WTF??????????????????
I believe he's also the owner of the Washington Times.
He's a world-class loony, and politicians would be well-advised to avoid the guy.
This was posted the other day and I didn't believe it, because it was posted by a newbie. I want to know who was there and who did it now.
I'm guessing here, but in Moon's deluded mind, the "King of Peace" outranks the "Prince of Peace."
And this somehow give these congressmen credibility. Only in their own minds!
I guess the D.C. politicians can make an exception to this "separation of church and state" thing if they're honoring a bitchin' dude like Rev. Moon.
We're finding out about this 3 months after the fact?
I'd like to know the names of ALL 81 members.
http://www.gorenfeld.net/blog/2004/06/this-really-happened-at-senate-office.html
And there is a videotape of it. I've seen. It is the work of lunatics who are very close to the corridors of power.
http://www.gorenfeld.net/blog/
''Open your hearts and receive the secrets that heaven is disclosing in this age through me.'"
The religious leader, sounding like a self-proclaimed messiah, is quoted as saying: "In the context of heaven's providence, I am God's ambassador, sent to earth with His full authority. I am sent to accomplish His command to save the world's 6 billion people, restoring them to heaven with the original goodness in which they were created."
Oh, Good Gravy! And in a government building?
There was a guy from the Unification church showed up at our office today. He was selling lithographs and asking for donations. His pitch was "raising money for my church", but he never once told anyone what his church was without being asked.
One sucker assumed it was for a local Christian church and pulled out $5 and gave to him.
The trouble is, his organization does own the Washington Times, the only completely conservative newspaper in the US and certainly the only DC-area source of conservative opinion and news. All the movers and shakers in DC on both sides of the aisle read the Washtimes and most of them have good relations with the editorial staff, like Wesley Pruden, and the editorial page writers and columnists. It's a very odd situation. If there were an alternative print news source representing the conservative side this would not be an issue, but of course there isn't one.
There has to be more to this story. Congress does some pretty stupid things, but 81 of them attending a ceremony to crown Moon "King of Peace" just doesn't pass the smell test.
If nothing else, politicians have a very good sense of self preservation, and going to a cult meeting with Moon isn't part of that.
I just watched the Unification Church promo video about this event (linked from that Blog site mentioned in this thread).
It seems very likely that the congressmen who went to this were roped into an "Ambassadors for Peace" Awards Ceremony. After the awards were given out, it appears the program shifted into Moon-mode and the awarding of the "King of Peace" award.
For most congressmen, this surely was a bait & switch operation, much like the "anti-drug" rallies and such put on by the Church of Scientology.
How to get congressmen at your next function?
1) Donate Money
2) Mention high-profile "world leaders" coming to your function
3) Mention free expensive meal
4) Casually mention the chance to meet "industry leaders" at the event who might be good people for the congressman to meet/greet/solicit
5) Emphasize "great cause!" such as "World Peace Awards"
6) Avoid mentioning the Unification Church.
Voila! Tacit endorsement!
Perhaps you are right. I have heard of the man, but I know nothing of this church. But could you please tell me what great evil he has brought into the world compared to Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Mao Zedong, Hillary Clinton?
His Daughter in Law has some interesting facts about a highly "disfunctional family"
The Rev.'s son Justin is one of the finest gunmakers in the world today, owning Kahr Arms. The Kahr K9 (9mm) is a brilliant creation -- as comfortable to hold and fire as a Browning Hi-Power, as concealable as a Walther PPK, and utterly reliable and accurate. ......and ALL steel.
"Rev. Moon
Unification News August 24, 1992"
What? No John the Baptist or a Peter to make that declaration?
Hmmmmm.
"We fell victim to it, we were duped," Dayton spokeswoman Chris Lisi said Tuesday.
"Other lawmakers who attended or were listed as hosts felt the same, she said."
"Everyone I talked to was furious," she said.