wards will bring scene of the struggle. without my seeking when my ily, the God-centered nation and the God- and that is the Unification Church. law." America has been vour polit retreating from its respon serve almost as What arc centered world. to the world sibility that has happened in ical goals?

Vietnam already. partic Q. You are obviously saying that you are a America will decide the A. 1 have no political goals. That

was will revealed you? you also consider world's destiny, of context Q. How God's to prophet, hut do yourself including the destiny of ular quotation has been taken out Messiah'.' God because God needs im A. At the age of 16. 1 had a very spiritual. the new a champion. America When you pick quotations from long, is experience lesus Christ A. We are in a new destined to fight misinter deep encountering Messianic age. But Communism on a world promptu speeches, they can be wide scalethe trans in the Korean countryside. That was the 2.000 years ago Jesus Christ never spoke of ideological confrontation preted. There are also problems with is inevitable. beginning of the revelations. Ever since that himself as a Messiah, knowing that would lating from Korean.

particular encounter. I have been in constant not serve his purpose. I am not saying. "I

Messiah." communication with the God and the am the I am inten- living faithfully Q. Are you linked to the Govern- no fulfilling Korean Q. So you are saying you have

652 world' tion of subjugating the penny lor my own savings. All the work is then millions ot new Reverend Moons will detect this power and love of Cod. they A. Of course not. not in the political [for| Cod. II I were taking advantage of spring up. Ihe work ol (iod will go on. seem attracted like a magnet. The doors to sense. Cod is the ruler of the world and I am dedicated young people, not a single soul our center are open 24 hours a day. Anybody not do putting mysell in the position ol God, would follow inc. But thev recognize my Q. Win vour church and vour fol can come in. anybody can leave. But the spirit ol God speaks through me and honesty and dedication. lowers constantly raise money? Win the it s ' really Cod who speaks out. That's why emphasis on materialism Q. You stress the importance of thefam so many young people follow me. A. I do not reject material values. But it ily, hut haven't vour methods caused rifts Q. Your followers live vers simply hut vou must be in the service ol (iod. Vast resources n //////; families'? live vers comfortably. Win the personal are necessary for the movement to physi A. II one ot my disciples denounces his Q. Is one of vour goals to get vour mem opulence'.' implement the concept of the ideal of parents, he is not disciple. A hers cally really my truly elected to high offices'? A. Although I have lived most ol my life Cod on earth. good disciple will gain the respect of his A. That is not the business ol the church in simple surroundings, whether I like it or

parents. . .. people, are neglec or under its Many young control. We would like to have not I am becoming an international ligurc. don' Q. i vou allocate at leastpart ted, they're for love. When come millions Why oj thirsty they and millions of members and great There are many great people who come to those resouri es jor sui Ii pro/eels as feeding into our movement they're really inspired. leaders may emerge. I would welcome that. see me it's a matter of protocol. Then die hungry ? they're really happy. For the first time, But goal is they my not to obtain any political people tell me I need protection and a cer A. We arc doing some welfare work. see something and somebody they can trust power lor myself or my organization. tain dignity. However. I want vou to understand that and love. So they become dedicated follow man) people can feed and arc feeding the ers and membersofourfamily. Some parents

You are a poor and orphans. unique role is to Q millionaire businessman. Q. Security is very evident all aroundyou My bring led jealousy and others have no other oppo vou live in a . un awareness ol $025 .000 house, sou have and vour church, ll looks almost obsessive men (iod. sition except for the fact that their sons and yachti at that'.' your disposal and so on. Win do Whal is the reason for daughters arc following me. someone who vou have thisfinancial empire? A. My mission is life-risking. My life is Q. Do vou brainwash vour disciples? comes from Korea. A. find has same question arose when spoke- been very good to me. But I threatened by Communists; there have been A. The I am not a to millionaire businessman, I am a many threats. As my movement gets stronger. a group ol congressmen on the Capitol Q. Were you ever ordained hv another religious leader. A great deal of blessing has the more possibility there is lor organized Hill. I answered. "Are you Americans foolish Christian church? been poured upon me. plots against Korea's Kim II enough to be brainwashed Reverend Moon was And many people say my life. North by A. I ordained by God, as many prophets that whatever I ji announced of Korea, when I use an inter in touch turns to gold. To Sung, lor example, has publicly particularly history were ordained by (iod. I am in certain extent, that is true. But I know why that I am the No. I threat to Ins revolu Young people who come to the daily communication with Cod: the living f""l gave me blessing- plotters do church are not dumb or mediocre this because God tionary tactics. But one thing the they are (iod is with me. I here is no better ordina knows nothing belongs to me. not even a not know is that if I falter lor some reason. smart, idealistic and determined. When thev tion than that one.

653 America" America" Festival and to mobilize tennial "God Bless Ban large numbers of people. Commu quet a resounding success with nity leaders who attended the 123 guests attending. Among the America" Bicentennial "God Bless important guests in the audience banquets could be deeply moved was Nobel-prize winner Sir John by the patriotic spirit generated Eccles, from the ICUS conference throughout the entire program of on November 1975. The second American Revolutionary songs by Bicentennial Ethnic-Asian "God Bless America" the New Hope Singers International, Banquet on February Report of Banquet skillful international dances by the 26th was held for an audience Korean Folk guests. The Performing Arts Department, Ballet and solo arrange 86 predominantly Oriental directed by Mr. Joong Hyun Pak, ments by Sunburst. Throughout the The entertainment was again pro highlighted efforts of the Commu campaign, Sunburst had numerous vided by the Korean Folk Ballet Department to stimu engagements. were nity Relations and Sunburst. The guests Folk late Community leaders of New On February 12, 1976, the Korean surprised when the Korean York City to participate in the Folk Ballet together with Sunburst Ballet presented each with a red Ethnic Yankee Stadium "God Bless helped to make the first Bicen rose as they left. The third

654 Focus: Feb. 12, 1976 General Feb. 26, 1976 Ethnic, Asian March 4, 1976 Business, Ethnic, Non-Asian March 18, 1976 Government March 25, 1976 Anti-communist April 2, 1976 Korean Night April 8, 1976 Ethnic April 15, 1976 Business April 22, 1976 Government April 27, 1976 Friendship Luncheon Professors' April 29, 1976 Night May 5, 1976 Japanese Night May 7 1976 Korean Night, Washington, D.C. May 9, 1976 Columbia Alumni Night May 11, 1976 Hispanic Night May 23, 1976 Korean Night, New York, N.Y. May 25, 1976 Korean Night, Chicago, III. May 27, 1976 Korean Night, Los Angeles, Ca.

non-Asian Bicentennial banquet on also very successful, drawing an World Rally for Korean Freedom at March 4th was again very success audience of anti-Communist and Yoido Island was followed by an ful. 145 guests from Black and government contacts. inspiring keynote address by Colonel America" Spanish-speaking communities The "God Bless Korean Bo Hi Pak, which was the highlight attended, and their response was night on April 2nd brought 410 of the evening. The festival closed very warm. guests of the highest levels of New with a moving unit of audience and On March 18th, the New Hope York's Korean society; therefore, performers singing "Urie Sowonun Singers and Korean Folk Ballet the program was well-planned by Tongil". With our parting wishes for performed before an estimated 200 Korean Master of Ceremonies Mr. their continued good health, our guests from the business world Joong Hyun Pak. The New Hope guests were each presented with a and those invited by the Interna Singers International performed Yankee Stadium poster. tional Family Association. After the specially arranged Korean songs The seventh Bicentennial "God America" show, the departing guests were which in many instances moved Bless Banquet on April greeted with fists of red roses and the audience to tears. The Korean 8th was especially directed to boxes of God Bless America Folk Ballet radiated the beauty of ethnic groups from the New York Zoomers. The banquet on March their homeland through their col area communities. Their response 25th, bringing 111 guests, was orful dances. A film report of the to the program was very warm. The

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April 15th Banquet was well-received Mr. Osami Kuboki, president of the by an audience representing New International Cultural Foundation of York's business community. The Japan gave the principal address, evening was on one of the first and many hearts were deeply days of the Jewish Passover and moved. On May 7th, the Washington also Holy Thursday, so the New Hilton hosted the second largest America" Hope Singers International per banquet. The God Bless formed a specially prepared piece Korean Night drew 1,200 distin Galilee" called "Son of in its guished Korean and American original Hebrew, with a great guests. Colonel Bo Hi Pak spoke a response from the guests. On powerful 75 minutes during the April 22, the banquet, with 140 program. The guests enjoyed favorite guests, was directed primarily to Korean songs and traditional dances anti- politically-oriented people with of the Korean Folk Ballet. The next Communist sentiment. The program banquet was held on May 9th, was the same ethnically-oriented where professors from Columbia program as the last week. April University were invited to attend. 27th, the New Hope Singers Inter Eighty-six people attended the ban national gave a short performance quet. Another banquet, two days Luncheon" for an International of later, on May 11th, was held 50 people. Many important people for a Spanish-speaking audience. Night" were present, including the pres The "Hispanic drew over 360 ident of the Rotary Club of New people, and an eloquent testimony York. The speaker of the luncheon to our Father was given by Mr. was the ambassador from Free Johnny Melendez. China, Konsin C. Shah. Two days The second New York Korean later, a very large banquet with Cultural Night on May 23rd took 280 guests took place at Head place at the Grand Ballroom of the quarters. Even though originally Waldorf-Astoria. As a result of proposed for Columbia professors, weeks of PR work with the Korean the guest list included different Community, 1,800 Koreans came types of businessmen and VIPs and the largest crowd of its kind ever to guests from Captive Nations. gather. The evening was filled with On May 1, the new month began entertainment to touch the hearts with a Bicentennial God Bless of the Korean people. The New Hope Singers and Korean Folk Ballet brought forth a deep sense of pride and joy in the Korean heritage through the beauty and precision of their dances. The climax of the evening was Colonel Pak's powerful speech inspiring unity among the Korean people of America through the Unification Church and Reverend Moon. Thus, a five-day nationwide Korean Cul tural Night Tour began with 53 members. On the evening of the 25th, a Korean Night Banquet was held in Chicago in the elegant gilded ballroom of the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Mr. Kim Byung Ho, Mr. and Mrs. Cha, and Mee Ja Pak who helped to contact America" the Chicago Festival in Boston, Massa Korean Community were very happy chusetts. The scene was the that the crowd numbered well over Sanders Theater of Harvard Univer the maximum number anticipated. 4 sity, a relic of New England's past. J On May 27th, at the Beverly Wilshire The festival drew a crowd of 50 Grand Ballroom in Beverly Hills, people. The New Hope Singers over 800 people gathered for the opened and closed the event with banquet. The same inspirational patriotic and classical renditions. spirit accompanying the New York Dr. Joseph Sheftick gave a fine and Chicago banquets won the speech to the small audience, hearts of the Los Angeles Korean inviting all to come to the Yankee community. Stadium event. On May 5, a specially prepared Japanese-Korean-American pro gram helped to make the Bicen tennial Japanese Night Banquet a success, with 200 guests attending.

657 658 Honorary Advisory Board

AMBASSADORS

Ambassador Roberto Martinez Ordonez Ambassador. Honduras

Ambassador Konsin C. Shah Ambassador, The Republic of China

U.S. CONGRESSMEN

U.S. Congressman Barber Conable, Jr. U.S. House of Representatives New York State

U.S. Congressman Norman Lent U.S. House of Representatives New York State

U.S. Congressman John Myers U.S. House of Representatives Indiana

U.S. Congressman Harold Runnels U.S. House of Representatives New Mexico

U.S. Congressman Bob Wilson U.S. House of Representatives California

N.Y. LEGISLATORS

State Sen. Vander L. Beatty New York State Senate Albany New York

State Sen. John D. Calandra New York State Senate Albany New York

State Assemblyman George A. Cincotta New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Assemblyman Angelo DelToro New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Assemblyman Thomas R. Fortune New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Assemblywoman Jeanette Gadson New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Sen. Joseph L. Galiber New York State Senate Albany New York

State Sen. Robert Garcia New York State Senate Albany New York

State Sen. Owen H. Johnson New York State Senate Albany New York

State Assemblyman George W. Miller New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Assemblyman Armando Montano New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Assemblyman Louis Nine New York State Assembly Albany New York

State Sen. Richard E. Schermerhorn New York State Senate Albany New York

NYC Councilman Ramon S. Velez Chairman and Representative to Council Against Poverty Hunts Point Community Corp.

NYC Councilman Samuel Wright

659 Flores Mr. T. Nanatawara BUSINESS AND Mr. Monserrate Affairs President Director, Community & Public Corporation Daichi Jitsugyo Inc. COMMUNITY LEADERS NYC Health & Hospitals (America) Mr. F. Narita Ms. Dorothy Frooks Publisher President Mr. H. Aoki K.D.D. Rockey The Murray Hill News Company, Ltd. President D.D. Mr. Katsumi Nishioka Benihana of Tokyo, Inc. Bishop C.W. Froules, President President Mr. Juan Baez World Wide Crusade for Parents Teijin America, Inc. President and Children Together Community Care Corporation Mr. Carlos Noble Mr. Esli Gonzalez Executive Director Dr. Bishwaranjan Bagchee dournalist & Public Rels. Director Puerto Rican Community Indian Civic Leader Williamsburg Community Corp. Brooklyn Development Project, Inc. Physician Rabbi Josef Hausner Mr. Joseph V. Noble Mr. Anthony Bartos Hebrew Theologian and Professor of Director, Museum of the City of N.Y. Member of Czechoslovak Parliament, Studies. Fairleigh Dickinson University President, National Museum 1945-48 Mr. James L. Hicks Directors Association Member of Council of Free Editor Czechoslovakia (Czech, govt, in exile) Mr. K. Okamato Amsterdam News President Mr. Raymund Bevans The Yasuda Fire & Marine Executive Director Mr. Tatsuo Hosoe President Insurance Co, Ltd. Williamsburg Community Corp. Toagosei Chemical Industry Co. Mr. Peter Bloch Mr. Sozaburo Okamatsu President Mr. Hiroo Inoue Executive Director Association for Puerto Rican-Hispanic Vice-President Japan Light Machinery Int. Culture, Inc. Takiuchi, Inc. Mr. Shun Onda Rev. Leon Bracy Dr. Valentina Kalynyk President Vice-President President Nippon Zeon Corp., Ltd. Baptist Ministers Conference Captive Nations Committee Mr. Joseph Palisi Mr. J. Zamgba Browne Mr. T. Kang Brooklyn Historian, Lawyer President Religious Editor Mr. Jesse Owens TK. Food Brokers Amsterdam News Olympics Champion, 1936 Mr. David J. Burgos Mr. Junghi John Kim Mr. Joon Rhee Director President World Karate Champion South Bronx Puerto Rican Korean Association of New York Development Co., Inc. Mr. George Rodriguez Mr. Tadashi Kobanawa Vice-President Rev. Dr. Hector A. Chiessa President Hunts Point Multi-Service Corporation Adminstrative Area Chaplain Japan National Tourist Corp. Division of Ministerial Services Mr. Esrome Kuruneri Mr. Raymond Romana State of New York Deputy Chief, UN Development President Willow Ridge Rev. Dr. Peter Ching Programme, West and Central Africa Board of Governors, N.Y Founder and President Country Club, Harrison, Mr. Kin Fu Lee U.S. Naturalized Citizens President Mr. Matthew G. Ryan Welfare Association Kong Kue Trading Exec. Chef Steward, Yale Club Company Cuisine Mr. Alan Chow French Gold Medal Winner of Mr. M. Director Philip Mann Mr. Susumu Saegi Chinese American Arts Council Director, Harlem Chapter Greater New York C.O.R.E. President Dra. Amelia Hernandez Clavereza Noritake, Ltd. Lawyer Mr. Joseph McKeon Rev. Hozen Seki Editor and Publisher, La Voz Femenina President, Meatco Company President, Long Island President Mr. Yoshihiko Deguchi Culinary Association American Buddhist Academy President Yamamoto America Corporation Mr. Johnny E. Melendez Sgt. Howard L. Sheffey Executive Director President Mr. Abraham Druckman Puerto Rican Community Guardians Assn. of the Business Executive, Humanitarian Development Project, Inc. Police Department, Brooklyn Sir John C. Eccles Mr. Chosuke Miyahara Mr. Gosuke Shibayama Physiologist President President Nobel 1963 Prize, Miya Company, Inc. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Honorable Hamilton Fish, Sr. Mr. Norihiko Nakayama Mr. Naodumi Shimada Former U.S. Congressman President President President, Operation Freedom Fujitsu Company The Japan Development Bank

660 Mr. Toru Shimamura Bicentennial God Bless America Banquet President Daido Corporation

Mr. Naohiko Suyama Vice-President Shikibo, Ltd. Feb. 12/76 28. Mrs. Emilia Barrish 5. Mr. and Mrs. Lanigan 1. Mr. Sharaf Al-Dean S. Alsaido Minister Ambassador of Mr. Takayama Costa Rica U.N.D.P. Second Mission of Yemen U.N. President Secretary, to the 6. Mr. Motsepye to the UN. 29. Mr. Kompliment Hakuhodo Advertising Corp. Third Secretary, Mission of Botswana 2. Mr. Manuel Bibang Second Sec. of C.A.R. to the U.N. to the U.N. Dr. TH. Tsuan First Secretary, Equatorial Guinea 30. Mr. and Mrs. Solet 7. Mr. Samuel Yao Professor Mission to the U.N. Attache of C.A.R. to the U.N. Secretary, Mission of Ivory Coast Seton Hall University 3. Mr. Lemson Samson Chitsamba 31. Mr. and Mrs. Madzou-Angdulou to the U.N. Second Secretary, Malawi Mission First of Congo to the U.N. 8. Mr. Antonio Yao Mr. Makato Tsuboi Secretary to the U.N. 32. Mr. Nembe Advisor, Mission of Coast General Manager Ivory 4. Ms Mieke Counsellor of Gabon to the U.N. to the U.N. Chogoku Marine Paints, Ltd. U.N.D.R, Holland 33. Mr. Gabriel Alevina Dr. Joseph F. Valletutti 5. Mr. Marsala Secretary Chancellor of Gabon U.N. PR March 25/76 Executive Director Son of Counselor of the Mission of Congo to the U.N. 1. Dr. Gustavo Dubuc and guest Italian American Center for to the U.N. 34. Mr. Dramou First Secretary of Venezuelan Mission Urban Affairs, Inc. 6. Mr. Vincent Obame Attache of Guinea to the U.N. to the U.N. Son of the Ambassador of Gabon 35. Mr. Acapo 2. Ambassador Delamaz and sister Ms. Blanca Velez to Argentina Second Secretary of Dahomey Ambassador of Dominican Republic Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Serv. 7. Dr. Paque to the U.N. Mission to the U.N. Special Assistant to Gov. Carey, Bronx Head of the German Translation Dept. 36. Miss Simidy Zewdinea 3. Mr. Fernandez and daughter Mr. Haruo Washi ofthe U.N. U.N. Secretariat Third Secretary, Dominican Republic President 8. Mr. Suwito Darudsumarto 37. Miss Bridget Fox Mission to the U.N. The Japan Foundation Vice Consul of Indonesia Secretary of Irish Mission to the U.N. 4. Ambassador Dr. Moreno and wife 9. Mr. A. Loebis 38. Dr. and Mrs. Usmani Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Dr. Benjamin W. Watkins Assistant to Vice Consul of Indonesia U.N. Energy Program Mission to the U.N. Educator 10. Mr. P. Poedjoetomo 39. Mr. and Mrs. Geoghegan 5. Mr. Victorio Degbo & friend Mayor of Harlem Counsellor of Indonesia to the U.N. U.N.D.P. Middle East Dept. Attache, People's Republic of Benin 11. Prof. Dr. Didin Tastrapradja Mission to the U.N. Bishop Moses Doe Weah Indonesian Repres. to the U.N. U.N. PR Feb. 26/76 6. M. and Mme Solet Rev. Linnette Williamson for Science Conf. 1. Mr. Sama Tafik Attache, Central African Republic Executive Director 12. Mr. Osama Tawfik Vice Consul of Egypt Mission to the U.N. The New York Council Deputy Consul of Egypt 2. Mr. Y.H. Kim 7. Mr. H.E. Yaguibou of Smaller Churches 13. 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