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List Of Unification Church People
Notable members and supporters of the Unification Church, founded by Sun Myung Moon. Moon family The family of Reverend Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), founder and leader of the Unification Church, and his wife Hak Ja Han are known as the "True Family". Moon and Han are known as "True Father" and "True Mother" within the movement, and collectively "True Parents". They were married in 1960. Their children are known as the "True Children": * Hyo Jin Moon (1960–2008) – Moon and Han's first son, who died of a heart attack in 2008. He was a musician and a recording facility executive. He was born in South Korea and grew up in the United States in New York State.Staff report (March 18, 2008)Son of Unification Church founder dies.United Press International * Heung Jin Moon (1966–1984) – Moon and Han's second son, who died in an auto accident and is believed by members to be leading workshops in the afterlife in which spirits of deceased persons are taught Unification movement te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unification Church
The Unification Church () is a new religious movement, whose members are called Unificationists or sometimes informally Moonies. It was founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea, as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC; ); in 1994, the organization changed its name to the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU; ). It has a presence in approximately 100 countries around the world. Its leaders are Moon (prior to his death) and his wife, Hak Ja Han, whom their followers honor with the title "True Parents". Moon's book, ''The Divine Principle'', informs the beliefs of the Unification Church. Moon list of messiah claimants, considered himself the Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, claiming to complete the mission Jesus Christ was unable to because of his crucifixion: beginning a new ideal family, and a larger human lineage, free from sin. The Unification Church is well known for its Collective wedding, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the list of United States cities by population, 113th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city had 206,518 people at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, also making it the second-List of cities in New England by population, most populous city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts. Worcester is about west of Boston, east of Springfield, Massachusetts, and north-northwest of Providence, Rhode Island. Because it is near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical county seat, seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County. Worcester developed as an industrial city in the 19th century because the Blackstone Canal and railways facilitated the import of raw materials and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mose Durst
Mose Durst (born September 5, 1939) is an American author, educator, and the former president of the Unification Church of the United States. Durst was born in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, to immigrant parents from Russia. He received a Master's degree and Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Oregon. He taught at Laney College in Oakland, California. In 1972 he converted from Judaism and joined the Unification Church in Oakland, then became a lecturer and a church leader in California. In 1974, he married Korean missionary Yon Soo Lim, and they led the Northern California church together.Excerpts ''The Unification Church, Studies in Contemporary Religion'' Massimo Introvigne, Signature Books, . In 1980, Durst was appointed by Unification Church founder |
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Nath Dhakal
Ek Nath Dhakal (Nepali: एकनाथ ढकाल) (born 13 August 1974) is a Nepalese politician from Nepal Family Party (Nepal Pariwar Dal) and elected parliament member from Gorkha District of Nepal, and founder of the Nepal Pariwar Dal, and served as Minister for the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction of the Government of Nepal. Dhakal's candidacy was supported by CPN - UML. He serves as the Asia Pacific Regional Chair of the "International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP). Dhakal serves at the Nepal-US Parliamentary Friendship Group. In April 2025, Dhakal was named as the Inaugural Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference (ISC), an inter-parliamentary, intergovernmental, multilateral organization that promotes parliamentary diplomacy. Early life and education Dhakal was born in 1974 in the Gorkha District. He received his formal education from the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, where he studied political science for two yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Peace And Unification Sanctuary
Rod of Iron Ministries (or currently shortened as the Sanctuary Church; originally known as the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church) is a schismatic offshoot of the Unification Church established by Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon and Kook-jin "Justin" Moon. Both of them are sons of Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han. Their father was the founder of the Unification Church and its leader until his death in 2012. Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon is the group's current leader. The group exalts the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in its ceremonies, believing it represents the "rod of iron" mentioned in the Book of Revelation that Jesus would use to assert his authority during end times. Originating in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania in 2017, it has attracted attention from some right-wing antigovernment groups and individuals who anticipate a coming civil war in the United States. Sean Moon hosts a webcast during which he discusses reports from sources such as ''Breitbart News'' and '' InfoWars''. The Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Militant
The English word ''militant'' is both an adjective and a noun, and it is generally used to mean vigorously active, combative and/or aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in "militant reformers". It comes from the 15th century Latin "''militare''" meaning "to serve as a soldier". As adjective Militant can mean "vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause" as in 'militant reformers'. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, defines ''militant'' as "Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause". The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines ''militant'' as "aggressively active (as in a cause)". It says that the word ''militant'' might typically be used in phrases such as 'militant conservationists' or 'a militant attitude'. An example of the adjective usages is demonstrated when ''The New York Times'' ran an article titled ''Militant Environmentalists Planning Summer Protests to Save Redwoods'' des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyung Jin Moon
Hyung Jin Moon (born September 26, 1979), also known as Sean Moon, along with his wife Yeon Ah Lee Moon founded the Pennsylvania-based World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church (also known as Rod of Iron Ministries). The Sanctuary Church is a schismatic and militant sect of the Unification Church, which was founded by Hyung Jin Moon's father Reverend Sun Myung Moon and now led by his mother Hak Ja Han. The Southern Poverty Law Center called Hyung Jin Moon an LGBT cult leader" in January 2018. Moon and some Sanctuary Church members were accused of organizing in part the 2021 United States Capitol riot. Early life and education Hyung Jin Sean Moon was born on September 26, 1979,Staff report (1979)Transition''Newsweek'' in Tarrytown, New York. He is the youngest son of Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification movement, and Hak Ja Han. He attended the Hackley School until college. He earned bachelor of liberal arts degree from Harvard Extension University. At the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Peace Association
The Family Peace Association is an international peace organization. It was inaugurated on December 2, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea, where it announced its mission: "To enlighten humanity by uplifting their spiritual consciousness through universal principles and values rooted in God-centered families.". The co-founders of the Family Peace Association are Hyun Jin Moon (one of the sons of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon) and Junsook Moon. Jinman Kwak is its president. The Family Peace Association is one of the successors to the HSA-UWC (widely known as the Unification Church and informally as the Moonies). The others are the Rod of Iron Ministries, led by Hyun Jin Moon's brothers Hyung Jin Moon and Kook Jin Moon, and The Women's Federation for World Peace led by their mother Hak Ja Han. Hyun Jin Moon also founded the Global Peace Foundation, in 2009. It was suggested that the Family Peace Association could play a leadership role in the reunification of the Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Peace Foundation
The Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is an international nonprofit organization with a stated mission to promote “an innovative, values-based approach to peacebuilding, guided by the vision of One Family under God.” GPF partners with government ministries, community and faith-based organizations, and United Nations offices to develop and execute programs in 20 countries. GPF programs place special emphasis on values and ideals grounded in the world's faith and wisdom traditions to foster social cohesion, bridge religious, cultural and ethnic divisions, strengthen families, and support youth through values education and entrepreneurial training. GPF programs, which include the Character and Creativity education initiative, All-Lights Village project, Latin American Presidential Mission, International Young Leaders Assembly and Interfaith Alliance to Abolish Human Trafficking (Safe Haven Campaign). have been recognized with awards and citations from the governments of Korea, Nepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyun Jin Moon
Hyun Jin Preston Moon (born 25 May 1969) is a South Korean social entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, and later the Family Peace Association. His father, Sun Myung Moon, was the founder of the Unification Church, an international new religious movement. Early life and education Born in South Korea, Moon moved to the United States at a young age and graduated from Columbia University, where he was a history major, and Harvard Business School with an M.B.A. in 1998. Moon is a humanitarian and social entrepreneur whose peacebuilding initiatives emphasize universal principles and values shared by the world's major religious and cultural traditions. Political positions Korean unification Moon has been involved in the campaign for Korean unification for a decade. In 2014, Moon wrote the book ''Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea''. The book calls for greater public engagement with the unification issue, especially led by South Korean civil so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
