'Moonies' founder Sun Myung Moon dies ABC News


The life of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Photos Washington Times

Sun 2 Sep 2012 16.21 EDT. A crucial test of a new religion is whether it transfers to the next generation after its founder's demise, and with the death of the Rev Sun Myung Moon, at 92 after.


The life of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Photos Washington Times

Sun Myung Moon's fervent speeches brought him followers around the world but the debate, as to whether he was truly a great spiritual leader, or a confidence trickster who fleeced the gullible on.


Reflecting on the Last 40 Years Sun Myung Moon

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies at 92. The Korean evangelist's Unification Church was notable for mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and.


Sun Myung Moon Celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous quotes

By Isaac Stone Fish, Asia editor at Foreign Policy from 2014-2016. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah and messenger of Jesus Christ, built a transcontinental business empire.


Moonies mourn death of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon was born on Jan. 6, 1920, in a small rural town in what is now North Korea, according to his official biography. When he was 10, his family joined the Presbyterian Church. When he.


The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 19202012 Photo 1 Pictures CBS News

Sun Myung Moon (Korean: 문선명; Hanja: 文鮮明; born Moon Yong-Myeong; 6 January 1920 - 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members consider him and his wife Hak Ja Han to be their "True Parents", and of its widely noted.


Rev. Sun Myung Moon dies at 92

Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church , and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies, and the author of its unique theology the Divine Principle. He was an anti-communist and an advocate for Korean reunification, for which.


'Moonies' founder Sun Myung Moon dies ABC News

Sun Myung Moon (25 February 1920 - 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, businessman and political activist. He believed he was the second coming of Jesus Christ. He founded the Unification Church. He was an ardent anti-communist and advocate for Korean reunification.


Create God's Nation Sun Myung Moon

Unification Church, religious movement founded in Pusan, South Korea, by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon in 1954. Known for its mass weddings, the church teaches a unique Christian theology. It has generated much controversy, and its members are commonly derided as "Moonies." Born in 1920, Moon was


The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 19202012 Photo 13 CBS News

Sun Myung Moon (born January 6, 1920, Kwangju Sangsa Ri, North P'yŏngan province, Korea [now in North Korea]—died September 3, 2012, Kap'yŏng, Kyŏnggi province, South Korea) South Korean religious leader who in 1954 founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, better known as the Unification Church.. In his book The Divine Principle (1952), which is.


The Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Courtesy H.S.A.U.W.C.

Rev. Sun Myung Moon died Sunday at age 92. The controversial founder of the Unification Church was known for attracting young converts in the 1970s and for conducting mass weddings. Sun Myung Moon.


Inside the sinister Moonie cult How megalomaniac leader Reverend Sun

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, has died at the age of 92 in Korea. Unification church members viewed him as a messiah, despite allegations of cult-like behavior and.


The Arrival of the Kingdom of the Peaceful, Ideal World Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon has long loved America, and he believed in the need for a powerful free press to convey accurate information and moral values to people in a free world. The Washington Times stands.


Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Leader Of The 'Moonies,' Has Died Business Insider

Sun Myung Moon (문선명, 文鮮明), (February 25, 1920 (lunar: January 6, 1920) - September 3, 2012), was born in North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea.He founded the Unification Church (known formally as The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, founded May 1, 1954, Seoul, Korea; with missions and centers in 185 countries) in 1954, the.


Sun Myung Moon dies at age 92 The Washington Post

Sun Myung Moon was born in 1920 — Jan. 6, according to an official biography — in a rural part of what is now North Korea. When he was young, his parents converted to Presbyterianism, and Mr.


Reverend Sun Myung Moon dead at 92

In this Oct. 14, 1982 file photo, Rev. Sun Myung Moon, left, and his wife Hak Ja Han, are shown during the traditional invocation of a blessing at a mass wedding in Seoul's Chamsil gymnasium.