#korean church

[whatisonthemoon]

Early Interaction Between Moonies and MRA

Bio of Kang Sun-ae from FFWPU: Mrs. Kang Sun-ae was born in Seoul in 1915. She graduated from Ewha College in 1937. She lived during a time when the role and value of women were changing in Korea. She had married and had children before she joined our church in 1958, without her husband. This is a testimony that evokes the Korea of a past time, and as such is a study of some of the values and sacrifices that characterized the spirit of the early period of our movement [The following is written by Mrs. Kang on an early experience in the Unification Church]

After the tour, I went back to the headquarters church. I had planned to finally take time to recuperate and begin taking medication, but Mrs. Ji Seng-ryeon came to look for me again. Once again, I had to visit our Gangwon District. We both paid a visit to the governor of Gangwon Province together with Mrs. Choi Jeong-sun. After receiving the governor’s permission to give a lecture to the officers of the Gangwon provincial government, we invited Choi Chang-rim to give the lecture. The lecture received a great review, enabling us to give a lecture to even the public officers working in the city of Chuncheon. On this foundation, our activities developed by the day and we could convey our message to the chairman of the Promotion of Reconstruction Committee,[2] the director of the YMCA, pastors, universities and even broadcasting companies. We even visited the Army Second Corps, but could not meet the commander. So we went all the way to the Counterintelligence Division and asked to talk to the general in charge. An officer reprimanded us saying, “Do you know what this place is?” We had lunch at a cafeteria for army officers. We also talked with the adviser on the troop information and education and the director of a broadcasting station.

Once, a Moral Re-Armament (MRA) movement leader paid a visit to Gangwon and invited religious figures under the name of the provincial governor. I remember being the only woman invited.

After the governor’s skilled greetings and personal introductions, we listened to the motive and purpose of MRA. After the presentation, the governor then said, “I would like to welcome Mrs. Kang, being the only woman here today, to say a few words” and made me stand. I tried to press down my beating heart and thought, “This is the moment I should convey Father’s teachings.” I started by saying, “There cannot be a result without a cause. Hence, we can see a cause through its result.” All the participants on that day, including the governor, appeared quite surprised by my message. Many said they had difficulties comprehending such a highly philosophical lecture.

Since that event, the chairman of the Promotion of Reconstruction Committee always comes to our church and give words of encouragement whenever the community leaders’ meeting was held. The entire Chuncheon area, starting from the governor to those working in the local government felt like members. However, I aimed for more, thinking, “How can I make all the people of Gangwon listen to the lecture?” So, I made another request to Governor Pak. According to him, the Home Affairs director, the Public Affairs chief, and the local section chief had to all agree on my proposal. He suggested that I meet them. I went to their offices at the provincial government building almost every day. With a heart that I had to accomplish this before Father returned to Korea from his world tour, all the prayers and dedications I invested paid off and I ended up persuading all those who opposed us.

One day, a local official, Lee Seok-bong, and I urged the Home Affairs senior director with earnest hearts. He gave in with a smile, saying, “No matter how hard I try, Mrs. Kang’s enthusiasm just outmatches mine.”

The next day, I met the local section chief and he quietly revealed to me about an internal problem and told me to talk with the chief secretary. Soon afterward, I went to the chief secretary. The chief secretary reported the matter to the governor and once he came back, he instantly summoned the Home Affairs director and the local section chief and told them right in front of me, “Why are you opposing what people are doing? Tell everyone that if they don’t do it, it will be the same as committing hara-kiri.” He instructed that an official notice be sent immediately. I met the Public Affairs chief and raised my two hands up saying “I am a Unification Church member” and then put them down. He told me that I looked like an innocent child when I did that. I was certain that our pleas were conveyed to Heaven and that it was God who was helping us.

A few hours after this decision was passed, a dam collapsed, flooding the surrounding area. The flooding caused many problems. However, because the provincial government office had immediately written the official notification, it was conveyed to the church. God’s work and providence could have almost gone up in the air in one second. This enabled the community leaders to act as Victory Over Communism lecturers.

https://familyfedihq.org/2023/02/the-righteous-are-as-bold-as-a-lion-part-5/

[eirikswood]

Napalm Yesu and the Cult of Korean Church

The vast majority (85-90%) of North Korea's buildings, towns, and cities were destroyed by the United States Air Force during the Korean War (1950-1953). Most Americans have no conception of Korea before the division, and may be surprised to learn that the northern half had a more developed society, advanced economy, heavy industry, better infrastructure, and more highly educated residents than the more densely populated agrarian south. Christianity (both Catholic and Presbyterian) also thrived for generations in Pyongyang until the war, when most of the Christians fled south to rebuild churches and evade persecution. Today, there are larger congregations and more megachurches in Seoul than any American city, and Korean-Americans have established an estimated 5,000 Korean churches in the United States, some more extreme and fringe than others (see Unification Church, Moonies, Rod of Iron, Shincheonji, Shekinah).

[howwelldoyouknowyourmoon]

Korean UC HQ Sold Without Any Notice to Members

SOLD! Korean HQ Sold Without Warning Members

from the Ex-Moonie facebook group (also posted on What Is On The Moon)

Mrs Moon recently sold the Korean church headquarters building in Yongson, Seoul. Apparently not reported to members, even the ones that worked there. It’s being said the building sold for 1.4 billion, profit is 830 million. And no - there is no profit sharing.

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Business engine of a global faith (2010)

Reverend Moon Rises Above Ailing Businesses (1999) Moon owned shares in Central City sold for $925 million dollars

[Exclusive Report] Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center. Claims have been made that hundreds of billions of won (hundreds of millions of dollars) were embezzled from Unification Church followers.

[fredmundo]

if i'm not saying anything it's because i'm thinking about how ju-yeong takes off his cross before getting on his knees and confessing his feelings for do-hoe

[rabbitprayer]

The urge to visit every single church in my city just to find out what's going on in there.

[memento-mariii]

Happy Yoon got impeached day!!!🎉🎉🎉

The National Assembly voted to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol with 204 for, 85 against, 3 abstention and 8 invalid votes.

(Fyi Yoon isn't impeached just quite yet, his case needs to go through the Constitutional Court of Korea (think like the american Supreme Court) first, but I still think this warrants celebrating.)

[helloparkerrose]

[etherealkyarypamyupamyu]

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Pyongyang, North Korea

[starburstfloat]

not the giant cross behind them lmaooooo

[paulpingminho]

[whatisonthemoon]

More Develop at Cheongpyeong: HJ Marina

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Hak Ja Han’s unfinished palace

Demian Dunkley Admits Fraud - from the twitter of ex-Moonie podcast Falling Out Reports last week on the blessing and the palace Jeffrey Hall on the Unification Church Property Near Tama Center Hak Ja Han’s new palace (the third at Cheongpyeong) was opened on May 6, 2023 Hak Ja Han’s Greed Has No Limits Fundraising Email for New Palace Sent to Members Hak Ja Han Is a Criminal Who Extorts Members to Death Tensions between Japanese 1st and 2nd gen; US Members Must Pay $12,000 for Hak Ja Han’s New Palace Elgen Strait describes Hak Ja Han’s new palace Hak Ja Han’s Gambling Has Gone TOO Far

[skboba-stars]

In my genuine opinion, Johan Seong and Samuel Seo being genderbent just feels like it would be better and make sense. For starters, give me female characters who genuinely show their anger and fury. Female characters who genuinely mess up and lash out and grow (because Samuel - as annoying as the guy is - has quite the character development) and strong and less stereotype-fitting female characters.

Secondly, in terms of female Lookism characters specifically - female characters whose trauma isn't sexual (because the representation and existence is important, but why does almost every female character with trauma undergo that?), not dependent on another character, or a straight up abuser (like Samuel Seo's mom, Vivi ran a literal rape and drug ring, and Mitsuki - literally drugging and gaslighting Sinu).

Finally, it would be interesting to see these fighters' interactions not only with each other (the two might feel more a kinship to each other), but also their interctions with each other.

Also hot women who can kill you lets goooooo

[angelwarning]

pictures depicting christianity within korea 2003 - h05400 geocities site

[howwelldoyouknowyourmoon]

When I first thought through our identity as second gen, and the DP version of the “fall”, what we were taught sounded ludicrous.

“I think we are not any different to any other person. We are not born different. I thought like this since my mid-twenties – when I first thought this subject through. What we were taught sounded ludicrous.

The history of the earth and evolution sounded so beautiful to me, and it eclipsed the story of the Fall of Man. I stopped believing in the story.

With the scientific understanding of the universe, the Unification Church’s teachings make no sense to me. For me, no messiah is needed. But I don’t have an answer for the evil in the world.” ...

Clare

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“Do you see it? Adam and Eve were husband and wife before the Fall, not brother and sister.”

Sun Myung Moon’s Theology of the Fall, Tamar, Jesus and Mary

Human trafficking in the UC/FFWPU is despicable

Sun Myung Moon makes me feel ashamed to be Korean

Sun Myung Moon’s explanation of the Fall of Man is based on his Confucian ideas of lineage, and his belief in shaman sex rituals.

The concept of original sin seems to have been developed about 200 years after Jesus by Irenaeus and later by St Augustine.