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Unification Church

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Christian church, founded by Sun Myung Moon in 1954, that identifies Moon as Messiah and seeks to bring about the kingdom of God on Earth.

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  • noun a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities

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Examples

  • A number of Kona residents have expressed concerns the building of the school will be funded by the Unification Church, which is led by the Rev.

    Church-backed school before planners 2002

  • Right-wing Washington Times, owned and controlled by the shadowy ex-convict Sun Myung Moon, founder and head of the global cult known as the Unification Church, headlined an editorial attacking the NAACP with the title, "Kill the Crackers," apparently accusing the NAACP of trying to incite murderous violence against Whites.

    GlobalResearch.ca 2010

  • Washington Times, owned and controlled by the shadowy ex-convict Sun Myung Moon, founder and head of the global cult known as the Unification Church, headlined an editorial attacking the NAACP with the title, "Kill the Crackers," apparently accusing the NAACP of trying to incite murderous violence against Whites.

    The Dark Wraith Forums 2010

  • The Unification Church has been a religious, business, political enterprise, and there are a number of routes it could take to the future: It could grow like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), it could remain controversial similar to the path of the Church of Scientology, it could try to become just another church among many - in other words, more mainstream.

    Global Issues News Headlines 2009

  • In other cases, new religions were born abroad but found a receptive audience in America, like the Methodists, the Shakers, and even the Unification Church.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • In the 1970s, the new Unification Church, followers of the Rev.

    Religious Freedom and Bloodless Liver Transplants J. Gordon Melton 2011

  • Moon Sun-myung, is the founder of the Unification Church and one of the most recognized Koreans in the world.

    Rev. Moon's Son Answered Call to Help at Home Evan Ramstad 2011

  • As chairman of the Tong-il Foundation, which operates the Unification Church's businesses, Mr. Moon has pared the number of businesses to 12 from just over 30 via a series of asset sales and mergers.

    Rev. Moon's Son Answered Call to Help at Home Evan Ramstad 2011

  • Gingrich claimed the Reverend Moon's Unification Church to be example of how private enterprise accomplishes tasks currently handled by government much more efficiently.

    Paul Abrams: Gingrich Endorsed by Rev. Moon Paul Abrams 2012

  • Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church was complicated by the problem of a massive hole in his résumé, reflecting the years he had financially committed himself to the church.

    When Does a Religion Become a Cult? Mitch Horowitz 2011

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