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Overwhelming Clergy Response to Blessing See Pages 8-13 for Reports UnificationUnification NewsNews $2 Volume 21, No. 3 T HE N EWSPAPER OF THE U NIFICATION C OMMUNITY March 2002 WORLD CULTURE AND SPORTS FESTIVAL 2002 Religious Dialog at WCSF and Blessing by Dr. Frank Kaufmann As always religion had a central role to play. Spir- Jathedar offered a plenary invocation, and Arch- itual leaders offered prayers and invocations through- bishop Augustus Stallings prayed the invocation at he World Culture and Sports Festival was out the many events of the Assembly and the festi- the closing banquet at the Little Angel’s School. Reli- held in Seoul February 13-20, 2002. IIFWP’S val, one early morning leaders offered an interfaith gion plenary speakers included Pastor T.L. Barrett, Assembly 2002 aspect of the WCSF was worship service open to all participants, 52 schol- Professor Jameson Kurasha, and Dr. Martin For- comprised of elements reflecting the broad ars and leaders engaged in three, two-hour see DIALOG on page 6 array of peace activity and organizations committee sessions on issues of religion and foundedT and maintained by Reverend Moon—reli- peace, other religion participants contributed gion, politics, media, and so forth. to different committees (such as politics or PHOTOS COURTESY JULIAN GRAY NGO’s), and eight from our number brought Heaven’s Blessings from the world’s traditions to the 1,000’s of young couples. We are grateful to Kham- ba Lama Dambajav for open- ing the entire Assembly with his invocation at the opening banquet. Reverend Jesse Edwards offered the invoca- tion at the opening plenary which included talks from former President Abdurrah- man Wahid, and Reverend Moon, Dr. Manjit Singh PREPARATIONS FOR THE 144,000 Washington DC Overwhelming Clergy Response to Blessing see pages 8-13 for reports Atlanta Chicago Detroit Los Angeles New Jersey Tarrytown 2 March 2002 FOUNDER’S DISCOURSE ON UNIFICATIONISM by Reverend Sun Myung Moon ject, then the victorious realm will follow automatically. This is an excerpt of a speech given So whatever level you are on, town, January 27, 2002 Kona, Hawaii. Trans- state, whatever, if you are united lation by Rev. Peter Kim; notes by Tyler with God, then heavenly fortune will Hendricks. protect you and help you accomplish heon Il Guk—Cheon Il means what you want to do. That is what Our Destiny is two people becoming one, is called the victorious realm. With side the realm of death. and neglected. During World War II, beginning from the unity of that privilege and determination, we So I declared the chunoh chungcha: Japan tried to conquer America and mind and body and going begin this new era. The pre-condition chunoh = noon, chungcha = settlement; failed. Now it is not Japan, but heav- all the way to unity of heav- for that is unity of mind and body as settlement of noontime, which means enly soldiers who should land in Amer- Cen and earth. When we become one an individual. We should be able to see our life is vertically and horizontally ica. That is why Hawaii is the bridge, with our subject, then we connect with our destiny in this era. Liberation of all straight. There will be no shadow in the beachhead. The countries that share our ultimate subject, God - that is the things, of humankind, is here. Whether our life. We have to become the center the Pacific, such as Korea, Taiwan, meaning of the absolute realm of the we live or die, everything will become that will bring the liberation. Japan, North and South America, are autonomous ownership (chaju guk) God’s glory and victory. We should have We do not possess all things. Because in trouble. There is no ownership of nation. If the chaju guk becomes sub- no fear, because we know we will live for eternity. In other words, we are out- of the fall, Satan stole all things. There- those nations. Even the UN lost own- fore God and humankind were sepa- ership. The continents have no own- rated from each other. Because of the ers. So we have to establish a strong fall, all things no longer belonged to enough foundation here to make a suc- C ALENDAR Adam and Eve. Therefore we should cessful landing, along with God. MARCH 2002 own nothing in the secular world. There That’s why I invited you seven pres- should be voluntary sacrificial living idents here, to start praying and prepar- 3 Kwon Jin Nim’s Birthday (1/20/75) offering on the individual level and ing for the True Parents’ birthday cel- 6 Shin Sook Nim’s Birthday (1/23/84) national level. People say this belongs ebration, and mobilize the Peace Ambas- 13 Dong Sook Nim’s Birthday (1/30/55) to America, that belongs to Japan, but sadors to do that, and join them at the 23 Shin Won Nim’s Birthday (2/10/88) they all are robbers. What the secular workshop. By 2004, Korea should be 26 Martial Arts Federation for World Peace Established (1997) world claims for itself is stolen. Upon united. As a spiritual condition, I ini- the registration of blessed couples, you tiated registration for Unification Church 27 New Ecumenical Research Association (New ERA) Inauguration have to trace back your mother’s line- members. Once Christianity is united, (1980) age and father’s lineage and provide Korea can easily be united by having 28 43 Couples’ Blessing (1969) restoration to them. As we offer sover- all the Christians buy the land. 31 Hyun Jin Nim & Jun Sook Nim’s Blessing (1987) eignty to God, the good spirits will come Throughout human history, we have Jin Sung Nim’s Birthday (2/18/62) down to work with us. this privilege of having True Parents What we possess and enjoy in the only once. Again, I remind you of the APRIL 2002 secular world are stolen goods. The Old autonomous ownership (chaju guk) Testament era was the era of sacrific- nation. The era of victory. Because of 1 Shin Ye Nim’s Birthday (2/19/00) ing all things; the New Testament era the fall of man, we lost autonomy and 3 New Hope Farm Declaration (1995) saw the sacrifice of children; and the ownership. We lost a sense of direction. 4 Dedication Ceremony for the Chung Shim Tap Memorial Tower & Completed Testament era called for the But now, because of the teaching and Jeong Shim Won Prayer Hall (2000) sacrifice of parents. Now we are in the merit of the age, we have the luxury of 7 42 Couples’ Blessing (1989) 4th Adam era. Therefore we have to being in the victorious era of the come out of our old concept and habits autonomous ownership (chaju guk) 138 Previously Married Couples’ Blessing (1989) as a German, American, Japanese, or nation. 57 Single Blessing (1989) Korean. We become citizens of heaven Don’t ever think that there is no spir- Declaration for the Blessed Family (1995) and follow the heavenly tradition. If you it world. During World War II, the allied 9 True Parents’ Blessing (3/16/60) are stubborn and stick with your old and axis nations fought, six nations habits and possessions, you will be like and when we add Korea, we get seven Shin Chul Nim’s Birthday (2/27/92) maggots. Without having that condi- nations. Dae Hyung Nim’s Ascension tion set as an individual and nation, This is the absolute era of God. Yes- 10 1265 Previously Married Couples’ Blessing (1992) you have no ladder to climb up. If we terday I declared the era of the victo- Women’s Federation for World Peace Established (1992) do not make the total living offering, it rious realm of the autonomous own- Family Federation for World Peace and Unification Established is like exploitation. You sit on stolen ership (chaju guk) nation. Today is the goods and still use them even though first day of that era, the day of the lib- (1996) you know they are stolen. eration of all things. 11 Un Jin Nim & Jin Hun Nim’s Blessing (1986) We know my life course, with oppo- The Transfer of Ownership 12 36 Couples of the Second Generation Blessing (1986) sition on every level. But now, in the 13 True Parents’ Day (3/1/60) 4th Adam era, on the foundation that False parents took everything away, Sung Jin Nim’s Birthday (3/1/46) I made, I declared the era of the victo- so we have to return it to God. In the rious realm of the autonomous own- last fifty years, I guided the use of a 16 Kwon Jin Nim & Hwa Yun Nim’s Blessing (1995) ership (chaju guk) nation, in which large flow of funds. Nothing was for my Sun Jin Nim & In Sup Nim’s Blessing (1995) True Parents’ life, love and lineage pre- own sake; it was all for the providence. 23 Shin Hwa Nim’s Birthday (3/11/88) vail. Do not claim ownership accord- It was not wasted; no one can take away 28 Shin Yea Nim’s Ascension (2001) ing to your nationality. This is the rea- what was done. The ancestors are still son that I called you former presidents standing behind what I did; nothing is MAY 2002 of the seven providential nations. You lost. Because Satan has opposed me 1 HSA-UWC Established (1954) have to repent for the sake of yourself on all levels, I never gave up. This is and your nation. That is why I want not a children’s game. I have been fight- 43 Couples’ Blessing (1969) you to go through the workshop at ing Satan all my life.
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