The New "Moonies" Have Something to Say



I've had a lot of experience with Rev. Moon's original church, the Unification Church. It has a new name and a new twist.

The new name is the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. Membership was growing during the period of the 80's when I was a Mayor. About half a dozen Moon staff were located to Fargo and some would schedule a visit every month. I learned from them they spent a lot of time selling things on the street. They also made contact with families who were estranged from their children who had joined the group.

I could never grasp what Rev. Moon was all about or what his appeal was. He said he was a Christian. When he died in 2012 his wife, Han Hak-ja took over the ministry and now presents a clear message.

Pastor Han says that Jesus was supposed to have lived on and been the world's savior. But because of a historical accident, according to Han, Jesus was never able to fulfill his mission.

There is hope, however. That is because Han is "Mother, the only begotten daughter of God." She has come to save the world because Jesus died before he could pull it off.

We could laugh this off except it is not all that unusual. Ms. Han claims though a message she is the messiah. She links this back to something she experienced but others were not present.

Jesus claimed he talked to God but no one else was present. Joseph Smith, same thing. Even Moses made this claim. Catholics claim their organization is the one started by Jesus. Everybody's got a reserved front row seat. Now even Ms. Han has one and there will be others.

The Achilles Heel of Christianity is the second coming story. The Bible never spelled out exactly  what will happen so its available to anyone who wants to make a buck.

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