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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

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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. Again, throw out 6 Professors World Peace Academy Established (1973) Chung Pyung Lake with the Ambas- your old secular world habits and ways. 7 Jin Hun Nim’s Birthday (3/25/63) sadors of Peace. You are like the trib- Soon we will see the time that you can- 10 Unification Theological Seminary (1977) al head of your nation. not see me freely. If you don’t fulfill 14 Shin Bok Nim’s Birthday (4/3/82) Everyone has to do Tribal Messi- your responsibility, newcomers will take ahship, to provide restoration for his away your privileges. Cheonju Haebang Shik: Ceremony for the Liberation of the tribe, to open the door for them to receive Your body should be a holy offering, Universe (1999) the blessing. In Korea there are 273 but think of how stained it is. The time 15 Shin Il Nim’s Birthday (4/4/81) different clans. They should be united will come when if we doze during Hoon 36 Couples’ Blessing (1961) and eventually receive True Parents’ Dok Hae, our ancestors will wake us 16 Ye Jin Nim & Jin Whi Nim’s Blessing (1981) blessing. This is the absolute way to up with a punch. We should be able to build the Kingdom of God. claim ourselves as a clean mind and Day of the Love of God (1984) Don’t be proud of your wealth. Your body so that we are qualified to be reg- 21 Hyun Jin Nim’s Birthday (4/10/69) wealth is the result of exploitation. Your istered properly and be accepted. 118 Couples’ Blessing (1978) ancestors! That’s why it doesn’t belong Blessed couples from the 36 to the 22 American Clergy Leadership Conference Established (2000) to any nation. We have to offer it to God 430 Blessings will gather during my and receive it back from him. birthday and be screened and re-organ- 30 Declaration of True Parents’ East & West (Global) Victory (1999) ized. Each individual should have his © 2000 COURTESY OF KATHERYN COMAN The oceans have been abandoned March 2002 Unification News 3 FOUNDER’S DISCOURSE ON UNIFICATIONISM have to develop it for human life, life can be created. It is like a melting as a fish farm or whatever we can pot in which the husband and wife’s do. We have to conquer the North life melt together and create a new life. Pole and Antarctic. If we don’t have That is why, if you have no children, a joint venture of all nations, and your life ends in one generation. That if each individual nation just pur- is why those who avoid having children Cheon Il Guk sues its own benefit, the poles will are consigning themselves to hell. Those be exploited and disappear. who avoid marriage will face the same own ladder to climb up. I have shown island nation. The victorious realm does not come consequence because it means that you how to climb the ladder. The spir- Through the restoration process, we by itself; we have to create it. If you they will not have children. it world will interfere with our life for can inherit ownership from God. The watch the animal world, for most species, The return of the ocean and land the sake of goodness. If we make a mis- autonomous nation is important; it has almost half of the offspring die. That are necessary. Once this return process take, we will face the consequences God’s lineage attached to it. If you stand is natural law. The food chain exists is done, we should play the role of owner immediately. For some people, there- on that foundation, Satan cannot snatch there. We may not be able to create to the ocean and land. Because of this fore, it is a fearful era. So, remember you away. You have not the foggiest new species of insects and animals, era of the victorious realm of the the era of the victorious realm of the idea of the victorious realm of the but we have to preserve them at least. autonomous nation, there will be no autonomous ownership nation, so that autonomous nation, but now as I explain Species become extinct and we should opposition anywhere. Soon, everyone God can do whatever He wants with it, you nod your heads. Remember the not allow that. Catching fish is not for will be issued a Cheon Il Guk ID card, this world. total sacrificial living offering you made, the sake of eating. We need food, but a plastic card that will validate you I offered forgiveness to the blessed it is for educating people. Some nations the purpose should be greater than wherever you go. couples through the registration bless- spent it to buy land; they will be pun- that. We should be the owner and mas- Japan is an island nation, and peo- ing, so if you make a mistake again, I ished. The purpose is clear: it is for ter of the world. ple from an island nation cannot con- cannot do anything about it, but your education. Yesterday, they caught some fish, quer a continent. Japan should not ancestors will take care of you, one way Once you have oppose me; if it contin- or another. So live for the sake of God your letter, you can ues to, it will face diffi- and True Parents. When Jacob was hang onto it and culties. I am still calling running away in the night, God showed close your eyes and women missionaries out him a ladder. In the same way, we each climb up. I’ve already True Parents of Japan, to save as many need a ladder. Don’t fall off of it. What- told you how to do people as possible out in ever mission we may do or talk about, it. Once you estab- the larger world. the prerequisite is the unity of mind lish a father-son rela- in Hawaii My children may be and body. That comes first, even for tionship, if you make stubborn, like me, but climbing the ladder, first on the indi- small mistakes it is True Parents flew to Hawaii once they know the truth, vidual level. On the family level, your okay. Like little chil- they can turn around 180 family should climb it all together. True dren make small after the victory of the WCSF degrees, like me. What is Parents already set the ladder safely; mistakes and the in Seoul. They were greeted the significance of hav- you just have to climb it. You have to parents do not pun- ing True Parents? Through persevere until the end. You absolute- ish them. But when with a celebratory cake, right, True Parents your line- ly have to be united with True Parents. you grow up, it is dif- and, below by the participants age can be cleansed and If you have no confidence to tag along, ferent. When I go to in the workshop for the reconnected to God. You you have to become like a fly sitting on spirit world, the Uni- know the parable of the my jacket and go through the eight fication movement National Messiahs prodigal son. If your son stages together. A fly on a plane from will prevail and pros- comes back hungry, you Japan will be carried to America. So per. The spirit world will give him your food absolute faith, love and obedience is is full of blessed cou- even if you have to starve. needed. ples who will work That is the heart of par- I am educating youth in Korea, stu- with you, following ents. If the parents turn dents on all levels of schools. At least my direction. their back on the prodi- I am setting a condition to offer this We climbed the gal son, where can he go? God-centered education. If they don’t ladder from the level You are his last hope, so take it, it is their problem. I am offer- of servant of servants you have to embrace him ing this education on an equal level, and on up, eight and give him another regardless of race, religion and nation. stages. We have to chance. When the prodi- Remember when Lot’s wife turned back offer absolute faith, gal’s father offered the to gaze upon Sodom and turned into love and obedience banquet, do you think a pillar of salt. This is a time like that. to God and True Par- that the rest of the chil- We just have to look forward. There ents. The 4.4 cele- dren, who had stayed with have been struggles and conflicts between bration day was the father, felt good or races; this should cease. In the last declared in Punta del bad? They should rejoice days, ... I am not a fool. I am overqual- Este. We did these with the father, not feel ified to be a national president and I conditional days, by bad. have never sought such a position. which I cleaned up spirit world step by ono and striped marlin. Have faith in Look at the light bulb filament—it The word ‘True Parents’ is the most step. The return of the ocean and land, your life; realize that you live for the is black, but provides bright light. The precious word. God is distributing all the different stages of return took place. sake of God and humanity. All things black race is more athletic and phys- the treasures of his museum, but we The oceans should be connected to the are there for the sake of humanity. So, ically better built, on average. When do not appreciate the value. Our body land, the continents. If all things receive you enjoy your life. Even though all you look at anything carefully, you will should be kept pure and clean, along enough love, they will naturally return things recognize me, when I walk on a find the power of God there. Therefore with our mind. Then there is a chance to the source of that love, the owner. field, I feel the plants greeting me. We you cannot deny the existence of God. to see the value. That is why, for the That is natural law. should all become like that. What is the purpose of man’s sexu- ceremonies of holy days, you have to If we utilize resources properly, the On June 24, 2000 at Han Nam Dong, al organ? To use as a chopstick? To wear holy robes to cover your stained world will really prosper. But we have I asked, “Can you take responsibility urinate? What determines a man or body and mind. It is not the time for misused and polluted. The world will for the reunification of Korea by 2004?” woman, the sexual organ, or the shape me even to look back, much less pull become like a zoo. The insects will have No one had a dream about the regis- of the body? No matter how rich a noble- or look after you. You are on your own. to be protected. Animals can survive tration process, but I initiated it because man may be, if at the time of his wed- That is why the autonomous nation by means of the food chain. If neces- you did not know what to do, and also ding he has no functioning love organ, was declared. You have to stand on sary, we can build a gigantic building the blessing of people in the spirit world. he will be discarded and abandoned. your own two feet. You have to pay the and raise all kinds of living things, from At Chung Pyung Lake, last time, I told Even the bride, once she realizes that debt. insects to tigers and lions. In other the trainees that the thing God respects her husband cannot function as a man, If you make an offering to God, you words, a zoo. and adores the most is the love organ. will keep crying and eventually end her must forget it. Even if it were dropped Krill is the key food for animals and Because that is where God can be joined life or abandon him. Again, the unity into the middle of the ocean, you don’t fish. We can even build a fish farm in with His children. No religious founder of mind and body is key. So my life- think about it. The deepest point of the the middle of the Sahara desert. As has said such a thing, because in the long motto is to seek total self-control Pacific Ocean is 10,000 meters deep, long as we have fertilizer and water, we secular world, talk of the love organ is before seeking to serve God’s will for near the Philippines. God is the owner can farm anywhere. It is just a matter the lowest level talk. the universe. of the ocean and land; everything belongs of building the tunnel (canal). There is Our conscience constantly reminds If you know my direction and prac- to God. Even if it costs America, Japan plenty of krill in the Antarctic. On each us what to do. It creates the equal level, tice it, blessed couples will never wind and Korea, Father wants to secure an continent, there is a big desert, and we balance. Through our love organ, new see DESTINY on page 4 4 Unification News March 2002

between Adam and Eve there should how serious it was for God to have True rights should take place voluntarily DESTINY be the right order. Woman should fol- Father born in this physical world, after and naturally. When Satan took the from page 3 low man. There should be a love rela- 6,000 years of waiting. The order of elder son’s right, he used force and tionship between husband and wife. restoration is first the oneness between falsehood. up in hell. Only after you love your enemy can you mother and children, then the unity Satan cannot make any excuse before We have to take our own responsi- return to your hometown. You should between father, mother and children True Parents, but only offer voluntary bility. Unification Church member fam- give this truth to your family and rel- together, and then as a family unit they surrender. That is why True Parents ilies should have enough resources to atives first. That is why I give you the start revolving around God’s heart. This will secure the liberation of Satan. What support themselves, physically and Tribal Messiah providence. is the formula that will never change. about your life? We have to be able to spiritually. I offered a prayer to unite Again, I have responsibility to inform No one came up with this except for go to the bottom of hell. Sleeping less land and ocean at Chung Pyung Lake. the return of the ocean and land, but me. Don’t take it for granted. than anyone else. Such a humble life In Uruguay I bought a national treas- today I declared the return of heaven We have to liberate God. If you truly will ignite your torch. My life has been ure and restored it. Japan and Philip- and earth. We bought much land here understand Divine Principle, as man like the life of a fool, in a secular view, pines are counterparts, like Korea and and there, as a condition for returning when you pray you will miss True Father like a handicapped life. But in reality, Uruguay. If the people in North Korea land. I have focused on the ocean many with tears. Think of how far you are I am not handicapped. To preserve starve, we have to provide them food. years as a condition for return of the from that heartistic relationship with God’s providence and the Unification The U.S., Japan, Russia and China ocean. I have shed tears in prayer as me. If you cast a net in the deep sea, Church movement, I had to do many should help achieve the unification of a condition to return heaven and earth. you have to have a long enough rope things. Your conscience knows the Korea. Can you be responsible for the We have to become the owners of the and the net should be big enough and direction you have to go, what mistakes unification of Korea, horizontally and ocean and land. Have confidence that deep enough. There is an island nation you made, whether you are true or false, vertically? You should take responsi- the True Parents have done it. called Palau, located near the deepest and to what degree. bility for your people and nation. Call people sikkhu first, then by their spot in the Pacific Ocean. Question yourself why you are here, The DMZ should be eliminated, with nationality of birth, because we have The liberation of God is the precon- why you are in the movement. You help from America, Russia, China and the same ancestor. German sikkhu, dition to liberate humankind. Chris- should be able to answer yourself. Some- Japan. We have to educate them to do not German person. tians believe that God times I will test you and I may punch so. I provided a foundation for North (Sikkhu is Korean for “fam- is the God of judgment, you. You have to ask yourself why you Korea to stand. If I bought enough land ily member.”) Teach your but our view is that got punched. Suppose you got that in South America, North Korea’s peo- children Korean. There This is the last we have to liberate punch in order to relieve God’s lamen- ple can come there and settle. At least “ should be one language. God. The entire world, tation. In that case, it would be an pray for this, even if you cannot take Animals the world over days. The Bible all the people, should honor. Don’t even think you are supe- responsibility for it. The children born speak the same language. be the object of God’s rior to anyone. Be humble. Arrogance in Korea are blessed with heavenly for- Cows that lived 1,000 years says that at the love, but because of is the eternal enemy. Even if you give tune because of God’s providence cul- ago, spoke the same lan- second coming, the fall we lost that up your life, if that can secure the lib- minating here. I don’t feel pity on Korea guage. But human beings status. So how can we eration of God, you should be able to anymore. I offered education nation- have hundreds of differ- 144,000 achieve the world’s sacrifice yourself. I never resisted tor- wide in Korea at least three times, so ent languages and sounds. believers will unification? Once we ture in prison, as long as I was alive, I I fulfilled my responsibility. If you Kore- Whoever graduates UTS find a person who is was still thinking about God’s provi- an leaders do not fulfill yours, then the should be a world leader, welcome him and an absolute object of dence. reunification will be postponed and I and all leaders must grad- be the first God, we can unite with I may look like a fool, but no; inside will leave Korea. I have to carry on God’s uate from UTS. that person and I had everything planned out. I have providence. The National Messiahs After this year, nations resurrection. achieve that goal. been educating my own children to returned to Korea. You have to spear- will divide and split, but Think of how have absolute faith in me. I have been head this holy mission. If you are respon- the Unification Church painful God’s heart very tolerant to them so that they could sible, you will do it without expecting movement will prosper. must be in dealing with realize what they were doing and come help. God’s kingship has been ” the evil parents in the back to me. I know what is going on The Principle has no Boundaries established. Conditionally, more than physical world, who do not care about with each child and I have been patient- half of humanity is in the realm of bless- him but are only self-centered. If all ly waiting for their voluntary return. Even America as a nation should ing. humankind comes together, they may Even true children are afraid of me. make the total living offering to God. Many top leaders are from the Chol- liberate this world but they will not lib- True Mother knows that I do not live Centering on Christianity, America la province: the Continental Director erate the heart of God. Liberating God’s following impulses, but strictly follow- should do it. America is a melting pot of America, Rev. Yu of Japan, the top heart is the revolution of revolutions; ing the Principled course. Don’t think of races and nationalities. Once Amer- leader of Korea. Cholla has suffered that’s why I came as a revolutionary. the course of indemnity is easy. It is a ica makes the offering, it represents historically, but the time has come for God has been confined until now. miracle that I have survived 58 years the world. That is why I spent over 30 you to be resurrected. That is why God He is full of lamentation having lost his since the liberation of Korea. They years in America. Christianity cannot is using you as top leaders. You tend son. This is the culmination of restora- labeled me a robber of their women. complain about my devotion to Amer- to be more liberal types. God is fair. tion. Once we know Unification Thought, There were temptations and seduction, ica; I have done enough. I clearly can Cholla has been put down, but in the God will dwell in the family. Centering women coming naked and offering me claim this. The world should follow and last days, people from Cholla are used on your family, we should be able to their breasts. There were women who resemble me, so we are issuing the as key leaders. There is always an order, sing a song of love and springtime. were young, who were daughter-like, Cheon Il Guk card, which has True even in making an offering table. When Because of the fall, we lost our origi- wife-like, and mother-like. I always Parents’ photo. When you have it, you I select leaders for here and there, I fol- nal homeland. So we have to be able follow the heavenly law and rule, so carry True Parents around and your low a certain order. I am putting some to return to that state. Eventually, we Satan cannot accuse me. Many people ancestors will stay with you, all the pressure on Cholla province leaders. have to achieve the liberation of God. say that I will fail, but I will not fail. time, so you will live with them togeth- It is the southern province, the Kwangju Only after the liberation of God will the This is the time that we as blessed er. Throughout my life, I never skipped area. liberation of True Parents take place, couples should create our own bless- Sunday morning pledge, even out on When ex-President Eu wrote Divine then the liberation of children. In order ings of 36 spiritual children couples, the ocean, or in North Korea. Don’t you Principle, he could not write anything to do that, we have to secure sover- 72 couples, and so forth, and send them think my life has been worthy? [Yes.] on his own. He had to follow my direc- eignty. out for pioneering, for the sake of the If you are a minister, you should be tions on each page. I sent four mis- Who can liberate God? He cannot restoration of the fatherland. I appoint- able to teach people. Some of our church sionaries to America: (Dr.) Bo Hi Pak, liberate himself, although he is omnis- ed thousands of people as peace ambas- leaders avoid preaching on Sundays, (Dr.) Young Oon Kim, (Mr.) Sang Ik Choi, cient and omnipotent. Liberating God sadors, and I am putting them through but I always come back to the original and (Dr. David) Sang Chul Kim. Young is the foundation for liberation of human- education now. That is why they will point on Sunday and worship God, Oon Kim was the leader among the ity, but he could not do it because he go through this workshop seminar from show respect to God and do kyung bae four. When I first came to America, was confined. The only person who can Feb 14-19. to God. You have to able to feed your some told me that since I don’t speak liberate God are True Parents, who can We have to be reborn to live in the bone marrow to your congregation. English, I had to listen to them. But I liberate human history as the Messi- Kingdom of God, in the house of Jeho- To Restore 144,000 Churches never paid attention to that. I never ah. God and Satan are in conflict and vah. If you want to live there, even St. forget certain things. You can be amazed so cannot do it. False parents caused Paul thought he would go to the King- We will have a 144,000 clergy bless- by my memory. the conflict. Now the True Parents final- dom of God, but he found himself in ing this April. We are talking about Once we secure the heart relation- ly appeared, so even Satan has to rec- the mid-level spirit world, so he had to 288,000 individuals. This is the last ship through three generations, the ognize them. So we have to establish go through a conversion experience in days. The Bible says that at the sec- entire universe will respond. In order a foundation strong enough to gain the spirit world. That is Dr. Lee’s mes- ond coming, 144,000 believers will wel- to reach that level, we have to pay the Satan’s voluntary surrender. sage. We have to solve the problems on come him and be the first resurrection. proper indemnity on each stage. Please Elder son’s rights, parent’s rights, the group level. All the Christian lead- If we sacrifice our body, our spirit self secure your grandchildren, so the four- king’s rights, we lost all of them because ers in the spirit world are repenting, will grow. When we walk, we always position foundation is set over three of the fall, and we have to get them and regretting that they cannot attend have the legs take turns. It is natural. generations. That is mandatory to enter back at this time. Cain was the elder the True Parents in the flesh. They are By the same token, the Cain and Abel the Kingdom of God. Otherwise you will son, and now we have to reverse the waiting for True Parents’ entry into problem is a universal issue. Even be just floating. We have to understand order. This restoration of the elder son’s spirit world. ❖ March 2002 Unification News 5 WORLD CULTURE AND SPORTS FESTIVAL 2002 World CARP: Year of the Whirlwind by Ken Bates team efforts. They really learned a new the STF special training course. Here to our new strategy through service for leadership paradigm for the settlement in Korea during September, over 15,000 peace. This address was given as an intro- age, through Responsibility, Account- people, paid for admission to hear about An attentive audience of more than duction to President Hyun Jin Moon at ability and Initiative. peace through service even as the ter- 4,000 at the event the World CARP Convention in Seoul. In July we took off on the Service for rorists struck in New York. Four months Finally, Hyun Jin Nim took all the ast year I had the great bless- Peace world tour. These were events W-CARP leaders to Alaska, where he ing of traveling around the that challenged each World CARP Chap- seriously challenged us in outdoor world together with President ter to prepare in ways that had never activities. After erasing our limits many Hyun Jin Moon on the Ser- been done before. By taking ownership, times on the mountains and snow- vice for Peace Tour. In many what had seemed impossible was accom- fields of Alaska, he asked us to set Lof the countries he spoke, he would plished in each location. In Japan, over new, much higher goals for the future. begin by asking, “Are you ready for a 50,000 came and showed their sup- These are goals that allow us to dream whirlwind?” port by paying an admission fee high- again, not empty dreams, but dreams No one knew what kind of whirlwind er than ever charged before. Result: that we know can be realized. The goals he was talking about. He wasn’t just revitalization of Japan. set for the speaking tour of 2003 include talking about stirring up the emotions In the Philippines, the young mem- events with 100,000 participants, not of our World CARP members. He was bers couldn’t believe at first that such just 15 or 20,000. These goals were aiming at making a sweeping cultural high goals could be accomplished. When set for 2003, in order to allow each change that would affect the core, the Hyun Jin Nim told them that they must leader to be fully accountable for their very root of how CARP is defined, and accomplish ALL the goals, or there later, in his state of the Union address, success during 2002. how the potential of the organization would be no event, they took owner- George Bush delivered a similar mes- In everything that was done by our is determined. This amazing worldwide ship of his direction. The outcome was sage that voluntary service was the only President last year, he totally set the whirlwind resulted in 2001 being a that they more than doubled the size way to peace. example of taking ownership, and break- monumental year for World CARP! of the largest previous event in the Earlier in the summer, Hyun Jin Nim ing every limitation. He has shown an The year started with our World CARP Philippines, with only two months to and Jun Sook Nim came here to Korea example of excellent leadership, and is Convention and symposium in New mobilize rather than twelve. They reached to join with True Parents in their speak- now encouraging us to do the same. York, during which CARP members teachers and professors, who intro- ing tour. This represented 3 genera- Just as he taught us to take owner- learned modern management meth- duced their entire classes to our CARP tions working together, and set the ship during the past year, and we’ve ods, as well as the internal studies and lectures, and they worked with VIPs example of working between the gen- seen the outstanding results, he is now message from Hyun Jin Nim. A sym- who sponsored and organized the event. erations for everyone. Hyun Jin Nim asking us to teach that culture to oth- posium like that never happened before. Based on the message of Service for continued to invest himself fully by ers, to multiply it to all those who haven’t In three 21-day workshops, we revi- Peace, CARP received a 25-year lease conducting the Ivy League tour around yet experienced it. talized and educated over 1,000 young on 16 mountains that need tree plant- American campuses. Based on the After the whirlwind of success in leaders, in Canada, New York and Lithua- ing. That whirlwind really hit the Philip- amazing foundation of True Parents’ 2001, we have entered the year of great nia. These seminars all challenged par- pines! 50 state tour, and built on the lasting expansion during 2002. The Service for Peace rally in Amer- love conferences of the previous year, Ken Bates is vice-president of World ticipants spiritually, physically and ❖ mentally. Everyone was evaluated and ica was targeted to the second gener- these events connected Father’s plan CARP. ranked based on both individual and ation, and resulted in more than twice for global peace from the Crisis and as many young people choosing to join Hope event in New York after 9/11 and

by Sharleen F. Estiandan Hanmadang Games Celebrate Unity, Youth ore than 10,000 appreciative fans Then it was on to the celebra- crowded into the tions, which included mass ath- Olympic Fencing Sta- letic displays symbolizing the uni- dium to celebrate the fication of North and South Korea— M8th International Hanmadang a favorite theme at previous events. Games. As usual, the event marked The World Martial Arts Associa- the culmination of several days of tion put on a display with fire- hard fought competition, none more jumping, arrow-catching and all fierce than the challenge for the manner of breaking techniques. soccer crown which was eventual- Some of the loudest applause was ly won by the youth team from reserved for the Sun Moon Uni- Ciena, one of two clubs sponsored versity women’s team who showed by True Parents in Brazil. us exactly how to deal with The Ciena team arrived in Korea Japan. Kim, representing Korea, the Han- unwanted male attention. Ouch! from the balmy Brazilian summer on The festival, jointly organized by madang 2000 Champion. YFWP Pres- In the final of the Men’s Volleyball, the morning of their first game, but YFWP and World CARP, opened with ident Kim Bong Tae, World CARP Pres- the Northeast Continent beat out the managed to overcome the biting winds the entry of the athletes from the eight ident Hyun Jin Moon and WCSF team from Asia, perhaps not surpris- regional teams, led by a spirited brass ingly since their average height seemed and below zero temperature, and keen Founders Rev. & Mrs. Sun Myung Moon ❖ competition from Europe, Korea and band. Then came the return of the Han- all offered short words of encourage- to be 20cm higher. madang victory flag by Kyoung Hyo ment.

by Tony Devine “Do you think you might need to learn World CARP Symposium about this?” he tradition of living for the In Seok Yoo, the World CARP web- Kim explained about current provi- care of new members. sake of others, inherited from master, explained how to register and dential developments and True Par- In the ‘branch’ session, the choices God, True Parents and True use the powerful capabilities of the new ents’ recent victories. Ken Bates spoke were many. Tom McDevitt of the Wash- Family. The World CARP cul- website, which is in continuous devel- about the culture of ownership, respon- ington Times Foundation demonstrat- ture of ownership and team- opment. Later, the webmasters from sibility, accountability and initiative. ed the world famous Franklin Covey work.T The chance to dream big dreams different chapters got together to dis- The ‘trunk’ session focused on case Time Management system, and then and believe completely in their real- cuss how to continuously develop the studies and the best practices from showed his rapt audience how to improve ization. These were the key “take home site and bring it to the first rank. around the world. These included the on it by fully incorporating Principle ideas” learned by the four hundred Kent Trabing of the United Vision Philippine model of successful Con- values into daily life making sure that members lucky enough to attend the group gave a powerful talk on “Buzz vention management, and the USA we give enough time to what is truly World CARP Symposium this February Marketing,” a great strategy for getting example of intense and victorious important to us. “How many of you use in Seoul. a new organization known worldwide fundraising. Kazushi Mito from Rus- any kind of planner?” he asked. Only In more than 24 sessions, the CARP in a short space of time. “If Starbucks sia explained how the CARP movement 10% said yes. “And how many feel they members were treated to a rich variety can do it with something like coffee, there has developed a winning formu- are overworked and have no time?” of educational experiences. In the “root” why not us with a great vision like Ser- la for the continuous education and 100% said yes to that! “Well,” he said, session of core principles, Young Jun vice for Peace?” he said. ❖ 6 Unification News March 2002 WORLD CULTURE AND SPORTS FESTIVAL 2002 whose commitment to the ceremony Musawi similarly invested himself enor- and soon behind us coming up the DIALOG was genuinely moving. Economos Emil mously at the recent Muslim Summit stairs was the Rabbi. Eyes wide, “Vere’s Rohana Israel’s Economos and repre- in Jakarta, standing undaunted and the Bed?” In this little cubby here. “Take from page 1 sentative of the Patriarchate of the uncompromising for an Islam of peace it out take it out.” The light, the key, ward. Orthodox Catholic Church prayed. and interfaith harmony. the lock, the heat... Well, we did all we On the second morning of the Assem- Together with Pastor Barrett they rep- A similar degree of personal deter- could do, and left Rabbi Bar Dea with bly participants gathered for Interfaith resented Christianity. Vishwanath mination characterized events sur- a shiny floor, bedding laid out, a bag Prayer and Meditation whose leaders Dadarao Karad of Pune offered Hindu rounding the Jewish Blessing prayer. of dry fruit, and the hope that by the included Sister Lilian Curaming FFM Blessings. On the morning before the Blessing grace of God above, we would see him (Christianity), Professor Tansukh Sal- Special stories from the Blessing ceremony, Rabbi Bar Dea reminded me somehow or another in the Olympic gia (Jainism), Dr. Manjit Singh, that the Blessing is sched- Gymnasium, still not that close. Indeed Jathedar (Sikhism), Dr. uled on Saturday (the Sab- Rabbi Bar Dea arrived on foot, and Mohamad Abdulrahman bath). Of course the Rabbi offered lovely prayers for God’s Bless- Alhabach (Islam), Professor cannot travel on the Sab- ings on the thousands of young peo- Ernesto Lazarovitz (Judaism), bath. I was about to give up, ple soon to start family life. Chief Joseph Silverbird (First but the Rabbi was deter- Conference Peoples), Professor Anatoli mined by all means. “No No! Byaruhanga-Akiiki (African It cannot be that the young In addition to the many spiritual and Traditions), Mr. Om Prakesh people will not have a Jew- ceremonial roles for the assembled Sharma (Hinduism), and Rev- ish prayer for their families!” guests, all participated in the rich dia- erend Levi Daugherty (Unifi- He decided the only way was logue on matters of religion and peace. cationism). to somehow get close enough The religion committee was organ- Unification marriage Bless- to the Blessing site (Seoul’s ized around the following backgrounder ing ceremonies began in 1960 Olympic Fencing Gymnasi- with three sessions, each related to an with just 3 couples, and even- um) to walk to the ceremo- aspect of religion and peace. As can be tually 36 that same year. This ny. Once it was decided that seen the third and final session was was also the year of Reverend this was the path we’d take, conducted jointly with the United Nations and Mrs. Moon’s own mar- we had only a tiny bit of sun- committee. riage. By 1992 Blessing par- light left to transfer the Rabbi Session I: Exploring the relationship ticipants came from various to the hotel nearest the gym- between scholars of religion and eccle- of the world religions, and by nasium. He raced up to his siastical leaders of religion in a com- 1995 a tradition was estab- room, came down with an parative context with special empha- lished whereby Blessing cou- overnight bag including a sis on how this relationship affects the ples would receive prayers and bag of dried fruit to get him internal health of a religion, and its Blessings upon their vows not through one day. We hit the capacity to dialogue effectively for peace. only from Reverend and Mrs. streets only to find ourselves Session II: Exploring the relation- Moon, but also by leaders from entangled in Friday night, ship between large, powerful religions, all the world religions. This Seoul traffic. Daylight is fad- and minority religions, especially as year there was a wonderful ing, the sun is dropping in these dynamics affect efforts for peace. group who joined the cere- the sky, the driver is madly Session III: (Joint Session) Explor- mony to bring the rich treas- racing through back routes, ing the possibility of a permanent inter- ures of their respective tradi- and obscure alleys trying to religious presence in the United Nations. tions to the couples starting beat the setting sun. Like a Each session had between three and family life. Some of the spiri- car chase in a spy movie, six speakers offering brief précis of their tual leaders have performed only with a Rabbi and the papers followed by a short conversa- these ceremonies often in the past, oth- come from our Jewish and Muslim setting sun! tion including questions from the floor, ers were involved for the first time ever. prayers this year. H.E. Sayyed Musawi We arrived at the hotel with just and responses from the paper presen- Dr. Manjit Singh Jathedar represent- of Alulbait extended himself and his moments to spare, now to find a new ters. ing the Sikh faith has prayed many foundation extremely sacrificially to be round of challenges. The first floor on Session one on the relationship times at Blessing ceremonies, as had sure that he could be present to offer which western ‘beds’ were to be found between clergy and religious scholars Chief Silverbird from the Apache and prayers and Blessings from the Mus- was the 12th! Below that were only tra- included a number of serious papers Cherokee Nations, and Pastor T.L. Bar- lim tradition. His Eminence went to ditional Korean rooms. The 5th floor and good work on the question. Imam rett from the Chicago area Life Center significant personal expense, and delayed was the lowest (no elevators on the Sab- Tariq Ansaar Aquil in his paper pre- of the Church of God in Christ. New urgent meetings in Mecca so as to bring bath—a mode of transportation). We sented theology and autobiography this year were several delightful friends his Blessings of peace! His Eminence rode up to check the room in advance, see DIALOG on next page

by Shen, Su-Lu Mister and Miss University Pageant he Mister and Miss Uni- many ways. “This time versity Pageant—a seg- we brought in Bul- ment of the WCSF held garian, Hungarian, in Seoul this February— Thai, Kenyan as well moved in a new direc- as the Korean and tionT this year by including a Ser- Japanese staff to take vice for Peace program for all can- care of the partici- didates as part of their orientation. pants.” he said. “The They brought gifts and friendship team helped to proj- to Korean orphans and children ect the international with special needs before the con- flavor of the event, and test, and it moved them all deeply the participants could to work for peace. learn from the staff a Twenty participants represent- model of an interna- ing eleven countries entered this Each of them Mr. Japan, the eventual winner, point- tional community. In this way we were the 24th international pageant, which showed their characteristics and their ed out that the education system would able to train and educate the chapter has advocated ‘World Peace’ and ‘Puri- concerns through the forms of martial be what he wanted to change in order MMU coordinators and at the same ty’ since it was founded in 1978. The arts, singing, dancing or skits. to help young people solve their con- time create a strong international net- winners will work with Service for Peace However, for me the most important fusion of not knowing where to go, what work. as Campus Ambassadors for One Glob- and most interesting section were the to do and how to value life and other’s We also received testimonies that al Family. public interviews. Candidates were first lives. Miss Thailand said that keeping many chapters were able to develop The final phase of the pageant, the asked that what they would want to do the heart of living for others would be sponsors and supporters in the process talent presentations and public inter- if they became the President of their the real beginning, and that she would of raising the money, which showed views, took place in the Little Angels nations, and then what they would want dedicate herself to various volunteer them more possibility for the future. Art Performance Center in Seoul on to do to bring world peace if they won project to fulfill world peace. This made the chapters more involved Valentines Day. Many participants spoke the honor of Mister or Miss Universi- Event organizer Tetsuo Omorai said and interested in the management of before performing to express their ideas ty. that this year’s event was the best in MMU.” ❖ and they touched people’s heart deeply. March 2002 Unification News 7 WORLD CULTURE AND SPORTS FESTIVAL 2002 DIALOG relationship between large and pow- erful religions and minority religions, from page 6 and entertained presentations from arguing a viable ground for harmoniz- Ms. Johanna Broman, Professor Ivan ing strong piety in a particular tradi- Kaltchev, Dr. Ibrahim Metaweh, Pro- tion, with a commitment to universal- fessor Hector Iturrulde, and Dr. Tan- ism and interreligious embrace. Dr. Lil- sukh Salgia representing the Jain faith. ian Curamming, in her article set justice Dr. Kaltchev gave a thorough and as a defining matrix through which to penetrating look into current religious assess viable spiritual and religious rights and legislation issues in his home positions. The venerable Dr. Ratsnamy nation of Bulgaria, citing especially Thiagaraj criticized both cleri- pending legislation rife with poten- cal leaders and scholars for tial of religious oppression contributing to parochial- and persecution. His reflec- ism in religious world- tions included serious views, and offered con- thoughts on both the prop- structive proposals for er and dysfunctional rela- reform in both profes- tions for religions with sions. the state. Professor Imtiaz Yusuf This paper was fol- in his paper argued the lowed in appropriate major world’s religions. These introductory remarks proved to position that universal sequence by that of inter- Dr. Tansukh Salgia offered a well- provide excellent guidelines for the religions have become eth- nationally renowned author crafted introduction to the essen- ensuing debate from the floor. nocentric. and called upon and spiritualist, Johanna tial of the Jain faith, with espe- At one point a Christian the discipline of religious stud- Broman of Finland. She deft- cial emphasis on those clergywoman posited an ies to promote religious dialogue. ly analyzed the relationship between aspects of the tradition, almost despairing ques- The politicization of religion at new and traditional religions, which are crucial for con- tion. What really are our both intra- and inter-religious from a scholarly perspective sideration and applica- chances (i.e., the chances levels is deemed harmful to as well as from extensive tion in a time of religious of sincere religious lead- peace and dialogue, and the first hand experience. hatred and war. Dr. Sal- ers) of people at the UN resulting selectivity in teach- She explained that estab- gia highlighted the ahim- listening to we of the reli- ing derived from ideologi- lished religions are often sa (non-violence) aspect gious side, even if we have cal predispositions mars dull if not antagonistic of Jainism, as a clarion excellent plans and ideas, the fair teaching of reli- to the Spirit, but new message in the current which could genuinely help gion. Dr. Imtiaz’s positions religions are often dis- world of religious affairs. the UN in its mission. Ms. drew some fairly strong respectful of tradition. Dr. Gregario Hector Rivero Smith, session co-convener response, allowing for a Johanna’s recommen- Iturrulde concluded session 2 offered that the UN would cer- decent debate to arise in the dation is that the current with an inspiring study of the cur- tainly respond if religions could brief available time for dis- religious climate is best rent landscape of interreligious generate a record of verifi- cussion. Professor Shifan Liu served through a rhetoric and relations in Catholic domi- able success in peace inter- of Beijing outlined the basic tenets presentation less bound in the- nated Latin America. He vention. This observation of classical Confucianism. Toward the ological and ecclesiological categories, analyzed in careful strokes, caused Imam Aquil to end of this session, professor Jameson and more expressive of natural human often poetically, and well- propose (and since Kurasha challenged the group to reflect institutions which themselves reflect referenced throughout, implement) the estab- more immediately about religious impe- the divine, and the spiritual. The ideal necessary reforms, and lishment of a multi faith rialism and the history of missions. category for this, according to Ms. Bro- deeper embrace of inter- crisis response team, Kurasha’s points were penetrating, but man is the family. religious ideals of respect designed precisely to any blanket critique of missions was Dr. Metaweh of Egypt recalled for and mutual embrace. Itur- bring to bear religious rejected among the participants. participants the essential history and rulde’s piece had good impact and spiritual wisdom, Day 2 of the Committee treated the spiritual message of a number of the and helped to forge a vision forces and benefits to areas of a multi-faith reality, of conflict and crisis, and a which does not bog down means to build this track record Martial Arts “Practicing Tongil Moo Do has given me under rivalries, and aggres- which would then oblige UN new confidence in myself and convinced sive manipulation of reli- figures and leaders to begin Demonstration adds me that today’s youth can be lend away gious and non religious the process of formally from the prevailing culture of immorality institutions. institutionalizing these impact to the 2002 and materialism”, said Bat Erdene, one The final religion treasures within the UN of the performing black belts. Bat Erdene session was most structure. World CARP first began training Tongil Moo Do at a interesting and gen- This is just one of 40-day seminar in Moscow last autumn. uinely productive. many solid and ongo- Convention He then helped to organize another 40- It was a joint ses- ing results of the delib- day seminar in his homeland of Mongo- sion held together erations of the religious ore than 20 black belts in lia in January-December 2001-2002, at with the UN group leadership community the style of Tongil Moo Do which he earned his black belt. who themselves had convened in Seoul for this gave an impressive demon- 80 young Mongolians attended the sem- met for two sessions prior years WCSF. stration of their skills and inar which included lectures on charac- (as had we of the religion One often hears a wonder spirit at the 2002 World ter development and elements of spiritu- group). This joint session was aloud about conferences “and MCARP Convention in Seoul this week. The al training as well as intense instruction devised to examine in concrete what all this talk” amounts to. Typi- powerful spirit and technique put on dis- in the techniques of Tongil Moo Do. Mar- and substantial ways how to pro- cally one would not find confusion play with musical arrangement seamed tial Arts are being introduced to World ceed on the concept of estab- among the same people as to why bank to underscore the motto of Breakthrough CARP members as a means of spiritual ❖ lishing a permanent multi faith directors or university administrators 2003. and physical self-discipline. leadership council as part of the might need to gather to plan and organ- The Tongil Moo Do United Nations. ize their affairs, but the cliché rolls eas- demonstration, together with In this section there was only ily off the tongue, when applied to spir- an even larger one only a a single prepared intervention, itual matters. This should decline as few hours earlier at the 5th and that was that of Dr. Martin even moderns recover a respect for the annual Hanmadang games Forward of Chicago. Dr. Forward work of God through saints and schol- were historical. Originally very carefully highlighted not ars who endeavor to bring in effective founded by Dr. Joon Ho only the strengths and weak- ways the benefits of the most impor- Seuk, with the purpose of nesses of such a proposal, but tant part of being human. unifying all the styles of perhaps more importantly he pre- A number of important moments of martial arts, Tongil Moo Do sented a fair inquiry into what enduring spiritual force occurred through- has recently seen new growth aspects of both communities out the WCSF, in addition to the initi- in many countries, and this enhanced or obstructed the like- ation of several projects for substan- week’s events mark the intro- lihood of the eventual establish- tial progress toward peace and improved duction of the style in Korea. ment of such a permanent body. human life. ❖ 8 Unification News March 2002 PREPARATIONS FOR THE 144,000 ACLC Convocation: Inspiration in Atlanta Region-6 held an ACLC Dinner on Febru- hat you are doing in Atlanta should ary 28. These are some excerpts from the tes- be a model for the rest of the coun- timonies and remarks given there. Prepared ‘Wtry. Having a dinner one evening by Tom Cutts. and a workshop the next day is a perfect way want to be a part of this. Tonight was of harvesting the prepared people. Ministers my first experience with the ACLC. I read are catching the spirit in just one or two meet- ‘Iyour Statement of Purpose earlier this ings. They feel empowered and ready to do week, and I canceled all of my other engage- the work. Your movement is really growing ments in order to be here. And I was not dis- in Atlanta. In December you had over fifty appointed. The dinner program was spec- ministers, in January nearly 100, and tonight tacular. I have never before been in a room you had 180. Pastors are having a great expe- with so many total strangers, who instantly rience. You keep to the schedule, and end on felt like part of my own family.”—Bishop Shirley time. They’ll come again, and they’ll bring Cotton, Pentecostal Church of God, Fairburn their friends. And not only will the ministers Mission come, but the politicians will naturally be drawn to your ministry. When they learn what am so excited to see people of different you are about, they will change their mes- races working together to rebuild the me want to do it. My spiritual father has been sup- sage and their own priorities to resonate with ‘Ifamily. The ACLC is incredible. There is such a portive of my involvement. But when a pastor from what you are trying to accomplish. In this way, pas- strong sense of unity among the people. We really South Africa heard that I was involved with Rev. tors can begin to assert their prophetic authority.” are going to do. We will do it.”—Rev. Ronald Bowens, Moon, he told my spiritual father, that he himself —Archbishop George Augustus Stallings Friendship Baptist Church Duluth had to get involved. We held the dinner in our church he ACLC is the most significant movement last night, and I calculated that we could seat about of our time. It is truly awesome what God is 75 for dinner. But Bishop Man Ho Kim said we were ‘Tdoing, and I am so glad I can be a part of going to have over 150 people. I prayed to God, “Please this. We will solve the family problem, and we will expand this room” so we could seat everyone. When change the culture of America. When I consider the I put in 12 tables, I found we had space for five more. magnitude of what we are trying to accomplish, I feel Glory to God, we got nearly every one seated.”—Apos- like we all have been flung into the air together, with tle John Davis, Sr. Harvest Faith International an airplane part in each person’s hand. And God is drove over seven hours to be at this meeting telling us to build that plane as we sail across the tonight. And I have to turn around and go back earth.”—Archbishop John Lewis, Patriarch, African to Mobile in the morning. But it was worthy it. Orthodox Catholic Church ‘I Your event was so well organized, and I got many ho am I to be a part of this fellowship? I’m good ideas. I learned some of your secrets which I a man of God. Why did he call each of am going to take home with me.”—Dr. Harold Toliv- ‘Wyou? He could have called your classmate, er, Mobile, Alabama or your brother or sister, yet he called me and you had been reluctant to get involved with this for this purpose at this time. Some other pastors told movement. I belong to a denomination, whose me not to get involved with Rev. Moon. But when leadership frowns upon its pastors doing things someone tells me not to do something, it only makes ‘I outside their dominion. I am also very went to a dinner the last week with over 500 busy, and don’t need another project. But people. Far across the room I saw an influen- God gave me a dream, and I have to get ‘Itial minister whom I wanted to meet. After the involved. Now, mind you, I don’t usually program was over, I rushed to the spot where I had National Won Jeon Shrine dream. In my dream I saw a glass case seen him, but he had already left. About twenty min- with a pair of men’s shoes, and pair of utes later, I was surprised when he came back into lady’s shoes inside. And beside the shoes the ballroom. I went to him, and we had a great con- A National Won Jeon Shrine has been was a scroll with a list of places. At the versation about Rev. Moon and ACLC. I could begin established at historic Ft. Lincoln top of the list was the name Israel. At first to feel how serious Heavenly Father is about the I had no idea what the dream meant. But 144,000 Clergy Couple Blessing and how eager all Cemetery near The Washington Times building. when I saw the video “We Are One”, and the angels and ancestors are to help. When the pas- saw all the places that Rev. and Mrs. Moon tor first left, he had gone out to his car, but a small This special support is offered to the Blessed visited in their 50 state tour, I understood car had parked in such a way that the pastor’s car the meaning of the scroll. I also knew that was blocked. He then decided to come back into the Central Families nationwide to: the shoes belonged to Rev. and Mrs. Moon. ballroom and I could meet him. I can imagine that angels saw a small car on the nearby freeway that ✿ Create a national monument for departed ones to be God had told me to go forward boldly - supporting this movement with everything was just the right size to fit in the space in front of cherished and honored by relatives and descendants. I have - my time, talents and treasure.”— the minister’s car. The angels had the driver exit the ✿ Establish a permanent garden for visits, prayer, Dr. Gloria Wright, Simmons Chapel A. M. freeway, and come to the hotel simply to block the E. Zion Church pastor from leaving.”—Rev. Tom Cutts meditation, and holy day celebrations. ✿ he ACLC is a perfect vehicle for his was my first ACLC meeting, please invite Lessen the stressÑfinancial, emotional and spiritualÑ teaching people how to live. We me to the next one. It is beautiful to see peo- that comes with the passing of a loved one. ‘Thave to regain three generations, ‘Tple of different races and denominations com- and with True Family Values, we will do ing together to heal the family. This is something Cost includes land and burial liner.* it. We will save the grandparents, save that no one church can accomplish on its own. It single person crypt: $1,700 the sons and daughters and save the chil- will take all of us working together to change Amer- dren. God bless the ACLC.”—Bishop Mur- ica from a divorce culture to a marriage culture, and double person crypt: $2,000 jan Rasheed, Hearts of Compassion the ACLC is leading the way in this new marriage movement.”—a local political candidate. ❖ Make check or money order his was great. I want to hold an payable to HSA-UWC and mail to: ACLC dinner at my church. Rev. ‘TMoon is doing an extraordinary William Selig work. I am just grateful to be a part of 3600 New York Ave., NE, 3rd floor this.”—Superintendent Aaron Lackey, Tem- ple of Prayer United Church of God in Christ Washington, DC 20002 eople ask me why I am involved For further info: with the Unification Church, and ‘PI tell them, ‘It’s the love.’ I feel the (202) 269-5337 presence of God in all the things we do [email protected] together. I am trapped, but I love it.”— *(in comparison, the average cost of Apostle Willie Malcom a single crypt is $4,600 and $6,700 for a double) March 2002 Unification News 9 PREPARATIONS FOR THE 144,000 Stand For Family and Save the Nation! The fall of our first ancestors was anointed by Jesus to sanctify families. learn to hate. As we work to restore DR. CHANG much more than simply individual dis- This is the purpose of the Blessing of community life in America, the ACLC SHIK YANG obedience. The fall destroyed the fam- marriage. Just as communion signi- can do more than any other group to ily ideal. When Adam and Eve lost God fies that we are inheriting the flesh and tear down the walls between races and Dr.Yang is the Continental they blamed each other, and their chil- blood of the sinless son of God, in the denominations. We are standing togeth- Director of the Church dren destroyed each other. They were Blessing we take communion as a cou- er from all backgrounds and beliefs, in North America. cast from the garden, and the family ple, to cleanse and renew our lineage. and instead of talking about unity we that was once blessed to “be fruitful, This is the ultimate meaning and mis- are trying to live it right now. Rolling This is the welcome address to the and multiply,” was now a family cursed. sion of True Parents. Not only are we up our sleeves and working together ACLC convocation held March 23 in Rye, Eve’s pain in bearing children would fortunate at this moment in history to is a far more powerful way to achieve NY. be greatly multiplied, God told unity than interfaith dialogues. her. God told Adam he would When 144, 000 clergy couples am happy to see so many famil- sweat and struggle as the bread- from all creeds, cultures and iar faces here today. It is more winner of the family. God was nationalities come together on inspiring, though, to see how many no longer present in the first April 27th proclaiming “Stand for pastors have joined us today. I human family, and the vessel Family and Save the Nation,” we truly appreciate all of you who through which God was to pour will move this country. Imagine Iinterrupted your busy schedules, and His love into human life was now how the spirit of God can touch the extra effort you made to be here broken. this nation in such a holy moment. with us today. The mission of the cler- When we look back upon our But to arrive there we have lots gy is more crucial now than ever before. history, we can see that civi- of work to do. Let us then be crys- Ever since the tragedy of 9-11, with lizations rise and fall based upon tal clear: our faith calls us to care the fighting still in progress and with the strength of family and moral- for the least and the lost, but terror at our doorstep, the entire world ity. The family is where we are though we feed the hungry, shel- is filled with resentment, fear and con- Dr. Yang addressing the ACLC convocation in Los Angeles meant to learn life’s most impor- ter the homeless, and care for the flict. Conflicts among religions and tant lesson: to live for the sake needy, we will only end hunger, races are becoming worse. Every day of others. As we enter the last days of be able to receive such a Blessing, but homelessness and poverty when we we read of families killed, children fallen human history, we are reaping also Father and Mother Moon want to change the hearts and minds of the peo- orphaned, while those who fight con- the bitter harvest of the fall of the fam- bequeath this special anointing to all ple. tinue to seek “an eye for an eye, and ily: adultery, divorce, sexually trans- the upright members of the clergy. We a tooth for a tooth.” Renew the Nation and World mitted diseases, homosexuality, pornog- are the instruments, the vehicles, to As prophets, the clergy must lead raphy, the global trafficking of women stand as True Parents to convey God’s This, then, is our ultimate mission: this nation and the world back to God. and children as sexual slaves, sexual Blessing to our congregations, our com- to renew America by renewing the hearts We must be fearless to speak God’s abuse of children, and countless forms munities, and to all humanity. To of its people. And that begins here and word, and we must become the exam- of immorality. The family is in crisis. achieve this, we are working to raise now, with you and I. As the Scripture ples for people to follow. But in this As a result, the fabric of our commu- 144,000 clergy couples to mediate this teaches: “Let us not be conformed to time of crisis, the number of souls we nities has been torn. The building block Blessing to the world. the world but transformed by the renew- convert inside our churches, or how of our society has been broken. The The Blessing has transformed the ing of our minds.” We are here togeth- well we fill the collection plate is not cornerstone of a peaceful world has lives, the families, and the ministries er to renew our minds, refocus our the measure of our success. We must been shattered. of so many pastors already. You will vision, and be transformed into a uni- go beyond the walls of our own denom- But the problem goes deeper than meet those who found the power to fied body of faith. Father and Mother ination, and join together with the kind that. The fall brought enmity between overcome divorce, adultery, and count- Moon have made it clear: we, the cler- of unity that the world has been unable the woman’s seed and that of the ser- less other challenges, and who have gy, must be as the prophets of old and to find. The success of the Baptists, or pent. The true seed, the lineage of God, found renewed vision and strength by speak to the conscience and spirit of Catholics, or Unificationists by them- was defiled. Jesus taught in John 8:44, offering their marriage to God. Please the nation. Do not underestimate the selves will never save this nation. We “You are of your father the devil, and pray seriously about these things, for power of a united faith community to must stand together like never before your will is to do your father’s desires.” with this movement of family renewal move the nation. No other clergy asso- in our nation’s history. This is the mis- This is the real meaning of the origi- through the Blessing of marriage, the ciation is as broad, or interracial, or sion of the American Clergy Leader- nal sin that we continue to pass on to ACLC can transform this nation. genuinely interdenominational, as the ship Conference, to tear down the walls our children: we are born of the false ACLC. of race and denomination. No other Restore the Community lineage of Satan. Even for the most The message and mission of ACLC clergy organization is designed as we devout and faithful Christians, our Building God-centered, Blessed Fam- for America has been clear from the are. No other movement is able to gath- children are still born with original sin. ilies is the initial key to restoring the beginning. When the nation was bit- er so many from every race, creed and It was not until the conception of Jesus, community. Children raised in their terly divided over the 2000 presiden- nationality. Through the power of the the sinless Son of God, that his moth- parents’ love will be happy with who tial election, we stood together at the Holy Spirit, the vision and leadership er Mary was told, “Blessed is the fruit they are. Children who learn to har- Supreme Court, beyond politics, to of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, togeth- of your womb.” And it is only by inher- monize and cooperate in their families remind our leaders that God is the er with you clergy, made such a move- iting the flesh and blood of the sinless will be productive members of socie- foundation of our freedom and democ- ment possible. But what exactly is our Christ, a pure lineage, that we can be ty. Children who grow in love will not see STAND on page 10 mission?” Now that we have come born anew, and enter the Kingdom of together like this, what is God asking God.” us to do? vBJbjzGvBJ Then how do we rebuild the fami- The motto of the ACLC is “Rebuild ly? We need more than social programs the Family, Restore the Community, Come Fly and community service. We need to Renew the Nation and World. Let us b purify the lineage of humankind, and B consider briefly what this means: the World with restore true love in God-centered fam- Rebuild the Family ilies. This is the simple yet profound J j The family is, quite simply, the first meaning of the Blessing of marriage GOGO WORLD,WORLD, INC. institution created by God. In Genesis being given by Father and Mother Moon. z Chapter 5, we read that God made Even for those of us who have experi- b Special fares to Chung Pyung and Jardim, Brazil them male and female, and called them enced the salvation of our souls through We have low rates for travelling to all of Asia together “man,” in His image and like- our relationship with the Lord, as St. j G ness. 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The emphasis was put on the poor in spirit. ner meeting at the Restau- well received in his Pentecostal style openness to learn a new thing, a new His personal testimony of being blind rant of Japan with twelve by the audience. The highlight of his understanding of the Bible through at age 7 and at Ground Zero after Sep- ministers and nine mem- tember 11 was very touching. bers, a total of 21 par- Bishop Dan Johnson is a pastor ticipants.T We gave to the ministers and a founder of Heart of Fire Church a guideline on the purpose, vision, ACLC Convocation Chicago in Louisville, Kentucky. His con- goals and plans of the 144.000 gregation is 87% African-American Blessing Couples. The responsi- March 11-12, 2002 and 13% White, and he works very bility of the clergy was clearly closely with the Nation of Islam. He’s exposed as being the salt and the even featured in the ‘Final Call’ a light of the earth and the vessels Moslem Newspaper. He’s a Nation- of God to eradicate the divorce rate al Evangelist of ACLC and a mem- and sexual immorality as being ber of World Bishops Council. the major intrinsic cause of the Another highlight was the musi- crisis in America in particular and cal selection by Mrs. Seiko Lee that in the world in general. impressed and moved the minis- The statistics on the divorce, ters. single-parents families, fatherless Mr. and Mrs. Bruce and other children, immorality, crime, sub- families organized a Prayer Break- stance abuse, etc. were present- fast Meeting in a restaurant in Cleve- ed to show that there exist even land, Ohio, on February 16. To their in Christian Churches and homes surprise, six ministers showed up and the neighborhood could affect and one couple was blessed right our homes as well. there on the spot. Incredible! The In either way, it’s the responsi- doors are open and the harvest is bility of religious leaders and not ready. What is needed now is to get the government to Stand Up to out of our comfort zones and har- Rebuild the Families. The message vest. The harvest is plentiful, but was well received and as a result, the laborers are few. the ministers’ couples were called Mr. Brian Bloch was led off from in front for a rededication of Mar- his job last December. Since then, riage Blessing after recitation of he received an inspiration to work the four affirmation vows that all with ministers in Cincinnati. Now, agreed with. Two couples were he feels that he wants to reach out blessed on the spot. to ministers in his town and even We have a weekly Prayer Break- preach in their Churches. His goal fast Meeting with a goal of 50 min- is to tell them that True Father is the isters couples. On February 23, Messiah! What is interesting is that we invited Bishop Dan Johnson he met with Rev. Reno Piner, a long as the guest speaker. Over 45 min- time ICC minister from the 80s. Now, isters attended the Prayer Break- even those from 80s are coming out. fast Meeting and eight couples were This is a lesson for us to look after called on the altar for a rededica- the ministers and pastors we witness tion of Marriage Blessing. Prior to and bless. We need a lot of care and the call and Rededication, Dr. John education for them after the event is Mwamba gave a presentation and over. The seed has been planted. The an explanation of why we need to hard job has been done. Now, it is Stand Up for Marriage and Fami- harvest time. ❖

“Forgive, Love, Unite!” to a wounded where the World Trade Center had fall- and his lovely wife, Sayomi, are expect- STAND nation. When the tragedy of 9-11 struck en. There were many moving memori- ing their first child just at about the from page 9 this nation, the ACLC was there, min- al services for the victims of this tragedy. time of the upcoming Blessing. He trav- istering to the victims and heroes at But no one else could call together so els throughout the country, through- racy, and that when our legal and polit- ground zero. Within 10 days, we gath- many clergy from such a diversity of out the world, proclaiming the mes- ical systems fall short, we need the ered 1200 ACLC clergy from across the faiths, to lead our nation in healing sage of the ACLC: “Rebuild the Fami- guidance of Heaven. We proclaimed nation in New York, just minutes from and reconciliation. ly, Restore the Community, Renew the But today, we look forward to our Nation and World.” Many others were most urgent task, to “Stand for Fami- healed and blessed through the 52-city ly to Save the Nation.” I want you to tour last year. Now we must expand repeat after me: “Stand for Family… this movement of family healing and Save the Nation.” Last year, during the Blessing to the nation. When 144,000 Sunshine Flowers Corp. historic 52-city ACLC tour, Father Moon clergy couples stand together on April To Serve You, we will go that Extra Mile told us that we must cry out from our 27th, God’s people, called by His name, pulpits about true love, no divorce, and I am sure that God will hear from Heav- no adultery. More than that, he said, en, and He will heal our land. we must be the example of God-cen- God has the power to end divorce! Toll Free: tered families to our congregation and God has the power to rebuild our fam- community. Our spouse has the key ilies! God has the power to restore our to our sexual organ, he taught us. “No communities! God has the power to spare keys!” he warned us. Pastor Bar- renew our nation and our world! “If My rett responded, and after 10 years of people, who are called by My name, 1-800-786-8062 separation and divorce, his lovely wife humble themselves, and pray, and seek Cleo has returned to his side. More- My face, and turn from their wicked over, 22 other couples in his church ways, then will I hear from heaven, and were healed and restored through the will forgive their sin, and heal their Full Service Barretts’ testimony and ministry! land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14) Archbishop Stallings took Father God Bless you, God Bless your fam- Fresh Flowers and Supplies Moon seriously, and after a lifetime as ily and your church, and may God Bless a priest, he is blessed in marriage. He America. ❖ March 2002 Unification News 11 PREPARATIONS FOR THE 144,000 ACLC Inaugural Banquet in Detroit by David Kasbow right now. As we invited ur American Cler- the banquet atten- gy Leadership dees to the break- Conference (ACLC) fast meeting we inaugural banquet were struck by the on Saturday, Feb- testimonies the Oruary 9th was more than we guests had. Our had hoped for; we had a packed guests were so banquet room of 80 ministers, inspired that the Imams, local judges, the ACLC first meeting was regional and national leader- mostly testi- ship and the infamous Arch- monies, not only bishop George A. Stallings Jr. of the banquet, but and his expecting wife. Besides of their course in the special quality of the guests marriage and what what made the program spe- needs to be done cial was the deep and close Earnest Hatcher of New Kingdom MBC. to restore the fam- relationship between the Arch- ily. We realized that this time of shar- bishop and the host pastor, After Bishop Ki Hun Kim blessed the gathering with holy wine Rev. Revely ing was something the pastors longed Dr. William Revely, founder of for and were not getting anywhere else. Holy Hope Heritage Church, shared how the father of a family in his congregation, on his deathbed, A time for testimonies is never done at Baptist. In his introduction the Baptist Council meetings. We also of the Archbishop Dr. Revely asked him to take responsibility for his two sons. He introduced the boys and realized that our group seemed des- shared several humorous tined to be quite an activist group. We episodes in the 25 years of their mother and testified that this is what needs to happen in the church already were talking of letters to the their shared spiritual jour- editor, protests and such to move the neys. today, people taking responsibility for each other. He testified that in them, culture away from the destructive anti- As the Archbishop described family messages that are out there. the mission of the ACLC he and further, in his relationship with Family Federation members such as After breakfast we began the meet- stressed the importance of mar- ing with a Bible reading and message, riage and family and how much Art & Roxanne Roselle of the Detroit FFWPU he had found “real family”. then a time of sharing testimonies, then blessing has come to him since an explanation of the 144,000 Bless- his marriage last May, and how This was the greatest compliment he could give us. ing purpose and strategy. We finished his sermons have changed since the last section with a presentation of that time revealing a new level Michigan ACLC the True Family Values Lecture mate- of relationship with God for There is no model of how the ACLC rial. We encouraged ministers to sign him. Rev. Jenkins, the nation- should work so we prayed a lot as we up for this to be presented in their al Co-Convenor of the ACLC, prepared our first prayer breakfast church. shared on the theme from the meeting on Thursday Feb. 14th, just We are quite pleased with this new book of Esther, that we have five days after the inaugural banquet. beginning. We have had meetings and come together “for such a time religious boundaries are coming down, I had been attending the weekly fellowship with ministers for years but as this” (Est.4:14). He emphasized that a time when marriage is being lifted meetings of the local Council of Bap- the formalization of the ACLC into an the time was right for Esther to save up. tist Pastors for almost a year so I was official organization did something to her people, likewise at the appointed To initiate the founding of ACLC, considering using their model. Their galvanize the group and help them and time David was called. In the same Rev. Revely prayed over the installment meetings are quite formal and busi- us feel we have a purpose for working way it is now America’s appointed time of the Co-Convenors, Rev. David Kas- nesslike. However, I soon realized that together. ❖ to receive God’s Blessing, a time when bow of Family Federation and Rev. this style was not for us, at least not

by Pastor Daryl M. Clarke NY Interfaith Prayer Breakfast n Saturday, February 23rd, members of the Family how “Father Moon prophesied” about Michael Jenkins stirred up inspired and motivated con- Federation for World Peace the return of Mrs. Barrett after 10 years the ministers more by explain- gregation of clergy. We left and Unification and min- of separation and divorce.” When he ing how they can join the ACLC that place with a sweet, isters from the American spoke of it, silence filled the room; you and involve their congrega- sweet spirit. OClergy Leadership Conference of New could feel the Holy Sprit moving the tion with the April 27th Bless- The next day, at their York co-sponsored the first regional hearts of people. “The family” Rev. Bar- ing. Following that, Dr. Tyler Sunday Service, Bishop and Prayer Breakfast at the Tarrytown Hilton rett said, “is the most important insti- Hendricks presented the True Mrs. Moses De la Rosa, Pas- to kick-off the 144,000 Clergy Couple tution on earth and it must be ordained Family Values powerpoint lec- tors of the “Word of Flame Blessing in the Westchester, by God”. ture. Dr. Hendricks introduced Ministries” in Mount Ver- NY area. Through his testimony on a new style of teaching with non, Westchester (who 230 clergy leaders sat down marriage and family Rev. background music which com- received the Holy Wine at to break bread together as they Barrett pricked the conscious plimented the spirit of the the Prayer Breakfast), stood were lifted up to the Lord by of everyone and asked for word as he expounded on various as “Officiators” and personally chose inspiring and encouraging their commitment to partic- aspects of the Re-dedication Family the top leadership among their con- words from one of Chicago’s ipate in Blessing 2002 on Festival. gregation and Blessed twelve couples. premier preachers, Rev. T. L. April 27th. Everyone respond- The conclusion of the TFV lecture The 144,000 Clergy Couple Bless- ed with a rousing “Hallelu- was the Blessing Ceremony. Clergy ing is in full affect. Praise the Lord, Barrett as the guest speaker ❖ of the day. Rev. Barrett’s has jah, Amen!” couples responded to the call to the Amen! a very powerful testimony of Following Rev. Barrett, Alter and joined our officiators, Rev. our National President Rev. and Mrs. Dong Woo Kim to receive the Holy Wine. Fifteen couples stood together in unity to lift up the family while those without their spouses remained standing at their seats to share in the Holy Communion of Marriage. The host Pastor, Bruce Grodner of the WestRock Family Church offered the benediction to a highly 12 March 2002 PREPARATIONS FOR THE 144,000

by Rev. Chung Hwan Kwak This is from an address given at The Meaning of the 144,000 Belvedere. e should not think that bration. stand how much grace there is you will op a logical explanation and approach the Blessing of the Why did Father suddenly mobilize change your concept and reach this goal. as to how we can accurately explain. 144,000 Clergy Couples Japanese and Korean National Messi- What an honor for Christianity to play In my mind. When we introduce Father is a burden. Why is this ahs? Why? The three historical nations the central role in front of True Parents. we should not introduce him as the Mes- not a burden. Please think must join together as one. Father, Moth- True Parents have an unwavering his- siah. But as “True Parents”. Adam and aboutW the serious meaning of the bless- Eve lost God’s blessing. They lost God’s ing. Why Father waited for this holy blessing and were expelled from the Gar- wedding until the year 1960. Why did den. All descendants are responsible to Father start with 3 couples before 1960. Los Angeles Ministers’ Blessing restore True Parents blessing. We have Why did he wait until 1961 for the 36 to perfect men and women and God’s couples. perfected couples. We need restored Because of Satan’s accusation and Adam and Eve as the restored True Par- power, it was impossible to give the ents. This is the destiny of all foreign blessing before this time. Before this human beings. This is the cosmic bless- the world was completely under Satan’s ing ceremony. dominion. True Father, he himself, laid Externally, this is rededication but it the indemnity condition. This is mis- means much more. Their belief and sin- erable. This is the unknown personal cerity is not enough. Their divorce and course of indemnity. Parents life and separation is a tragedy. This is the tra- parent course is beyond the children’s dition we inherited from Adam and Eve. knowledge. Parents have their own This is not simply rededication. We must course that children don’t understand. understand. They clergy represent an We must think of this tremendous historical couple and must join togeth- indemnity course that had to be secured. er as an historical couple to restore the First, Father engaged three couples. use of the love organ. Even some of our They represented the three archangels. blessed couples, why did they make a They were conditional. How difficult mistake and fall. Why? Before blessing was the way for True Parents to hold they listened to the DP. Why then did their own holy wedding ceremony. No they fall? It was because of their deter- one imagined how difficult. We, as early mination and true understanding of the disciples, had completely no idea what- real meaning of the sexual organ. We soever what was going on. need a reeducation of all blessed cou- Then suddenly Father engaged these ples. This method has to reach all reli- three couples. This was absolutely like gious leaders. Why, because religious a war. Even the day before his wedding leaders must fulfill and be examples to he went to the police department for the world. All people look to the clergy interrogation. Satan tried to hit Father’s and all youth all look to the clergy to ful- body directly. Even during the 72 cou- fill their responsibility to become reli- ples blessing Father was severely gious leaders. It’s my method. We must attacked. Because of Father’s histori- educate the religious leaders and let cal foundation the blessing became he Los Angeles event had 320 min- Dr. E.V. Hill’s them stand as an example. First our easier. Satan lost the conditions to pre- isters and guests. All partook in the associate minister Rev. Nolan and his wife family must stand up. It is for us these vent. TFamily communion. True Parents led the way in the Blessing. The altar call clergy that we must understand this The official title for this blessing is have prepared everything. This incredi- occurs after Bishop Stallings gives his content. Now centering on this event the Interreligious Clergy Blessing, Satan ble moment in history is upon us in which sermon and the call. The spirit of these Father wants to completely change this already gave up. This is not being done the ministers are proclaiming that this convocations are truly unbelievable. Pas- country and change this world. by our own power or authority. This is work is the fulfillment of the prophesy in tor Barrett’s sermon and testimony trans- This is completely Father’s mind. This simply through True Parents victori- Revelation. form the people. Dr. Wm. Johnson of the organization that we have set up is cen- ous hand. If we think that we are doing Rev. Stephen Berg, vice regional direc- Christian Methodist Episcopal church is tering on this visible blessing organiza- it. You will think it’s a mission or duty. tor in Arizona, said they met two minis- superintendant and he has 67 churches tion. Father’s mind is not there with one We will think True Parents victorious ters two days before the convocation and under him. He is going to have all the ceremony on April 27th. Father envi- foundation is there. Blessing is 100% invited them. They were completely over- pastors bless the congregations! Minis- sions a worldwide ceremony in every grace. First you must change your con- whelmed by the experience with Bishop ters leave with conviction that the Holy state and every country on April 27th. cept. In front of Father’s victorious Stallings, Pastor Barrett, Rev. Edwards, Spirit has anointed them to bless all cler- Each state must have Satellite or at a foundation, Satan has no power to pre- Dr. Yang. Rev. Daugherty is playing a key gy and ministers. Every minister is going minimum internet. Each and every coun- vent the blessing. We should just do role —he is reaching the hearts of these out to find 12 other clergy and churches try of the world will come. Who knows the work. Even practically speaking. Christian leaders. that will hold the blessing. ❖ what religion will join in at this time. Just 10 years ago 1992 Father began I’m expecting a lot. At the beginning the Interreligious Blessing Ceremony. of the May 1992 blessing, the majority Because of this Father began the glob- er and Elder Son to participate and win torical foundation. This kind of content that participated were the Moslem faith. alization of the Blessing. victory in this glorious dispensation. is there. If we reach this goal then True At that time we were not Globalizing the Because of this the door was open for We have to guide all our movement Father’s mind and Heavenly Father’s blessing. all religions to participate in the bless- and all of our members to join this his- mind and heart will be so happy. We then If the Moslem brothers took off their ing without joining the Unification church. torical and most joyful movement in his- fulfilled our mission. Many American turban they could be killed. Father per- During the 430 couple Blessing prepa- tory. This whole nation of America must leaders and members all are concerned mitted the turban knowing that the glob- ration one spiritual son was attending participate, we must keep this key. Why before God about the Elder son’s mis- alization. You will fulfill the 144,000 cler- the workshop for the blessing. He came must we reach this 144,000? Father sion. Think about the 144,000 clergy and gy couples. Every organization must be back during the middle of the workshop. wants to reach this goal one week or two their closeness with True Parents. They responsible. I asked why he came back. He said I don’t weeks before. Father wants to announce are linked directly to True Parents and Once you fulfill the 144,000 you will qualify. The standards were so strict at to the world with a press conference. bound together in their blood lineage. see a landslide of millions based on these that time. Compared to other candidates, Because this is such an historical moment. Not through the Unification Church but conditions. Also, PR teams will continue other sacrificial members were there. I have so much experience that with directly through their own church or reli- to work. UN and DC ambassadors will Since, 1992 the standard is so wide just one day of education leaders become gion. Heavenly Father wants to reach work and bring them to the blessing. At open because of True Parents victorious completely convinced about the bless- that level. 144,000 Clergy couples foun- a minimum 12 current congressmen must foundation. Because of True Parents heart ing. I have traveled throughout the world dation is now set for this time to reach attend. Mainly it’s a clergy blessing. How- for all humanity , True Father commit- blessing political leaders and blessing that level. Based on this understanding ever, ,most good elected officials are good ted to reach all humanity, Father wants the Cain world. Now Father wants to bless we have to try to develop and understand religious people (deacons etc.). How many to reach everyone without exception. We the Abel world of religious leaders. how this coming blessing ceremony is different religious leaders will attend are so joyful and so lucky because of this. American movement: you are so lucky. not Unification Church ritual but rather there. All denominations, all religions. This is officially the Interreligious and This kind of historical blessing is cen- a cosmic ritual. This is not the Unifica- This is beyond religion. This is Heaven’s Worldwide Blessing Ceremony. Now all tering on America and Christianity. How tion Church marriage ceremony but Cos- Blessing. This is already fulfilled because of the people can join in with this cele- lucky you are. If all blessed couples under- mic Marriage ceremony. We have to devel- of Father’s victorious foundation. ❖ March 2002 Unification News 13 PREPARATIONS FOR THE 144,000 Blessing Avalanche National Clergy Convocation

ver 300 people gathered at the Hyatt message. A Japanese missionaries choir in Raleigh, NC Regency Crystal City to participate brought a bright spirit to the proceedings. in ACLC Holy Convocation March The climax of the convocation was the by Tim Davis and Rev. Jea Seok Kim had administered a heal- O ing session for them. Pas- 16. From the metro DC area, 58 ministers Holy Wine Ceremony, and many ministers he wind of the Holy Spirit is tor McAllister’s wife was not participated and many ministers from out- rededicated their marriages in the solemn blowing in Raleigh, N.C! On going to come because of side of the region also joined this gather- atmosphere. Sunday March 9th I stood severe pain in her feet—a ing. After the main sessions, local clergy gath- with Bishop Robert Henry long standing ailment—but National ACLC leaders, Pastor T. L. Bar- ered and had a meeting with Rev. Lykes of the Gethsemene True Vine suddenly her pain myste- rett, Jr., Rev. Kevin McCarthy, Rev. Michael and Archbishop Stallings. Everybody was HolinessT Church. An altar call was held riously disappeared. Inspired Jenkins and Archbishop Stallings gave very inspired throughout the convocation and ready to go forward to the Blessing and three couples were blessed includ- she changed clothes faster inspiring teachings and messages. Also, ❖ ing Bishop Henry. A minister meeting than she had ever changed Rev. Willie Wilson came as a guest speak- Movement. will be scheduled in the near future in her life, so she said, and er during luncheon and gave a powerful where the ACLC will be introduced and accompanied Pastor McAl- his minister friends can be blessed and lister to the program. then their churches. I invited Rev. Jea Seok On Wednesday March 13th Pastor Kim, our Reg. Director, Rev Nellie Smith of Matthew Chapel Holy Soojong Joo, Rev. No Hi Church agreed to let me lead her Bible Pak, Japanese sisters and study. Originally she was to be there Raleigh members. I sat on but was called away to S. Carolina for the altar with Pastor McAl- an emergency meeting. I arrived that lister and three other guest evening with National Messiah, Rev. ministers. The Pastor intro- Soojong Joo, brothers and sisters from duced us very eloquently Raleigh community and Japanese mis- to his church which was sionaries. Upon arriving at the church filled with 150-200 people. I was a little apprehensive. But not to I was nervous but prayed worry!!! Heavenly Father had prepared for God’s spirit to work and everything! When I opened the door went forward in faith. The the Asst. Pastor had already set up the time came when the Pas- VCR and TV on the altar. First I spoke tor called me to his side at about the work of the ACLC and the the pulpit and began to talk Blessing. Next we showed the tape about the importance of the “Reflections on the 144,000 Blessing.” family and the ACLC. He Then I helped officiate the Blessing then said, quite propheti- through the Assistant Pastor. Every- cally, “Let the spirit guide thing went very smooth. We were total- us now! So be it!” I invited ly welcomed and supported. Previously the Japanese sisters to sing. Pastor Smith had attended 2 prayer They sang so beautifully ! breakfasts. After the tape was shown You could feel the spirit of the moment of truth came. I called the God filling the church. Assistant Pastor and his wife to the I began to read the mis- front where they took the Holy Wine. sion statement of the ACLC After that the Wine was distributed to slowly and deliberately. As all present. Everyone drank the Wine. I looked people were deeply 20 were in attendance. The Japanese listening to these inspiring sisters sang 2 beautiful songs which Heavenly words. Many always brings the Holy Spirit . Every- heads were nodding in one just loved them. We closed with a agreement. Then I spoke prayer and a whole lot of hugging each about the meaning of the other . We had wonderful sharing togeth- 144,000 Blessing. Finally er. Everyone was so joyful and happy. we gave the altar call. To my shock We all had trouble leaving one anoth- the entire church congregation rose er that night. Amazing unity! Later I to their feet and came to the altar. learned there were 8 minister couples The Pastor stood by my side telling Sunday School Manual in attendance! The entire church lead- everyone to come forward making ership was present and received the sure that no one was left out. Peo- Parent and teacher study material holy wine. ple took home Holy Wine home for On March 16th Pastor Cheryl Jones their spouse if absent and children. with childrenÕs coloring book of “Following in the Footsteps of Christ Pastor McAllister was very serious his Sunday school manual contains 50 lessons, almost one for each Church,” came back from the Holy about everyone receiving the wine. Convocation in Washington, DC. She He was totally supportive. TSunday of the year. The material covers FatherÕs and MotherÕs life, was on fire. Immediately she prepared Afterward, I read the four vows. the Principal, Jesus life and his teachings and the main central to give the blessing in her church the The congregation responded with characters from the Old Testament. next day on Sunday March 17th. With a reverent “Yes!” The Pastor then Each lesson is accompanied by illustrations that can be photocopied Rev. Jea Seok Kim, Rev. Soojong Joo, prayed over all the newly blessed for the children to color in. This will help the children, especially the Gail Davis, Raleigh members and Japan- couples. Finally Rev. Jea Seok Kim ese sisters were present. Pastor Jones spoke deeply about the internal younger ones, to memorize the lessons. There are also some simple literally dragged people to the altar. meaning and value of the 144,000 crafts that the children will enjoy doing. This Sunday school Manual is The Japanese sisters blew them away Blessing. The feeling of family was probably most suited for children from four to ten years of age. with their songs. Then Pastor Jones so strong. I had never seen this The Manual will be a considerable source of inspiration and told them they may hear some new church so joyful before now. This things but to get prepared for the ACLC truly was a miracle of Heavenly information for all the Sunday school teachers and for parents who are and what it has to offer. Father and True Parents grace!!! concerned about giving the best spiritual education to the Blessed March 24th Pastor Theodore McAl- yes the wind of the Holy Spirit is children. The cost of the manual is £7 including postage DM24, USA$20. lister of Smith Temple Free Will Bap- truly blowing in Raleigh.!! If you would like to order a copy, you can contact George Robertson at: tist Church in downtown Raleigh agreed Special recognition should be HSA Publications UK, 44 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NA, Great Britain. to have the Blessing in his church. given to the wonderful support of This Pastor along with his wife were Rev. Kim, the National Messiahs Tele: 0207 723 0721 extension 104. email: [email protected]. previously blessed at Raleigh’s 1st and the Japanese Missionaries. ❖ Blessing event. Bishop Dan Johnson 14 Unification News March 2002 WORLD CULTURE AND SPORTS FESTIVAL 2002

by Nadine Andre and Susana Palencia ssembly 2002, “Establish- Assembly 2002 and the World ing a Culture of Peace: World- views, Institutions, Lead- ership and Practices,” took Culture and Sports Festival place in Seoul, Korea betweenA February 14-18, 2002. “It should be a culture char- this era of peace.” The international Sponsored by the Interreligious acterized by true love. True audience was ready to roll up its sleeves and International Federation for love is not only a virtue to be and begin to get to work. World Peace (IIFWP) under the applied to personal relation- Founder’s Address Chairmanship of Dr. Chung Hwan ships. It can and should char- Kwak, Assembly 2002 was a cor- acterize the nature of insti- The second day of the Assembly, nerstone of this year’s World Cul- tutional life, from the work- February 15th, was of special impor- ture and Sports Festival (WCSF) place to the state house to tance; the Founder’s Address would be 2002. the marketplace.” given. The opening plenary, chaired by The Assembly was co-chaired Co-Chair H.E. Carazo, for- Dr. Neil Salonen, President of the Uni- by H.E. Rodrigo Carazo, former mer President of Costa Rica versity of Bridgeport, represented diverse president of Costa Rica and H.E. said, “The only way for peace and innovative thought. H.E. Abdur- Stanislav Shushkevich, former is through disarmament. rahman Wahid, former president of president of Belarus. It was the Costa Rica abolished its army Indonesia, said that this was a chal- 4th in a series of international in 1948. Having no weapons lenging time for Islam and called for Assemblies that seek to ‘search is the only way to have no radical changes within Islam itself. for the solutions to critical global confrontations!” “Whether we Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak, always con- problems.’ The preceding Assem- like it or not,” said H.E. sistent in his message outlined the guid- bly 2001, convened in New York Shushkevich, co-chair and ing principles of IIFWP. Other speak- soon after the tragedy of Septem- former President of Belarus,” ers included Dr. Nicholas Kittrie, Chair ber 11th bringing together Chris- the process of globalization of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for tian, Muslim, Israeli and Pales- has begun.” The first lady of Justice and Peace and Sir James Man- tinian leaders in an effort to cre- the Republic of the Marshall cham, Founding President of the Repub- ate dialogue and understanding. Islands, Mrs. Mary Note said, lic of Seychelles, who presented a copy This year’s Assembly 2002 was “From a small country like of their new and comprehensive book attended by 500 participants rep- the Marshall Islands to the The Future of Peace in the Twenty-First resenting 100 nations and was giant superpowers, the world Century. attended by sitting President of is in need of leadership in What came as a surprise and delight the Republic of Palau, Mr. Tommy to the audience was the Remengesau Jr. and the First Lady introduction of the Founder Mrs. Debbie Remengesau. Also by his wife of over 40 years, attending were 17 former presi- Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. She dents representing all continents shared a personal perspec- and international leaders repre- tive of her husband. She senting politics, religion, diplo- said, “His love for our fam- macy, economics, academia and ily and his devotion to teach- the NGO community. The overall ing them to become as goal of this Assembly was to sub- absolute in their dedication stantially identify and create the to God and as universal in framework for solutions to the their love for humanity as world’s most pressing problems he has been has brought and to contribute to the estab- amazing results. With our lishment of a Culture of Peace, a 14 children and well over theme proclaimed by the United 20 grandchildren, although Nations. we never took an ordinary World Culture and Sports Fes- family vacation, I believe tival 2002 (WCSF) was the 8th our family has experienced WCSF since it was envisaged in the closest bond of any fam- September 1988, during the Seoul ily in the world - because Olympics by the founder Rev. Moon. we are bound together in While the Winter Olympics are the love of God.” presently held in Salt Lake City, The Founder, Rev. Dr. many have referred to the WCSF Sun Myung Moon’s address as the “Olympics of World Cul- was rousing and strong. It ture.” In addition to Assembly 2002, was heavily attended by the WCSF includes sporting events, a international and local media. youth convention and an inter- For two days in Korea the national marriage blessing of 4,000 WCSF, Assembly 2002 and international couples. the international blessing Opening Banquet made front page news. The address provided the foun- The Opening Banquet was dation for the discussions, chaired by IIFWP Secretary Gen- inspirations and proposals eral and Organizing Chairman, Dr. that comprised the follow- Thomas Walsh, who spoke to the ing committee sessions. participants who had come to Korea Dr. Moon called for all from all over the world. The Open- participants and the Ambas- ing Invocation was given by Mr. sadors for Peace to tran- Khamba Lama Dambajav, Vice scend nationality, race and President of the World Fellowship religion and lead the way in of Buddhists from Mongolia, who building a world of peace. offered a Buddhist chant. A high- The speech spoke deeply light of this year’s Assembly was about the internal charac- the diversity of representation from teristics necessary for build- the world’s religions. ing a culture of peace. Eight Rev. Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak, hundred people attended Chairman of IIFWP and the WCSF, the Founder’s address. described the features of a culture The following plenary, of peace in his opening address, “What is Required to Estab- March 2002 Unification News 15 WORLD CULTURE AND SPORTS FESTIVAL 2002 PHOTOS COURTESY LARRY ORMAN AND JULIAN GRAY

lish a Culture of Peace: The Role of ber of the Armed Services Committee. the world. Arts Troupe. The young people aston- Worldviews, Institutions, Leadership Congressman Weldon expressed his ished the crowd as they danced, sang A Night of Culture and Practices, moderated by Mrs. Karen commitment to helping the members and played the Korean drum reaching Smith, IIFWP Director, Office of UN of Congress in their understanding of The participants were treated to an the hearts of all. Relations, was formatted in true UN international affairs and is making a evening of culture and art at the Little Assembly 2002 and the WCSF 2002 style. There was a plentiful array of bridge between foreign ambassadors to Angels School and Performing Arts Cen- were landmark events that attest to the speakers representing a diversity of the US and the UN and members of ter in Seoul. A beautiful banquet din- Founders’ vision of peace and to the thought and enlightened opinion, each Congress. ner was served which included a per- fact that people throughout every nation speaking for seven minutes. Many par- The committees met two more times formance by the Universal Ballet Com- in every endeavor long for peace and ticipants appreciated the range and and the closing plenary consisted of pany who performed the second act of are committed to working for it by liv- scope of the speakers. their final reports. Swan Lake. There was also a perform- ing for the sake of others. ❖ ance by the Little Angels Performing Committee Sessions International Wedding What made its mark upon Assem- Blessing bly 2002 as unique and distinct, were Some of the participants were the working committee sessions that able to witness the International met three times during the course of Marriage Blessing of 4,000 couples the Assembly. It was the hope of the officiated by Rev. Moon and the conference organizers that these meet- world’s religious leaders. It was also ing would serve as a foundation for special and unique opportunity for building future relationships and begin- some of the participants to reded- ning the process for formulating future icate their vows with their spous- plans of action. es as a commitment to world peace According to the moderators, the first and to living for the sake of others. session was a way of breaking the ice. Day of Celebration One participant remarked that he had never been to the UN but at his session Upon the conclusion of the ses- he now felt like he had.” The United sions and deliberations of Assem- Nations session consisted of partici- bly 2002, the participants were pants who had 40 years of experience treated to a very special day. Sun- at the UN and relative newcomers to day, February 17th, marked the the UN. ‘Can the Media Contribute to tribute and birthday anniversary a Culture of Peace?’ dealt with issues of WCSF/IIFWP Founder and his like realities of journalistic objectivity wife, (both share the same birth- and how the media influences the course days). of events. The event was held Assembly 2002 also featured IIFWP at the Fencing Stadi- regional chapter meetings, addressing um in Seoul where concerns of each of the following areas; 10,000 people were in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, attendance. The guests Middle East, North America, Oceania, were treated to a Kore- and Eurasia. Mr. Altaf Nathani, public an style birthday on a relations director of the World Ahlul grand scale where pres- Bayt of the Islamic League, had attend- ents and congratula- ed both the religion and Middle East tions were offered to sessions saying that both were marked Rev. Moon and his wife by tolerance and good will. for their commitment to world peace. Presi- Final Day dent Tommy Remenge- Assembly 2002 concluded its final sau Jr. of the Republic day of sessions on Saturday, February of Palau, gave an 16th. Participants worked hard till the address recognizing Rev. final sessions. The morning began with Moon’s accomplish- an Interfaith Service led by Mr. John ments and acknowl- Gehring of the Religious Youth Service. edged how the island The plenary was chaired by Ms. Tomiko of Palau was working Duggan of the World Media Association to adopt the ethics and and included several prominent figures principles of the IIFWP including Hon. Curt Weldon, US Con- in order to be a model gressman from Pennsylvania and mem- of peace for the rest of 16 Unification News March 2002 New Jersey ‘We Will Stand’ Blessing “We Will Stand for Fami- ly Event” was held Tues- day, February 26, 2002, 7PM to 10PM in Newark, NJ. There were twenty- oneA couples in attendance—minis- ters and their wives—and a total of 100 church leaders. Archbishop Stallings was the first speaker he prepared the couples for the wine ceremony with a powerpoint presentation. He talked about change of blood lineage and the 50% divorce rate in America. This happened “on our watch”—therefore we must be responsible, as pastors to remedy this situation he declared. “We must end mony, True Parents, 144,000 Church’s testimony was powerful and he will utes long, was well received. divorce in America. The Blessing changes Blessing. return to New jersey to visit Baptist All the pastors watched attentively our blood lineage back to God.” Rev. Leroy Elliot then presented his pastors. as Father spoke on the video about the After the powerpoint presentation testimony, stating that in the begin- Rev. Philip Thomas, the local ACLC importance of blood lineage, and the Archbishop Stallings and Sayomi-san ning of his relationship with the FFWPU, acting director, conducted the New Hope misuse of sexual love, comparing the were the officiating couple for the wine he gave our members a hard time. Final- Chorale. They were beautiful, all dressed male sexual organ to a snake. ceremony. Each of the couples came ly, Rev. Elliot heard that Father was in Korean “chogori”. They sang “Sweet In conclusion, Rev. Jenkins asked up one by one to receive the wine, while coming to Chicago and he decided to Sweet Spirit” and two other songs. every pastor to conduct an “alter call” holy songs were played in the back- attend the speech as a “spectator” not Rev. Hong together with New Future Blessing in their churches. We are ground. At the end of the wine cere- a “participator”. Through attending the Films organized video selections of the now doing the follow-up to actually mony, each couple received a trophy speech he was “trapped” by the teach- New Jersey and Delaware events from assist with these Blessings in the with the inscription: Holy Wine Cere- ing and the words of Rev. Moon. His the 50-state tour. The video, 20 min- churches. ❖ Bush and the Axis of Evil A UTS Lecture by Dr. Mark P. Barry

by Chris Corcoran Il Sung. In his speech he outlined US— Barry made clear that his views were ment, arguing that any government North Korean relations over the last his personal opinion and did not nec- that allows starvation—perhaps one resident George W. Bush may decade and the role the Summit Coun- essarily represent those of the Sum- to three million people dead of hunger— be trying to provoke division cil for World Peace has played in facil- mit Council. deserves the label of evil and the con- within North Korea by call- itating dialogue between the US and “President Bush is committed to the demnation of the civilized world. ing the regime “evil” and link- North Korea. The Summit Council, an freedom of the North Bush’s com- ing it with Iran and Iraq, association of former heads of state Korean people,” said ments drew strong Paccording to adjunct UTS professor Dr. and government, was founded by Rev. Barry. “Bush’s recent protests from many Mark P. Barry. Sun Myung Moon. remarks are similar South Korean peo- Barry, whose speech was prompt- “President Bush and other senior to when President Rea- ple, who felt his ed by Bush’s recent remarks in which officials in his administration may have gan called upon Sovi- comments not only he called North Korea, Iran and Iraq a ‘collapsist mentality’,” said Barry, et President Gor- exacerbated an an “axis of evil”, spoke at UTS on Feb- explaining they likely view that an bachev to ‘tear down already tense situ- ruary 27 to a group of students, fac- inward implosion of the North Korean that wall’ ” he said. ation but were once ulty and administrators. regime may be preferable, at this point, However, the prob- again evidence of A senior research associate with the to a continuation of the regime’s cur- lem in advocating a how big powers Summit Council for World Peace, Barry rent policies of producing and export- North Korean collapse have historically visited North Korea twice on peace mis- ing weapons of mass destruction. is that Seoul lies only intervened in the sions and met the late President Kim 34 miles from the fate of Korea. most massive con- Barry noted that centration of fire- South Koreans power on earth, Barry understandably see Miracle Massager for Micronesia observed. 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Our family moved to our NM Coun- President Bush visited South Korea SUBSCRIBE TO THE try “The Federated States of Microne- May God bless you and your fam- on February 19-20, where he explained ilies. the rationale for his “evil axis’ com- UNIFICATION NEWS March 2002 Unification News 17 DIVINE PRINCIPLE STUDY How, Where and When Christ is to Return Volume 6 * Part 7 Jesus was initially recognized only by a was no longer Jewish: is to unite both Christians and non- comparative few—by those who had ears “For not all who are descended from Christians into one family, centered on s already detailed, the peri- to hear and eyes to see—so the Lord’s Israel belong to Israel, and not all are God. As the new Messiah is thus to har- ods of the Hebrew and Chris- mission is likely to be perceived at first children of Abraham because they are monize and unify the world’s religions, tian eras when totaled add only by a limited few and to develop grad- his descendants; but ‘Through Isaac he is to fulfill the purpose not only of up to nineteen hundred and ually thereafter. His role and work thus shall your descendants be named.’ This Christianity, but also of other major reli- thirty years. Accordingly, one cannot be immediately made manifest. means that it is not the children of the gions. It is necessary, therefore, that the mayA anticipate that the year 1930 was As was the case with Jesus, his identi- flesh who are the children of God, but Messiah come from a land where both the year of the Messiah’s birth. Is that ty will be revealed through time to human- the children of the promise are reckoned Christianity and Eastern religions are in fact the case? ity at large. It is, in a sense, only the as descendants” (Rom 9:6-8). deeply entrenched. Divine Principle explains that the year chosen few who are likely to recognize It is plain, then, that the role of the Since there are no Western countries cannot be pinpointed so exactly. After him early in the process. chosen nation was shifted to the Gen- in which Oriental religion is deeply estab- all, differences of several years were often tiles. The Christians have become the lished, but there are Asian nations in The Messianic Theater observed throughout the dispensation- Second Israel. The problem is identify- which Christianity is widely practiced, al history. The period of persecution in If Christ is to return in our day, let ing which nation of the Christian world it would make sense for the Lord of the the Roman Empire, for instance, was to us ask where this is like- is the one to which the Second Advent to come from the East. be four hundred years, but actually last- ly to take place. God’s actions are Messiah will come. One reason, therefore, that Korea forms ed only until 392 A.D. In the parable of the the core of God’s new dispensation is Coming From The As a matter of fact, another date is vineyard, Jesus indicated not haphazard; He that it is a nation bearing the fruits of East also suggested by the timetable we have that he would not come does not do things many religions. Many of the world’s great been describing. The period of Prepara- again to Israel: For reasons which we without cause. spiritual and ethical traditions, partic- tion for the Second Coming began with “When therefore the will explain, Divine Prin- ularly Buddhism and Confucianism, the Reformation in 1517 and was to end owner of the vineyard ciple teachers that the new have flourished in this land. Also, Chris- four hundred years later. Based on this, comes, what will he do to chosen nation of God is tianity itself is deeply established there. we may expect the Second Coming to those tenants?” They said the land of Korea. While Indeed, before the communist takeover have occurred in 1917. to him, “He will put those wretches to a this assertion is novel, it is, as we shall of northern Korea, its capital city, Without placing undue emphasis on miserable death, and let out the vine- show, nevertheless reasonable. God’s Pyongyang, was known because of its a specific date, Divine Principle does yard to other tenants who will give him actions are not haphazard; He does not many churches as the “Jerusalem of the assert that the historical processes deter- the fruits in their seasons.” ... “There- do things without cause. If a nation is East.” mining the time of the Second Advent fore I tell you the kingdom of God will to be chosen by Him for His purposes, Secondly, the new chosen land is to have been completed. Therefore, the be taken away from you and given to a there must be a rationale behind it. Let be a cosmic altar representing the entire moment is at hand. As a pinpoint of light nation producing the fruits of it” (Mt us examine possible explanations. world. As the human family was divid- within a dark globe, the messianic age 21:41-43). There is, first of all, biblical evidence ed originally by Cain and Abel, so today now is dawning. Some may say that the Jewish race to support the idea of the chosen nation it is divided globally by communism and While it is natural, of course, to want is eternally chosen, and therefore Israel being from the East. In the Book of Rev- democracy, or Cain and Abel on the to see and meet the new Messiah, such must be the center for the Messiah’s elation (7:2-4) we read that an angel worldwide level. Representing the world, a privilege may not be widespread at activities. As we have indicated, howev- would ascend from the rising of the sun— the chosen nation itself is to be divided, first. Two thousand years ago Jesus did er, Divine Principle takes exception to in other words, from the East. It is true as Korea is between the communist North not immediately proclaim his messi- this position. When Jacob prevailed over that all great spiritual movements have and the more democratic South. In this ahship. There was an unseen and unheard, the angel, he received a new name: Israel. started in the East; it is therefore quite way, Korea symbolizes the world. yet steady, preparation period during The name signifies the person or nation logical that the new Messiah would come In the view of Divine Principle, the his private life when very few people knew which triumphs by faith. It is thus a from the East. face-off at Panmunjom is a microcosm who he was. After this period, he strug- spiritual designation and does not nec- A further reason that the universal of a spiritual and political macrocosm. gled during his public ministry to pre- essarily mean the physical descendants God would send the Messiah to an East- For God’s providence to be accomplished, pare the foundation for fulfilling his mes- of Abraham and Jacob. As John the Bap- ern nation is not far to seek. Even though however, the murderous outcome of the sianic purpose. During this time also he tist pointed out, one should not base Christians have played the central role original split between Cain and Abel was very cautious about disclosing his one’s identity overly much on one’s phys- in God’s providence, all people are God’s must be redeemed. Centering in God, role. Mark tells us in his Gospel, for ical ancestry. “Do not presume to say to children and are eventually to be mem- North and South Korea are to unite. Of example, that when Peter identified Jesus yourselves ‘We have Abraham as our bers of the Kingdom. Buddhists, Jews, necessity, the atheistic totalitarianism as the Christ, the Master instructed him father,’ for I tell you God is able from Shintoists and members of all other world of the North must give way to an ideol- to “tell no one” (Mk 8:30). these stones to raise up children to Abra- religions are to participate in the recon- ogy which gives proper recognition to At the Second Coming, the new Deliv- ham” (Mt 3:9). structed world established through the the spiritual dimension of man and the erer must also go through a similar course Even the Apostle Paul, himself a Jew, ministry of the Second Advent. living reality of God. ❖ of preparation during his life. Just as attested to the fact that the true Israel Upon his coming, therefore, the Lord by Erling Lea TV and True Family Values s television effective? I must say absolute yes! If it weren’t, I would and even the national news broadcast- have even seen a very liberal newspa- calls in response to our programs, but never spend so much time pro- er talking about something that was per change to a moderate newspaper people watch and take ideas from them. moting the development of Princi- aired on Unificationism. To see how much after I aired a CAUSA series! So there is Also, partly through positive media, the pled television programming. But Unificationism Television Show is affect- definitely an audience out there. general public opinion of True Parents Ifor many who don’t work with TV, it may ing my community, I read papers, and The teachings of True Parents reveal and their work is changing so that final- seem that I’m wasting my time. Televi- I listen to radio and TV. such a depth of heavenly ly they are receiving a hint of the tremen- sion programming is like any other media. For example I aired True Evidence of the truth that people must dous respect they are due. A person just has to be out there aware Father’s court case on cable respect and honor True Par- Many times people organize meetings TV. Many were shocked to power of getting ents after seeing their lifestyle and special programs to counter some of some of the skewed viewpoints being the Principle out presented by the mainstream media to see the government perse- and accomplishments. This of the more novel ideas shown through feel the need for us to offer a unifica- cuting a religious leader so! there through is what gives me the most the Principle. Even this is evidence of tionist viewpoint in contrast. Many black ministers real- public television joy in my television work. the power of getting the Principle out Often I use my intuition about which ized that the government The world is thirsting for there through public television. TV is programs to put on. It takes about a attacked Rev. Moon just as this teaching, and the time just an incredibly effective medium. week to get a program aired after I sub- they did Rev. Martin Luther is right for spreading the Recently True Mother signed a poster mit it to the station. Interestingly, often King. Almost immediately after I aired word. The audience is just drinking in I made celebrating 7 years and 400 hours right at the time it is airing, something True Father’s court case, a large group the Divine Principle! of Unificationism airtime from 1994 to related to that program happens to come of black ministers demanded a new inves- Earlier in the eighties, the program 2001. Isn’t that precious? Please have into the forefront of public interest and tigation into Dr. King’s death. Word and Deed was aired from New York confidence that if you make effort towards discussion. Often the programs I air are Similarly, when I was airing True Fam- throughout America. It was a very good using the media for God’s providential very timely. Sometimes mainstream ily Values, suddenly the whole town was program with D. P. Lectures and inter- will, you will give joy to our beloved True media lift ideas from our programming talking about true love and family val- views. I did a little research as to why it Parents. and then our insights become widely ues in their churches. I usually air CAUSA was canceled. I found out that there was Please call or write anytime if you discussed, even to the national level. I lectures when there is an election, and that a lack of response to the program have questions or comments: (281) 693 have seen Jay Leno on The Tonight Show again I can clearly see the influence of in that no members were gained through 2487 Fax (281) 693 3703 E-mail: our media on the mainstream media. I it. It’s true that I very seldom get phone [email protected] ❖ 18 Unification News March 2002 Creating Models for Peace in Thailand by Delia Javanasundara ability to move larger segments of soci- local organizations. International sup- of the neighboring village of Saipao are & John W. Gehring ety. port came from the IIFWP and the Women’s drug users or drug dealers Federation for World Peace-Japan, while Thailand RYS Opening Ceremony he need to create models of local and national support came from religious cooperation and har- On October 13-20 the IIFWP in coop- the Youth Federation for World Peace, The Opening Ceremony on October mony is greater then any time eration with Thailand’s Ambassadors Thailand, the Foundation for Develop- 13 was held at Maeyom Palace Thanee in history. Many of the regions for Peace, mobilized seventy young peace- ment and Peace and the Public Welfare Hotel and was attended by 51 govern- of the world are experiencing makers from seven nations to contribute Office and the Association of the Public ment officials. Among those in atten- aT growing tension and episodic violence. to a Religious Youth Service (RYS) proj- Welfare Volunteers of Phrae Province. dance were the Hon. Amornpan Nimanan- The IIFWP has unique resources to bring ect in Thailand’s Phrae Province. The Pulling together individuals and orga- tha, Governor of Phrae Province, Hon. to the field as a result of the involvement project volunteers worked M.R. Sukumphand Buripha- of a wide network of leaders who are hard to help construct a tra, Member of Parliament active in the realm of religion, and in the public welfare center and the former Deputy Min- fields of politics, media and the acade- while their interactions ister of Foreign Affairs; Hon. my. and programs focused Siriwan Prasjaksatthru. The One approach to the IIFWP’s peace on the projects theme of seventy RYS volunteers could building effort is mobilizing young adults ; “Building inter-religious feel the value of the work from various religious and ethnic back- harmony among youth they were undertaking by grounds and drawing them together through dialogue and the support they were receiv- through a program of public service . action” ing from such distinguished The service element is enriched with The Religious Youth leaders. activities and programs that promote Service (RYS) Project in Prior to the work portion cultural and religious understanding, Thailand was inspired in of the RYS project, Mrs. provide leadership training and pass on part by the United Fazida Razak (RYS Asia insights on building bridges to cross bar- Nations Declaration for Training Director) and Pro- riers that exist between people. The the year 2001 as “Inter- fessor Sharifah Shakirah Religious Youth Service (RYS), a project national Year of Volun- from Malaysia guided the of the IIFWP, has been practically imple- teers (IYV)”. The impor- staff orientation and the menting such models for more then 15 tance of volunteer work education program. Prof. years. goes well beyond the Kirti Bunchua, president of The RYS embodies the idealism and external contribution of IRFWP-Thailand contributed energy of youth while drawing its strength helping construct buildings for it pro- nizational support from a wider network to various aspects of the education pro- from the shared spiritual treasure that vides a foundation for individuals and helps substantial work get accomplished gram. the World’s Religions provide. Those families to practice service. It is through which could not be accomplished alone. An important element of the RYS pro- involved in its work have gone into the the heart of a volunteer that individu- The Project began with a staff orien- gram is the morning meditation which edges of conflict in Sri Lanka, Belfast, als and families will gain strength and tation in Bangkok which served to cre- is assigned to a participant from each and Croatia, they have worked sub- grow in character. In a strong sense, ate a sense of unity. A long seven hour of the faiths represented on the project. stantially to promote reconciliation n the RYS works to provide “service for bus journey followed and brought the After breakfast, the work was started Guatemala, Honduras and South Africa peace”. staff and participants together in a small and ran from 8 to 12 p.m. During the and have provided hope to others in over The Thailand RYS project was the mountain top village in Saipao of Rongk- afternoons we visited a mosque, a tem- forty nations. The work of the RYS has seventh hosted in the nation and the wang District in Phrae Province. This ple and a Catholic Church. Through become more effective over time and the ninety eighth of its kind. The project village is located at the top of the moun- these visits and afternoon lectures from support that the Ambassador’s for Peace was made possible through the broad tain to encourage the villagers to keep people of those faiths, the participants and others are providing has lifted its based cooperation of international and away from drugs for most of the settlers see THAILAND on page 19

Upcoming RYS Projects in 2002 meals. (alternative arrangements possi- ble) April 19 - 28: Nakorn Si Thamarat in community organizers who are interest- grams, labor in community service proj- Contact person: Daniel Bessel at Southern Thailand ed in organizing service programs, RYS ects at local hospitals, schools, and in [email protected] Ambassadors for Peace RYS Initiative. projects and other interfaith programs. areas of disrepair. This is the 13th RYS August 6 - 17: Trinidad and Tobago During this project we will work in the Program fee: $50 Friendship America Project and it is a Returning to Trinidad and Tobago and rural community of Nakorn Si Thama- Contact person: Delia J at substantial contribution towards ecu- working in cooperation with Prime Min- rat. Participants will construct a class- [email protected] menical and inter-cultural cooperation. ister Patrick Manning and other Ambas- room and involve themselves in the local May 6 - 13: Malaysia, near the Thai The cost for participation is $750 (does sadors for Peace, we will work with Habi- community. Cost for international par- border not cover international travel) tat for Humanity and other service organ- ticipation is $250 (special consideration Our volunteers will work with a local Contact person: Carol Pobanz (English) izations. Time in the program will include for national participants) university and NGO’s in creating a model at [email protected] or Daniel Bessel visits to Muslim, Christian and Hindu Contact person: Delia J at of cross-cultural service. This largely (English or Spanish) at [email protected] sites of worship, cultural programs, and [email protected] Muslim community has invited partici- August 1 - 2: Guatemala City time to visit the beeches and other areas April 28 - 29: Regional RYS Training pants of all faiths and cultures to take RYS Regional Training Program and of beauty. Cost of the project $400. Program in Southern Thailand part in a variety of service activities includ- an IIFWP seminar will be held for RYS Contact Person: John Gehring at Following the Thai RYS project, a spe- ing the construction of a community edu- alumni leaders and community activist [email protected] cial international leadership program will cation center. interested in promoting the ideals of inter- August 18 - 19: Trinidad and Tobago be offered for selected RYS alumni and Contact person: Professor Shakirah at faith cooperation and cross-cultural coop- Regional RYS Training [email protected] eration. Fee: $100 includes hotel and Following the project a special pro- June 29 - 30: Koror, Palau gram will be held for training youth lead- Leadership Training Program ers in developing the heart, mind and (Tentative dates) HDH for Beginners skills for being better prepared to be A leadership seminar for those that Well-selected excerpts of True Father’s peace makers. Cost $100 want to learn more about public serv- Contact Person: John Gehring at ice, character education and interfaith words in small pocket-size HDH [email protected] and inter-cultural cooperation. booklets—great for witnessing.Three August 9 - 18: Zambia 6th Africa July: Albania (exact dates to be to choose from:“Wisdom of True Rising Project announced) Love” (30 pages;“Wisdom of Returning to Zambia after building a Contact person: Massimo Trombin at Marriage & Family” (70 pages) and school for orphans of AIDS, our project [email protected] will work to pull participants from East July 11 - 31: Guatemala, El “The Truth about Life After and Southern Africa along with inter- Salvador, Honduras Death” (53 pages). national participants in an effort to build IIFWP Ambassadors for Peace: 13th Send $1.50 per booklet (postage a model of ethnic, tribal and religious Friendship America’s Project. Beginning included) to: Michael Hentrich, harmony. Cost: For Africans $50, for in Guatemala City this Central Ameri- those residing outside of Africa the cost ca project will have 70 international stu- PO Box 1272, Casper WY 82602. is $350. dents travel to three nations: Guatemala, For information call (307) 266-5209 or Contact person: Massimo at Irff.Trom- El Salvador and Honduras. They will email at [email protected] [email protected] or Nicholas at Chis- take part in education and cultural pro- [email protected] ❖ March 2002 Unification News 19

by J. Hammond Robinson sweetness of corn. Corn Fathers to establish America by recog- Original Sin: has a natural sweet- nizing what Jesus knew—that mankind enetic research is ness which is quite is endowed by God with certain unalien- attempting to locate pleasant. Many foods able rights which are untouchable by the source of behav- are naturally sweet, and governments of the world. ior in the genes. But The Adam and Eve make an enjoyable meal. This American-made meme subvert- they won’t find a But if a child eats candy ed the positions of monarchs and dele- Ggenetic source of evil behavior before a meal, the nat- gitimatized tyrants. And though the meme because original sin is not car- Meme ural sweetness of the released human creativity, it did not elim- ried and passed on by the genes foods are over-powered inate all the bad behaviors caused by even though it passes through tion of George Bush. by the sweetness of the the 4 fallen natures. Only the Messiah- the physical body. And they picked up the cultural meme candy, and the child loses interest in the meme can replace the fallen natures with Original sin is transmitted through which demonstrates that political con- wide variety of nutritious food that are ideal natures. the memes. The Oxford English Dictio- troversy need not result in armed con- essential to life. I think it’s obvious how to absorb the nary defines the meme as an element of flict. They saw with their own eyes that When Adam and Eve fell, they had a Messiah-meme, (watch everything he a culture that may be considered to be political authority could be peacefully physical experience which distracted does and/or fulfill the formula course); passed on by non-genetic means, esp. transferred even when there is a great them from the love of God; and they so I want to mention the removal of Orig- imitation. deal of uncertainty connected with the picked up the 4 fallen natures; failure inal Sin. Physical beings (the animals) learn transfer of wealth and power. to take God’s standpoint, leaving one’s The physical body attempts to pur- new actions by seeing others doing it. I The 2000 election was a rather intense proper position, reversing dominion, and sue pleasurable experiences and avoid don’t know about the ‘hundredth mon- demonstration of a foreign meme enter- multiplying the criminal act. painful experiences. This is because the key’ idea, but definitely all the monkeys ing global society, but there had been The 4 fallen natures are passed on body has been spoiled by intense pleas- which see a useful behavior will begin others examples of American political through the cultural memes. Failure to ure, and it ignores the subtle joys of life to imitate what they have seen. take God’s standpoint results in cer- in the vain attempt to repeat the good People learn certain behaviors in tain behaviors. One of those behav- feelings it had before. This usually caus- the same way; by observing and then iors is leaving one’s position; and from es problems which are compounded when imitating the behavior. This is why In My OpinionÉ there comes the desire to control sit- the fallen natures kick in. theater is so powerful. Plays and uations (and people) by any means How will the Messiah untangle the movies and TV (anything with a visual stability. The resignation of Richard Nixon necessary. Ultimately this desire leads badly-twisted world? component, or with words which can be demonstrated that if a society is organ- to a reenactment of the original Fall: spir- In brief; he will create a new meme; easily visualized) influence behavior by ized in a certain way, it can endure the itual murder and/or physical murder. he will spread this new meme; and he showing people doing certain things. And toppling of a living head of state. Nixon Cain, Abel and Seth inherited these will open the realm which has been the when those behaviors are imitated they showed that there is nothing to fear from behaviors from their parents. And the lynch-pin of satan’s control: sex. become part of the body’s kinetic mem- putting down the reins of power; and behaviors eventually led to the death of Obviously sex was created by God; ory. The memory of the behaviors are over time that it’s possible to return to Abel. Cain and Seth not only embodied but it has become a tool of satan. The acted out by whomever sees them. the global stage with even more cultur- these behaviors, they passed the memes Messiah must return sex back to its In this way a cultural meme can be al influence than before. Jimmy Carter on to whomever witnessed their behav- Godly roots. When people have absorbed picked up and spread through a socie- is demonstrating this point with his post- ior. And their children picked up the the Messiah-meme they are ready for the ty. This is how foreigners become part presidential activities. meme and passed it on to their children, final step: marriage to another person of a society; they imitate what they see The American meme is the product of who picked it up from their parents and who has absorbed the Messiah-meme. others doing. This is how foreigners a complex series of cultural behaviors. had the meme reinforced by their grand- Together they can have ‘absolute sex’ become Americanized, and is how Amer- But even the almost-magical American parents. and are free from satan’s control. icans pick up new behaviors which become culture has not been able to erase behav- The insidiousness of this Adam and Children raised in such a family will part of American society. ior so bad that it can only be called ‘evil’. Eve meme is that it focuses almost entire- inherit the Messiah-meme from their Tourists can transform a society by These ‘evil’ behaviors are caused by the ly on the physical realm, and on the parents and pass it on to their children. setting a behavioral example. Television Original Sin. pleasure of the physical body. Those The children will have the Messiah-meme and movies from America have resulted Original Sin got started a long time caught in the Adam and Eve meme either re-enforced by the behavior of their grand- in the Americanization of the world. ago when the first ancestors deviated struggle to resist their flesh, (like St. parents, and it will continue to spread The Presidential election of 2000 is a from the ideal path. The Fall of Man took Paul), or they are controlled by the desires from generation to generation. clear example of the transformative abil- place when Adam and Eve had a phys- and fears of their flesh. So to sum up this short piece, the ity of the meme. Many Americans have ical relationship before they were emo- The Jesus-meme gave mankind a Messiah will restore the world by living accepted the idea that the internation- tionally and spiritually ready for it. The degree of freedom from the tyranny of on Earth and Blessing everyone in mar- ally televised reports of the controversial experience caused them to focus almost the flesh. Jesus demonstrated that there riage. The only question which remains election embarrassed the country. But exclusively on the physical world of pleas- is a power greater than the flesh; the is this: If the Jesus-meme produced the no one was watching a republic hold an ure, and caused them to ignore the sub- power of the love of God. This meme sub- American-meme, which has changed the exciting election. They were paying atten- lime experience of God’s love. verted the long-established world order world, what will be the effect of the SMM- tion to the fact that there was no blood- It was much the same as enjoying the and made it possible for the Founding meme? ❖ shed connected to the controversial elec-

woke early in the morning to prepare the nearly finished Public Welfare Cen- “I would like to see RYS projects held THAILAND breakfast for 70 people. The environment ter where we invited the entire village (of often, because this kind of activity will from page 18 created through this care is a good exam- 200) to have dinner together with the bring unity or even peace. Through RYS, ple of “One Big Family Under God” for RYS participants. Joining the dinner and youth is like an ‘angel of peace’.” (from were able to understand the strength of all the fathers helped in the building of the closing ceremony was the Hon. Siri- Phrae Province) ❖ each religion. the Public Welfare Center, while the moth- wan Prasjaksatthru, mayor of Rongk- The RYS program brings people from ers were cooking the food of love to feed wang and the Director of the Depart- all ages, all races, cultures and faiths the family, and the children (RYS par- ment of Public Welfare of Phrae together for the purpose of sharing and ticipants) helped the fathers in the morn- Province. While together testimonies HOLISTIC WELLNESS CENTER living for the sake of others. This RYS ing and in the afternoon they were study- were shared by the village head, a vil- project was very unique because it involved ing. lage youth representative, and RYS Carmen Z. Kartachov, MD 13 Muslim youth the largest group to We divided into two different work participants from Malaysia and Viet- Jin Suh Park, ND take part in this predominately Buddhist sites with one helping in the construc- nam. culture. Some interesting notes include tion of the Public Welfare Center where Preventive-Acute Quotes from RYS Participants that all the Muslim men agreed to sleep they joined 35 skilled workers and cre- Pediatric / Family Services one night at the Buddhist temple. We ated human chains to pass buckets with “At first, I am expecting something also had a chance to visit a Buddhist sand and gravel bricks and blocks. The different from the camp. But as I con- Botanicals Monastery and observe the “Movement second group cleaned the fence of the tinue day by day, I was touched and Naturopathy Meditation” where the monks use hand Buddhist temple and the Child Day Care felt so good. I have attended many Couseling movement or walking while meditating Center and painted it the following day. camps, but I think this camp was per- Homeopathy and not closing their eyes. During the project, a number of high fect. It was planned well and I was Acupunture Work Service Brings People Togeth- officials came to the work site including impressed by all the staff and villagers er the Governor of Phrae Province, the Hon. for their good cooperation. They are 481-8th Ave. Suite 724 Siriwan Prasjaksatthru, the District Offi- all united into one. I was really very New York, NY 10001 RYS participants enjoyed working impressed.” (Muslim, representative cer of the Department of Social Welfare, OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT together with the villagers for the head Rungkwang District and several officers from Pattani, South of Thailand) of the village assigned (in rotation) 35 of the Agricultural Extension. Most of “I would like to take part in an RYS PHONES: men to help in the construction and an these top officials brought fruits and Project every year! Where will it take Dr. Kartachov (917) 405-0496 additional 14 housewives for preparing cookies for the RYS participants. place and in which country? I would Dr. Park (914) 830-2280 meals and snacks for the volunteers. The Closing Ceremony was held beside like to attend again.” (from Japan) Every morning, these 14 housewives 20 Unification News March 2002 BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY NEWS

ridgeport International Acad- The Debate Team emy began a new semester this January, with several by Chris Breland new courses and exciting activities. Here are a few he debate team is BIA’s most active club Barticles written by the students to update this year, continuing now for the second you on what’s been going on at BIA and Tsemester. Consisting originally of a group its local community the past few months. of newbies with little experience beyond argu- ments with their siblings, this small club has performed astoundingly in tournaments. BIA Valentine’s Day made itself known in the debating communi- ty through winning top trophies in statewide Fundraiser competition. Through hard work and consis- tent practice, this team has wowed judges by Chris Breland everywhere. Without dispute, this club will def- initely continue for many succeeding years at ove is in the air! Might as well take Bridgeport International. advantage of it, and make a little Lprofit on the side, decided the stu- dent council at BIA this Valentine’s Day. Basketball Team Like every year, the BIA held its annu- al flower fundraiser this month. We by Yoda DeGroot hoped to outdo the profits of last year Bottom: Josh Scazzero, Masjo Ward, Theodore Kirkley, Nik Cook; his year has been a very interesting one and come through with a very lucra- second row: Andrew Peterson, Konrad Kathan, Abraham Deshotel; for the basketball team. The team con- tive event. third row: Chris Martinez, Nathan Breland; top: Chris Breland So, this year we purchased a total Tsists of people of all different skill levels. of 1,500 roses, which still had to be Players went from not knowing how to dribble prettied up quite a bit before sold. The a basketball to shooting jump shots and learn- whole school contributed time towards preparing Broadcast Media ing the zone defense. We have learned how to for the selling. As a group, we plucked petals, stripped play as a team and get along as players. thorns, and wrapped roses for hours. Then, on both Second Semester Valentine’s Day as well as the day before, we went MACH out in teams and sold flowers on street corners all by Masjo Ward over Bridgeport and Marina Dining Hall. It was a lot by Konrad Kathan of hard work for everyone, but all in good cause: We roadcast media is the course taught by Mr. made over $1350 dollars in pure profit! This money Deshotel. Our class meets twice a week, and his semester, a new class was included in the was near double what had been earned the year Bsometimes for out-of-class filming assign- BIA curriculum. The program is called MACH, before. ments. It’s exciting to be able to work with cameras Tfor Music and Arts Center for Humanity. It’s As we all looked on the great sum of money gath- and movies, all while learning the proper produc- taught by Mr. Wayne Hiller. This class is a lot of fun ered, we decided to tithe part of it to the local church tion process. Last semester, I also took part in this because it teaches young people how to become bet- after all the fundraisers of the year had been com- course, and completed a humorous movie, Cold ter at playing jazz music, and enhances their abil- pleted. The rest would go to end of the year trips Drinks (absolute masterpiece), which was a lot of ity to play in general. We hope that our hard work and parties, all funded by the student council! It fun to create. Mr. Deshotel knows everything about will let us play at jazz concerts over the summer, just goes to show that hard work always pays off in filming, and all in all it’s a great class. and get paid while doing it. the end. Swimming Team

by Nathan Breland

hree times a week many BIA stu- dents wake up in the morning for T7:00 swimming at Wheeler Recre- ation Center. Feodor, the instructor, teach- es and corrects us in our strokes. Though many of us started out lacking swim- ming and breathing skills, by now every- body can swim multiple laps consecu- tively for the whole hour of practice. It was clear to everyone that we had improved ourselves greatly in many ways. General News his semester has seen the start of Saturday Night Meetings, where TConnecticut Second Generation come to participate in Divine Principle lectures and activities once a week. Host- ed by CARP members Grace Lee and Lil- lie Kirkley, these meetings have been both inspirational and fun for all that attends them. Well, that’s all we have for now. Keep looking for when we post more news from BIA. If you are interested in learning more about our school, please contact the stu- dent council at biastudentcouncil@hot- mail.com. You can also contact the school by calling (203) 334-3434, emailing: [email protected], or through the mailing address: Bridgeport Inter- national Academy, 400 Linden Avenue, Bridgeport CT 06604. ❖ March 2002 Unification News 21 J OYFUL L OVE Confessions of a Nursery School Student in God’s School of Love God’s love to others was more impor- that God wouldn’t have spent vast eons With God as our example of parental PETER F. tant than a life centered on legalism. of time creating the universe for His love, it becomes a no-brainer to com- It finally became clear to me that search- children unless He was driven by the pare our own quality of unselfish love. BROWN ing for truth and living a life of faith passion of eternal love. With every passing year, I become even required an acknowledgment that love I think passion is a good way to more intensely aware that “knowing” Peter is an author and web was the highest truth of all. An intel- describe the depth of feeling that God about truth is insufficient if I can’t site provider and designer ligent reader will at once say, “Well, I must have had as He expressed His express God’s love to the person next located in Virginia Beach, VA could have told you that.” white-hot, burning tran- to me. The real kicker is that the per- Sigh. Yes, indeed. That’s scendent love in the cre- son next to me is the final arbiter of ne of my longest-running why I’m still in nursery We sometimes forget ation of the universe. The whether or not I get a good grade with and most heartfelt prayers school. that love is the universe doesn’t reflect my nursery school assignment. If the over the years has been to It’s ironic that in our original motivation for casual or dutiful love. object of my love doesn’t perceive my understand how to ade- search for God we some- everything, and God’s love at the time of love and doesn’t feel joy because of my quately express love to oth- times forget that love is instead spend a great creation couldn’t have love, then did I express God’s love ade- Oers. I was a loner in my youth, and had the original motivation been a love that echoed quately? deal of time in no idea how to extend my heart toward for everything, and instead off the walls of dry reli- I’m convinced that the innermost righteousness others. Being easily hurt, I avoided the spend a great deal of time gious libraries. It was a heart of each person is directly con- risk of pain that came with human in “righteousness”. It’s a love that was meant to nected to God’s heart, very much like interaction. subtle trap, for right- be perceived and felt. a spiritual umbilical cord that grants After spending the last thirty years eousness is often motivated by a faith- We’re staggered by the beauty of cre- each person the capability to feel and attempting to grow spiritually, I’m now ful desire to attain goodness. Unfor- ation. We feel God’s love endlessly as express God’s love. Although love convinced that my status in life is best tunately, righteousness without love we drink in the sensory overload of includes many flavors, such as the described as that of “a nursery school is empty. It only carries a person so what He made for us. strict love of a disciplining parent, I student in God’s school of love”. To me, far, before one begins to feel unfulfilled. More than anything, we feel how believe that the essence and goal of that’s quite a big step, considering the River beds are fine things, but with- much God understands us. He knows love is the joy felt in its exchange. Joy- fact that I had once been described as out an everlasting supply of water surg- every part of us. Harvard Ph.D. Patrick ful love between God and each person, “a little Hitler” and a “person with no ing between their banks, they’re just Glynn writes in God: The Evidence that and between all human beings, will heart”. Even though my teacher meant gullies filled with rocks. scientists are now realizing that the eventually create the atmosphere of the little Hitler phrase in jest, it was The water of love is extraordinary. entire universe was designed down to the world we all dream about. true that I had spent too much time It slips into places where nothing else the subatomic level for only one pur- Until then, I’m working hard to get in the realm of intellect and doing things can go. It embraces and covers the pose — to support the lives of human to the first grade. by the book. roughest of exteriors. It’s soft and gen- beings. What could the motivation for Peter F. Brown has a web page at Eventually, through God’s mercy tle, yet it’s the strongest power in the such infinite meticulousness be, but http://worldcommunity.com and you and with the help of my softhearted universe. When one thinks long enough the desire to express love to His chil- can reach him via email peter- wife, I began to realize that expressing about it, it becomes logically apparent dren? [email protected]. ❖

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by Lynn Musgrave Criner in the cosmos, but Kitty thought it was trumpet, and piano, and wrote songs. of her liver, and she did in the fall of because Tom was intuitive—a quality During his time in the Soviet Union, 1998. n September 28, 2001, our that stood him in good stead on numer- he brought laughter to members by The operation was quite new at the brother, Tom Wojcik ous occasions. performing as Zippo the Clown. He time. Tom was the third person in the ascended into the spirit Working in Moscow is not an easy made American-style popcorn and USA to receive a liver transplant from world. The Seung Hwa Cer- mission for a family. For example, food served it himself to the members when a living donor. The Wojciks’ operation emony was held Oct. 2 at is often not in the stores. Regardless they came to his home. was extensively covered in the media, OFort Lincoln Funeral Home in Brent- of how much money you have, you The Wojcik’s finally came back to including the “Los Angeles Times, “ wood, Maryland. can’t purchase food unless you can the United States from Moscow to take “The Washington Post,” PBS television Tom Wojcik led an exciting life fraught find it. Everyone must hunt and even international media. with peril and full of adventure. His for food, and this was a mis- The Wojciks were interviewed exploits began when he joined the army sion Tom undertook with zeal. by the Korean Discovery Tele- in the 1960s to fight in Vietnam. They One of his friends in Moscow vision Channel, which agreed continued after he joined our church recalls a morning when both that, indeed, they were “matched in 1973. After plenty of fundraising, of them found a few items for by God.” witnessing, and lecturing for CARP, breakfast—one had eggs and Tom hoped for recovery, but and stints as a state and regional leader, coffee; the other, bacon and despite ups and downs, it even- Tom, together with his wife Kitty, became bread. Well, the obvious solu- tually became clear that he was a missionary first to Zaire in 1990. tion was for their two fami- so allergic to the various anti- With other church members, one lies to eat together that morn- rejection drugs, and had other day Tom went to look at the Congo. ing. complications, and might remain Suddenly, a group of military men with The Wojcik’s fifth child, in peril. Eventually, on Sep- machine guns surrounded them. Look- Tommy, was born in Moscow. tember 11, 2001, Tom slipped ing at the river was not free, they argued, When his baby teeth came into a coma. He ascended into and the missionaries would have to in, there were only a few of the spiritual world on Sep- pay up. Luckily one member was able them. Tom said that every tember 28, succumbing to a to handle the situation or else they child in Tommy’s kinder- combination of pneumonia and would all have been robbed or worse. garten, like Tommy, resem- liver and kidney damage due From Zaire, Tom and Kitty went to bled a haggle-toothed old to pancreatitis. Russia in 1991. Tom set off for Moscow man. Whatever the causes of Tom’s Seung Hwa was held ahead of his family. Kitty and four of the missing baby teeth, it in Washington, DC, in an old their six children: Tath, Misun, Gil, turned out that the neigh- historic cemetery that had been and Sonny, followed him soon after- borhood where the Wojciks a battlefield in both the War of ward. Kitty said later that she and the were living had secretly been 1812 and the Civil War. An over- children couldn’t get the plane they used as a nuclear waste flow crowd sent him off after were supposed to take and spent the dump. Their whole family was some- Tom and Kitty with their family lots of good testimonies. Tom’s second night unexpectedly in Helsinki, Fin- what affected, but none so much as daughter, Misun, sang a sweet love land, with no money and no way to get their smallest child. song. Many beautiful and tearful tes- in touch with Tom. The next day, how- The Wojciks liked being in Moscow, care of sick relatives. Their last child, timonies were given by Howard Self, ever, she managed to get a flight to however. Tom lectured and gave Sun- Natalia, was born here. Kitty said that Cheryl Wetzstein, Steven Stanecki Moscow. As the family finally reached day services (usually by reading True she nearly died then and was amazed Kozlowski, Kevin McCarthy, and Kitty the gate in the Moscow airport, Kitty Father’s words). Kitty said that he tried to find Tom by her bedside when she Wojcik. The emcee was William Selig. found Tom standing there waiting. Per- to teach the members in Moscow to be had thought he was traveling for the During Tom’s illness, so many peo- haps this fortuitous moment was the self-reliant. Tom was a talented artist church. Once again, Tom’s intuition ple in our church, and in other church- result of good conditions somewhere and musician. He played the guitar, stood him in good stead. es as well, helped the Wojciks to sur- Soon afterward, in 1997, Tom and vive. Their generosity so moved and Kitty were chosen to become the Amer- uplifted Tom and Kitty. One of Tom’s ican national messiahs to Pakistan. last acts was to pen, together with Kitty, Search - A - Word Tom set off on his first visit. This time, a letter of thanks to all who made it he words in the word list are hidden in the diagram of letters. Find he careened around Pakistan’s back possible for the family to make it. In them by reading forward, backward, up, down and diagonally, always roads, nearly falling off cliffs, as he that letter he said, “In eternity, the Tin a straight line. Some of the letters in the diagram are used in more undertook to meet with various Pak- Wojcik family bears witness to that por- than one word and some are not used in any words. If two forms of the same istani officials. As the days went by, tion of your life and love which we word (RICH and RICHEST, for example) are in the word list, they will be he felt stranger and stranger. He said received and forever remember.” found in different places in the diagram. When you locate a word in the dia- that as he traveled, his hosts would Tom was raised a Catholic in Chica- gram, draw a loop around it. Cross out the word you found in the word list. feed him, and he would feel more and go, and he was religious all of his life more and more bloated. Finally, his except for a brief period in Vietnam liver nearly failed. when he was convinced by his bud- It turned out that Tom had hepati- dies that religion was meaningless. tis C. Over time, it causes the liver to Shortly thereafter, when he became harden until blood can no longer flow aware of his folly—and especially after through it. Eventually, so much blood he met True Parents—he became deeply backs up that it begins to rupture blood religious again. He was grateful to serve vessels. Tom’s life was in danger. He True Parents and didn’t mind the risks went to the hospital only to discover he took. that he could not get the help he need- It is likely that Tom is presently serv- ed and had to return to the United ing together with Tiger Park, the Kore- States. Sick and reeling, he went to an National Messiah to Pakistan who the airport only to be stopped on a ascended a number of years ago. Kitty technicality. Luckily, he had the pres- feels that Tom is always present in her ence of mind to drop the names of some family and mission life. All prayers for important Pakistani officials who had their mission are welcome. received him, and finally he was in the Tom and Kitty have six children: air and on his way home. Tath (17), Misun (16), Gil Won (13), When Tom got back to the United Sonny (10), Tommy (8),and Natalia (5). States, he was placed on a list to receive Another child was conceived by them a liver transplant. As the weeks went and offered to their dear friends who by, however, it became clear that no had been trying to conceive a child for liver was available. Although the doc- years but couldn’t. tors were able to keep him alive by Love donations may be sent to the thinning his blood and lowering his Wojcik Family Fund, c/o Ana Mizani, blood pressure, Tom was gray with ill- 10606 Glen Wild Rd, Silver Spring, MD ness and could barely see. Then, it 20901. 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Compiled by Wendy Stovall—Salt Lake City, UT Compiled by Wendy turned out that his wife, Kitty, was a lance writer and editor and a friend perfect match; she could give him half of Tom and Kitty Wojcik. ❖ March 2002 Unification News 23 Will They Have Faith: Raising Faithful Teens

by Kathy Winings, EdD drug and alcohol use, sexual intima- cy, anorexia, and other forms of self- With this article, we are initiating a regular feature in Dr. Winings specializes in children’s destruction are a daily reality. and youth education and ministry. On the other hand, technological the Unification news with Dr. Winings. It is called the n The Way for Young People, True advances and electronic conscious- Educator's Corner. Based on her diverse experience in Father states that “the adolescent ness have enabled our youth to do period is very beautiful. . .” and things we only dreamed about in our education, youth ministry, and teaching, Dr. Winings that the “young ones are stand- youth. The world of our youth is indeed ing at the turning point of good much smaller and closer to home. The welcomes any and all questions that you have concering Iand evil; therefore, if you make one religious and cultural diversity of our education of all ages, teaching practices, curriculum and wrong step, you will fall into a steep schools and neighborhoods have enabled and deep hollow.” I am sure that at our children to be more tolerant of oth- program design, parenting children and teens, service times, it does seem like our teens are ers and to recognize the gifts that other on the verge of falling into a very deep cultures offer. The opportunities and learning, and issues that generally deal with education. hollow from which they cannot climb blessings that today’s generation faces Your questions may be emailed to her at: out. Yet, at other times, we may feel in many parts of the world are awe- that our children and teens are sim- some. [email protected] or posted to her at: ply awe-inspiring when we hear them These are just a few of the many speak up for purity, act unselfishly, ways that we might describe the world Dr. Kathy Winings, 4 West 43rd Street, NYC, NY 10036. and pray with never-ending tears to that our children and teens are expe- our Father in Heaven. Modern culture riencing today. Yet, the question remains: ing the family can worship together, God, then they will be fine. Or we think being what it is, all of us worry whether Will our children become faithful men parenting sessions, and resource offer- that if we just surround our children or not our children will survive the and women of God? How can we help ings that help parents become the pri- and youth with enough peer ministers, myriad temptations that confront them them face the good and the bad that mary teachers of their children. Of they will be fine. But it isn’t enough. in a daily basis. All of us ask: Will our surrounds them with a clear heart and course, Hoon Dok Hae is our univer- Teaching isn’t the only thing our children be faithful? Will they mature mind? How can we as parents, teach- sal tradition but there are ways to youth need—they also need to be min- to become men and women who will ers and community members ensure strengthen our Hoon Dok Hae time istered to as they make they way through liberate God’s heart and lead their gen- that our teens will become the men together. This also means publishing the maze of life’s decisions. That is why eration to the Kingdom of Heaven? and women of God that they were des- home study materials and resources peer ministers are not enough. They Today’s youth are facing tremen- tined to be? so that parents and children together don’t have the skills, tools, wisdom and dous obstacles, challenges and temp- I believe the answer lies in a three- can have a profound experience with training necessary to handle the hard tations. Making the right decisions are fold approach to youth work. These God. questions and issues our youth face. not as easy as they once may have three points are: family/community The second level that is vital for true Our children and youth need minis- been. Walt Mueller offers an excellent system; peer ministry; and youth min- education is peer ministry. This is where ters around them who understand chil- resource for a concerned parent or ded- istry. First, what do I mean by fami- our older teens and young adults are dren and youth issues, developmen- icated youth worker in his book, Under- ly/community system? Traditionally, important. Children look up to their tal needs, and who can provide wise standing Today’s Youth much of Christian education has been older brothers and counsel. This becomes even more impor- Culture. He has also cre- sisters, whether they tant when we read studies that have ated a newsletter—Youth- like to admit it or shown that when teens have at least Culture2000—that pro- not. They enjoy 4 significant adults in their life, other vides an informed view being around them, than their parents, they are more like- of day-to-day fads, music, doing things togeth- ly to become mature and faithful adults books, and trends. There er. This is why hav- themselves. Ideally, the training of these are also other resources ing a peer ministry ministers would include a seminary that provide important system of older education with a specialty in either analysis of the culture youth is so impor- children’s ministry or youth ministry. that surrounds our chil- tant. As ministers, When we put this together, our youth dren and teens. teachers and par- will be surrounded by peers and adults What can we say ents, we need to who create a dynamic support system about the world in which encourage older for them. Parents and family, older our children and teens teens to become peers, and caring ministers form a trin- live? Standards of right involved in children’s ity system around the youth that can and wrong, questions of ministry and youth teach, guide, and nurture in the truest morals, values and ministry. Then we sense of the word. This is true religious ethics—all of this seems need to continue to education at work: a family-centered to be more than con- support their peer church-supported system in which fusing for today’s youth. ministry by giving parents are supported in being the cen- For example, it seems them the skills they tral educator of God’s heart and ideal that anything goes in need to support the with a secondary system that includes dress and style. One is teaching and work peer ministers and trained ministers. free to have their own of religious educa- Each circle of religious education can viewpoint which only tion. I have utilized then make use of diverse ways to teach serves to create a dizzy- such opportunities our children and youth, whether it be ing array of influences and options that in the past as youth minister of Westch- creative and inspired teaching meth- bombard our youth. Youth are sur- based on a church-centered, family- ester. In addition, Brian Sabourin and ods, experiential learning, or service rounded by friends and peers who are supported system. In other words, the I developed a counselor and assistant and living for the sake of others. either self-centered or self-absorbed, church was responsible for most of the counselor training program for the Will our children have faith? I believe narrowly focusing on their own per- educational programs and activities. summer programs at Camp Sunrise the answer is “yes.” But we will have sonal world. In our consumer-orient- It was felt that the church was in the in the past. Such programs allow us to take this responsibility seriously. ed world, youth are given the message position to offer the best religious edu- to nurture the initial enthusiasm of As True Father has said, “If you miss that identity and worth are shaped by cation when compared to the family. our peer ministers and at the same the time, you must know that the era what they wear, own or drive. More Consequently, parents were viewed as time, help them expand their skills and will pass by without you even notic- and more youth are relationally impov- secondary teachers or a support for gifts. After all, today’s peer ministers ing, leaving behind han in history.” erished because one third of them are the real teachers—the Sunday School can be the children’s and youth min- This is true for our children’s and youth the product of divorce or blended fam- teachers in the church. isters of tomorrow. ministries—this is the opportune time ilies and others live isolated and lone- But that needs to change. What our Finally, we need a strong and vital for us to develop a strong and vibrant ly lives. youth need is a family-centered and children’s ministry and youth ministry ministry to youth before this era pass- In addition, life is fast-paced and church-supported education system. system in each church. That means es us by and, more importantly, pass- filled with tremendous stress. With the Rather than the family supporting the we need to find those adults who feel es our youth by. increase in youth-initiated violence, church’s programs, the church should called to this vocation and then ensure Dr. Winings is Dean, UTS-NYC; Pres- children and teens often go to school be supporting the family as the pri- that they receive the training they need ident, Educare; Vice President, IRFF. ❖ with a real fear for their safety. Youth mary form of education. This includes to be effective ministers. We often think seem to mature much faster than pre- family camps, family workshops, Sun- that as long as we “teach” our youth SUBSCRIBE TO THE vious generations yet they have fewer day classes for each age group—not the concepts and information they need responsibilities. Decisions concerning simply the children and teens—allow- to become mature men and women of UNIFICATION NEWS 24 Unification News March 2002 40 YEARS IN AMERICA

by Dr. Michael Mickler ing that time, Rev. Moon inaugurated Barrytown Training in order to expand he year 1976 was a year of the church’s membership base as noted. The Providential extremes. On the one hand, However, he also utilized other means. it was remembered as the In July 1975, he set up a 150-member the Yankee Stadium and Washington critics with a well-publicized, credible year in which opposition to American IOWC team in New York which Monument rallies to the American bicen- forum to air their grievances before the movement reached its differed from the Barrytown approach. tennial. The movement’s “Bicentenni- important national-level figures. More peak.T The kidnapping and depro- Whereas the premise of Barrytown al God Bless America Committee” was troubling from the Church’s point of gramming of members continued, there Training was that the movement could accepted as a member of the National view was the fact that its spokesper- was a bombing of a church center in multiply its membership best through Bicentennial Service Alliance on the sons were excluded from the proceed- France, negative parent groups in the the efforts of solitary pioneers, the IOWC basis that it planned at least one proj- ings. Senator Dole refused to meet with U.S. coalesced and were able to ect of national scope and value. HSA President Neil Salonen before the gain a public hearing before a However, there also were sev- meeting, though he did consent to meet powerful senator and numerous This is the eighth in a series of excerpts from the eral ominous developments. with two members from Kansas who federal officials, and by the end book 40 Years in America: An Intimate History of In January 1976, the Church had escaped from deprogrammers. Dur- of the year mainstream Jewish, the Unification Movement 1959-1999. The editor felt compelled to publish “The ing the session, church members and Protestant and Catholic bodies is Michael Inglis, the historical text by Michael Truth About Rev. Sun Myung their supporters could only maintain turned on the Church. On the Moon” ads in the New York a vigil of protest at the back of the meet- other hand, in spite of these obsta- Mickler. The book is available from HSA Times and Washington Post ing room. cles, the movement carried out Publications for $70 + $8 s&h. Contact them at: to answer criticism. The kid- The “Dole hearing” precipitated a cri- rallies on a huge scale at Yankee 4 West 43rd Street, NY NY 10036; tel: (212) 997- napping of members contin- sis for the movement. It was one thing Stadium and Washington Mon- 0050 xt250 or at their web-site: ued, and church leaders faced to square off against media critics or ument; it continued to acquire www.hsabooks.com. off against critics in the media. against deprogrammers operating out- major properties including the But by far the most ominous side the law. It was quite another to 40-story, 2,000 room New York- development was the coa- witness one’s accusers receive a sym- er Hotel which overlooked Madison worked according to the previous team lescing of anti-Church associations, pathetic hearing before a panel of gov- Square Garden in midtown Manhat- model. Secondly, whereas the Barry- such as Citizens Engaged in Re-Unit- ernment officials, and to be showcased tan; and on December 31st, the move- town program emphasized obedience ing Families (CERF) and Citizens Engaged with no opportunity for defense. The ment beganpublication of a daily New and the heavy consequences of failure, in Freeing Minds (CEFM). On Febru- Church regarded this as persecution. York newspaper, The News World. Accord- the IOWC position was that Rev. Moon ary 18, 1976, these organizations spon- Its immediate response was to gather ing to Rev. Moon, his secret and the had not demanded something from sored “A Day of Affirmation and Protest” parents to show support for the Church. secret of the Unification Church The goal was to have 200 parents “is that by being attacked and sign a telegram to Senator Dole attacked we emerge victorious and A pre-Yankee Stadium rally on Wall Street, New York, May 26, 1976 protesting the way the Church was prosperous.” Although there were being treated and “to have thirty additional, unexpected peaks of parents come to Washington to persecution to come, this princi- stand in support of their children.” ple clearly was operative in 1976. The Church was pleasantly sur- The two major events of the year prised that over 800 parents sent were the great rallies at Yankee telegrams and over 60 rallied to its Stadium and Washington Monu- support by traveling to Washing- ment. Together, they closed out ton. Over the next several months, the proclamation phase of Rev. the Church sponsored nine local Moon’s ministry in America and or regional Parents’ Conferences provided the foundation for build- which led to the first National Par- ing a substantial movement world- ents’ Conference at the time of the wide. Rev. Moon understood that Yankee Stadium Rally. Beyond this, a failure to achieve success in ministers were contacted, “not in these rallies would be a serious, direct support of the Unification even fatal blow to his ministry in Church” but in support of the America and the world. He also church’s rights, “because if they understood that the openness and were threatened, the rights of all expressions of goodwill with which religions in this country could also the American public had greeted be threatened.” The Church hoped his earlier Day of Hope tours was to have 40 ministers sign a telegram quickly eroding. Hence, there was but discovered that more than 200 a sense of desperation in relation ministers responded. to the two campaigns. In one Internally, the Church was driv- speech, Rev. Moon stated that the two them but “inspired something within which included a two-hour presenta- en first to a fuller recognition that its rallies represented the “greatest bat- them.” It also focused less heavily on tion of grievances against the Church battle was not only with flesh and blood tle” he had fought in his life. Convinced negative outcomes. As the principal to U.S. Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas) but with principalities and powers. Rev. that success in America would have a IOWC speaker, Neil Salonen, put it, “If and representatives of seven U.S. gov- Moon, in particular, took this approach dramatic impact on Europe and Asia, we just push people down about how ernment agencies. in his response to the crisis during the he instructed that “everything” be direct- serious this time is, they are not going The meeting before Robert Dole and first three months of 1976. While vis- ed toward the goal of filling Yankee Sta- to be inspired to come.” Thus, the IOWC various federal officials was said to be iting Korea for fifty days between Jan- dium and the Washington Monument was freer to adapt lighter measures. Its prompted by a petition signed by 14,000 uary 26th and March 18th, he “set the grounds. three constituent teams, for example, Kansas residents. Senator Dole empha- condition for the unity of the spirit The movement had eighteen months took the names Yan, Kee, and Stadi- sized that it was “not a Congressional world” and returned only after the “bar- to prepare for Yankee Stadium. Dur- um. Moreover, a highlight of its mini hearing” nor was it “any kind of inves- riers in the spirit world” had been bro- Day of Hope campaign at the New York tigation...a public speech-making ken and the Church could be confident Search - A - Word Biltmore Hotel included leafleting done forum...[or] a debate between oppos- of “marching forward” again. To solid- solution by members in skunk, kangaroo, teddy ing points of view.” He noted that “no ify this resolve, Rev. Moon appointed bear, rabbit (pink), squirrel and chip- one is under oath” and nothing said or Takeru Kamiyama as Yankee Stadium munk costumes at Grand Central Sta- done was to be interpreted as “a pre- Campaign Director. In more welcom- tion, Times Square and Rockefeller Cen- judgment or stamp of approval by the ing times, he may have relied more on ter. One would be hard-pressed to imag- legislative branch on anything.” Rep- American or Western members for lead- ine Barrytown pioneers in that garb. resentatives from the IRS, INS, Justice ership. However, in this time of crisis, The American IOWC brought 2,000 Department, HEW, Labor Department, Rev. Moon turned to Mr. Kamiyama to guests to three nights of talks at the U.S. Postal Service, and Federal Trade lead the campaign much as he had Biltmore Hotel. This inspired Rev. Moon Commission were likewise noncom- turned to Mr. Sudo to direct the Church’s who suggested that they undertake mittal, noting that “questions could educational program. Mr. Kamiyama, campaigns in New Jersey and Con- only be answered after a formal list of who sold his blood to support church necticut. In November 1975, still six allegations in writing had been sub- activities during the early days in Japan, months before the June 1st, 1976 rally, mitted, reviewed, and investigated.” led New York City witnessing efforts as Rev. Moon revealed his plan to connect Still, the “Dole hearing” provided its well as Church fundraising nationwide. March 2002 Unification News 25 40 YEARS IN AMERICA

Are My Sunshine” until the storm sub- “groups of young, male toughs...roamed sided. Although the rain stopped prior the stadium, fighting, robbing, setting Year of 1976 to the start of the program, weather off smoke bombs...and generally mak- conditions undoubtedly kept many ing a sour scene.” The New York Daily He could be counted on to spare no orations and soaking the stage.” With ticket-holders from attending or bot- News reported seven arrests, and the effort in meeting Rev. Moon’s directive all their music “lost under several inch- tled them in jammed subway stations. Poughkeepsie Journal noted that while that the Church triple its membership es of mud,” the Go-World Brass Band The Stadium turnstile count was 40,000 Rev. Moon was warning that America in New York over the next forty days. performed from memory while the with another 5,000 having come in would become a “living hell” if the will From this point, he played a central Church’s Technical Missionary Corps before the count began, so that about of God were forsaken, “bands of kids role in preparations roamed the upper for Yankee Stadium. decks and corridors, Rev. Moon was destroying decora- essentially correct tions, setting off that the Church had smoke bombs and gone over the “hill firecrackers, and of persecution” dur- starting fist fights.” ing the first three The Washington Post months of 1976. reported that “large After April, there numbers” walked out were only minor shortly after Rev. flare-ups. In fact, Moon began speak- the Church won ing, but the New York supporters through Times reported that its “America the “Most of the specta- Beautiful” project tors...cheered, which began on May applauded, and waved 3rd when “over little American flags.” 1,000 members took It all added up to an up...brooms and atmosphere that the dustpans to clean Daily News described Manhattan and the as “odd, disjointed, Bronx.” Dressed in almost surrealistic.” white jumpsuits with At a celebration for the God Bless Amer- all members at ica Festival logo silk- Belvedere on June screened in red and 2nd, Rev. Moon posed blue on their back, the rhetorical ques- members cleaned in tion, “Did we win vic- their witnessing tory at Yankee Sta- areas every day from dium?” He answered: 7-8:00 a.m. Mind- I’m sure that yes- ful of “brainwash- terday God shed invis- ing” and “glassy- ible tears—not eyed” criticisms, Rev. because of the rain Moon advised cam- but because of your paign workers not commitment, your loy- to “smile like a fool- Father takes the stage alty, and your enthu- ish person.” The at Yankee Stadium siasm. You moved Church’s folk-rock God’s heart yester- band “Sunburst” provided free lunch- “used the music stands like snow shov- day.... hour concerts, and even during the els to sweep the water from the stage’s 45,000 people came to the Festival. For the last several months, we put final push which brought in hundreds carpet.” Clumps of other members rose Opposition protests outside and out every ounce of energy for Yankee of more witnessers, massive ticket dis- in their seats or danced on top of the crowd-control inside were also prob- Stadium. At the last moment God gave tribution, street rallies, and saturation Yankee Stadium dugouts, singing “You lems. The New Yorker Hotel, newly des- us a big test.... But you sang, “You are promotion provoked minimal ignated as the church’s World my Sunshine,” and God’s heart was negative reaction. Church Mission Center, and the Yan- melted.... Instead of being discouraged, leaders were cautiously opti- kee Stadium rally functioned you were in high spirits, protesting to mistic that the festival would like magnets in attracting ene- God and trying to push away the rain... attract a large overflow crowd. mies of the church, rival reli- Yesterday everyone tasted the bot- This all changed the day gionists, and rowdies looking tom of Hell. Yesterday, as the wind blew of June 1st. There were two to create disturbances. The and the rain poured down, the rain and main problems. One was the New York Times reported that your tears mingled on your faces. You weather. As reported in New there were 400 demonstra- tasted something miserable. At that Hope News, the Church’s offi- tors and the Washington Post moment, you would have done anything cial newspaper, “Huge gusts stated that “the festival attract- to make the rain stop. At that moment of wind, a precursor of the ed one of the largest assort- there was complete oneness and unifi- coming rains, foiled the infla- ment of protest groups since cation inside Yankee Stadium. That is tion of a seventy-foot hot air the end of the Vietnam War.” the very thing God wanted to see.... balloon which was to have The “religious smorgasbord” I thanked God for His almighty wis- sailed above the stadium.” described by the Post includ- dom. No one else could teach so many The ripcord of the balloon ed yellow-robed Hare Krish- young people such a precious lesson in next “gave way...causing nas chanting and dancing, twenty minutes. That is the place where it...[l]ike a deflating rubber “hundreds of fundamentalist God’s heart was moving. There was no balloon” to travel “erratical- Christians” passing out tracts other way to teach the heart of God to ly across the field...destroy- and preaching, Black Mus- the young people of America. For the ing many decorations.” In lims hawking the Bilalian sake of God you were praying and particular, “Forty-foot Sty- News, and a yarmulke-wear- singing for the rain to stop. In that moment rofoam letters spelling ‘God ing groups searching for “Jew- you tasted the heart of God in His anx- Bless America Festival’ were ish kids caught up in...[the] iety to bring His Kingdom here. This is uprooted from the ground movement.” Ted Patrick and a great gift.... We must thank God for and blown across the field...in CERF members were promi- this precious gift for the sake of our edu- pieces.” A “driving thunder- Members joined teams nent, as was the Communist cation.... Today is indeed a victory cel- that fanned out across the Cadre division of Youth Against ebration and day of thanksgiving for storm then ripped across the ❖ Stadium at 5 o’clock, pound- city in a massive clean-up War and Fascism. Inside, the blessing of God. campaign ing the remainder of the dec- according to one account, 26 Unification News March 2002

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Kim is a sion of marathon movies from the couch and then toss under the sink and for- was rehydrated. Wife and Mother under a quilt. “The Patriot.” Too bloody. get about for 6 months. When you pull In fact, this leads me to another in Virginia Beach, VA “Forrest Gump.” I cried so much my it out to use it again it’s a dry, little, point. You know in movies when the nose will be stuffed up until I’m 90. rock-hard couple has been sleeping all night and h oh. Here comes that old, “Tootsie.” Still funny. “Girlfight.” Wow, thing that they start kissing when they wake up? familiar swallow. A sore have high schools changed since my doesn’t even Either I am a mutant or those people throat. A festering con- day! remember are. I never heard of anybody who is vexity which contorts my It’s subsiding now. The aches are it was ever kissing sweet when they wake up. I facial expression into an fading, I can swallow without too a sponge. don’t care how handsome they are or Uork whenever I talk, breathe, swallow much pain but my I was how much you love them. The night or eat. But other than that, I feel fine. nose is still blocked. suffering does strange things to human breath. Peter and I pop vitamin A and echi- The nights are deep in the Anyway. I feel confident that I’ll be nacea at the first sign of a cold or sore the worst. The throes of a fit- well by the end of week. I’m beginning throat. Sometimes I even gargle with other night I woke ful sleep, won- to get air through my nose again. All hot salt water, my mom’s tried and true up in the middle dering why I my neighbors’ daffodils and pansies method. We cut lemons and shred gin- of a dream. In the had a dry are bright, the forsythias are on fire ger root and boil it for tea, with honey. dream I was kitchen sponge in and the cherry and apple blossoms are Caustic but yummy. We slurp tomato thirsty—totally my mouth. Finally I awakening. I’m eager to get out there soup. parched. In my yanked myself into and work in my yard too! In a few days But this one got me. My nose is mouth, it wakefulness and real- I’ll be all better and ready to be breathe closed up. No air can get through. I seemed, I had ized I’d been sleeping in the pollen so I can get blocked up hab a code in by dose. I’b sick. I feel grown a sponge with my mouth open all again. Ah, spring! ❖ terrible. By froat huhts. By doze huhts. where my night, and all the sands of Virginia Kim can be found at web site: I hab a headache. I’b shakink all over. tongue used to Beach had been attracted by the “http://futurerealm.com” and has I hab chills. A feber. I feel lousy. be. It was like one open cavern. 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