Any of you out there know much about the Moonies? or the Rev. (blah!) Moon?
Apparently, there was an "Ambassadors for Peace" awards ceremony, at which Moon gave the keynote address, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, given by the "Interreligious and International Peace Council.
Moon gave this speech in front of several members of Congress, Dem and Rep
http://www.familyfed.org/usa/photo2004/20040323b_3.jpg .
Moon starts off well.
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The starting point to unravel the problems humanity faces today is the certain knowledge of God, the Father of all creation and, on that foundation, the building of true families that live in attendance to God. This calls us to establish and attend God in our families, not as a concept but as the substantial Parent of us all. To do this, we first must clarify the relationship between God and humanity. God is the original entity of true love, true life and true lineage, and He is the True Parent of all people
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Guess what Moon said later on ...
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The five great saints and many other leaders in the spirit world, including even Communist leaders such as Marx and Lenin, who committed all manner of barbarity and murders on earth, and dictators such as Hitler and Stalin, have found strength in my teachings, mended their ways and been reborn as new persons.
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and it gets better!
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Together they have sent to earth a resolution expressing their determination in the light of my teaching of the true family ideal. They have declared to all Heaven and Earth that Reverend Sun Myung Moon is none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent. This resolution has been announced on every corner of the globe.
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I am the Messiah, says Moon. Hitler and Stalin have endorsed me from on high. Everyone is saying so.
You can read his whole speech at
http://www.familyfed.org/.
The kicker is, Moon is a big Republican.
Here's a fun one on Moon.
http://home.earthlink.net/~zkkatz/page76.htmland another
http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/moon7.html
