UnificationUnification NewsNews $2 Volume 18, No. 8 T HE N EWSPAPER OF THE U NIFICATION C OMMUNITY August 1999 INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR WORLD PEACE True Families as the Foundation for World Peace in the New Millennium IIRFWP by Dr. Thomas G. Walsh—Louisville, KY dok hae readings. King Jr. Family Life Institute, both of The conference was whom read with great dignity, vitality, n the last weekend of July, sponsored by the heart, and, on occasion, tears. As one in Washington, D.C., an Interreligious and participant from France, Claude Durand- historic event took place: International Fed- Berger, put it, “It was a very oppor- the first International Sem- eration for World tune, useful and inspired idea to gath- inar on “True Families as Peace and the World er all these people, coming from all Othe Foundation for World Peace in the University Federa- parts of the world, around hoon dok New Millennium,” or, as it came to be tion. hae. It helped us to know better, and called, the “Hoon Dok Hae” conference. Father’s direction more completely, the message of Rev. Around the first week of July, Rev. was that from each Moon and it helped Rev. Moon’s mes- Chung Hwan Kwak, Chairman of the country, three par- sage to be more strongly asserted and recently established Interreligious and ticipants should be still more widespread, at a particular- International Federation for World Peace invited; one should ly opportune moment in the evolution (IIFWP), received direction from Father be a religious leader, of the world and in the development of to convene this conference before the one a political leader Unification Thought.” end of the month and to bring togeth- and the other an aca- Mr. William Reed, a journalist in the er two hundred distinguished partic- demic leader. Ini- USA, said, “As one who has been a par- ipants representing more than forty tially forty-three ticipant in numerous programs of the nations. Father gave specific direction nations were asked UC, I was very pleased to have such a that the content of the conference pro- to bring three par- program on Rev. Moon’s speeches and gram—unlike any previous interna- ticipants each. In teachings. In addition to the Divine tional conference for VIP contacts— addition, Rev. Chang Principle, I was pleased and enlight- should be dedicated to a series of hoon Shik Yang, Conti- ened to participate in the hoon dok hae programs. It helps me to better know see IIRFWP on page 7 Hyun Jin Moon, Vice-President of FFWPU-I, addressing the conference nental Director for direction, and assigned quo- North America, tas for each continent. All par- was asked to bring ticipants were then approached two participants— and invited directly by our move- one religious leader ment’s leaders in the assigned and one political countries. The response on the leader—from each part of the global leadership of state where Moth- our movement was immediate. er spoke on her They quickly went to work, and recent speaking soon began submitting names tour in the United of their recommended invitees. States. There were In a short time, the participant twenty-two states list rose to two-hundred and where Mother fourteen, with fifty-one nations spoke, and so represented. This was truly a Above, Rev. C. W. Kwak and Frank Kaufmann greeting a North America was remarkable achievement. Hindu participant; below, Islamic representatives asked to bring The seminar program includ- Above, question time; below, Jewish and forty-four addi- ed a series of seven ninety- Catholic representatives tional guests to the minute hoon dok hae seminar. sessions. In response to The readings Father’s direction, focused on the fol- Rev. Kwak quick- lowing themes: Life ly set up a Semi- on Earth and in the nar Secretariat Spirit World; The under the leader- Ideal of True Parents; ship of Mr. Neil The Ideal of True Salonen, who then Family; The Prayers appointed Dr. of Sun Myung Moon; Thomas Walsh as The Kingdom of God; the Seminar Coor- and, Passages from dinator and Dr. Dr. Lee. The hoon dok Frank Kaufmann hae readers were Dr. as the Program Tyler Hendricks, Vice- Director. Rev. President of FFWPU- Kwak informed the USA, and Mrs. Myra Continental Direc- Stanecki, President tors of Father’s of the Martin Luther 2 Unification News August 1999 FOUNDER’S DISCOURSE ON UNIFICATIONISM The Completion of God’s Will and the Right of the Belvedere International Training Cen- pen, World War 2 ended without com- there is no owner. The Messiah is elder came from 51 nations. At first the Amer- ter, Tarrytown, NY Sunday, August 8, plete resolution and the Lord of the son king, the king of all nations’ kings. ican leaders said it would not work. 1999. This is from unofficial notes based Second Advent had to come. For Father to become the Messiah, They said American people do not like upon Rev. Peter Kim’s extemporaneous The entire family, nation and world he had to face national opposition from Hoon Dok Hae. They thought Father translation of the speech, by Tyler Hen- should have served Jesus. Centering Korea. By doing so, he accomplished is crazy. But the result is that they dricks. on Messiah after World War 2 all things the holy wedding in 1960.m Centering came and followed Father’s agenda to and people should have been restored. on true love. I taught and practiced do Hoon Dok Hae, and in the end, hese terms—elder son, par- This required absolute unity and obe- true love clearly on every level. God’s according to the reports I received, they ents and king—all are con- dience, to restore elder sonship, par- original heart could be connected in became so happy, grinning ear to ear. nected. Because of the fall, entship and kingship. Once God receives just one way, not two ways. You do not From the start, Father had absolute they all were lost simulta- it, He will bequeath it back to human- have that original true love way. Why? faith in this conference. I am the most neously. They all left God’s ity. Then we can claim heavenly sov- How to do you solve this? How do you stubborn to resist new things, but I bosom.T Now they are being restored ereignty. Without going through that, liberate every level, after which you have submitted to this truth all my life. together. Completion through indem- even God cannot transcend the realm can liberate God? You must go back So I had no doubt that when I asked nity means restoration through indem- of the fall. to God’s bosom and embrace all crea- the American movement to do it that nity. From this viewpoint, is God’s will The phenomena of this world of hell tures’ property. Then give a clear answer there would be victory. If it had failed, completed yet? No. are divided. That means we lost every- and God can liberate everything. all the providence would have gone What is the meaning of blessed fam- thing. It is not one under God, but Unless we achieve this, you will be down the drain. Would God allow this ilies? A true blessed family possesses divided. Separated means lost. You lost stuck for millions of years on some to happen? So He would be sure to the restoration of elder sonship, par- your parents and your spouse and chil- level in spirit world, even if you are a come down. And Satan would not be entship and kingship. But there is no dren. Extreme self-centered individu- blessed couple. We have to solve it in there. Ultimately TV stations will send foundation to claim kingship yet. For alism is the trend of the people of hell. the physical world. It is our urgent the word. God to come down, we have to estab- It should be one body, but it is not so task. Whenever we claim something Even Adam and Eve need this com- lish all three levels of authority on the as our own, we are far from climbing pletion of elder sonship, parentship individual, family and over the barriers of Satan. and kingship through indemnity. Once national levels. We have to offer every- you complete right of elder sonship, We have to go beyond thing to God first. will there be any place that they do not one nation under God to C ALENDAR Real perfected parents welcome you? People of the fallen world one world and cosmos must appear, acknowl- do not have elder sonship. under God. Because of AUGUST edged by Satan and God. In South America I visited a farmer the fall, everything that 1 Day of Returning to the Home Country (1993) This is the Second Advent. who owns 40,000 hectares. My people was supposed to belong 16 Total Victory Day (1985) This is unchanging and advised me to make an advance appoint- to Adam and Eve was lost 17 DECLARATION OF THE REALM OF THE COSMIC SAB- absolute. By completing ment because this landowner is known and turned upside down. this, you become the Mes- to be very arrogant. I ignored their To restore that, we need BATH FOR PARENTS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH (lunar) siah automatically. And advice. The farmer was arrogant, but to regain those lost belong- 20 Declaration of the Providential Age of Salvation by God can control with the farmer humbled himself to me soon, ings. Through that we Love(1989) absolute power. There will and introduced me in a very respect- can complete God’s will 22 Shin Goon Nim’s 16th Birthday (lunar) be no fences.