This does not have any direct connection with Christian missionary activity in India, but I could find no other place to put it. It's really bizarre, but because it's true it's the most hilarious thing I've read so far today:
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/20...moon/index.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Hail to the Moon king</b>
<b>The deeply weird coronation of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in a Senate office building -- crown, robes, the works -- is no longer one of Washington's best-kept secrets.</b>
By John Gorenfeld
Pages 1 2 3June 21, 2004 | You probably imagine your congressman hard at work in the Capitol debating legislation, making laws -- you know, governing. But your newspaper probably didn't tell you that one night in March, members of Congress hosted a crowning ritual for an ex-convict and multibillionaire who dressed up in maroon robes and declared himself the Second Coming.
<b>On March 23, the Dirksen Senate Office Building was the scene of a coronation ceremony for Rev. Sun Myung Moon, owner of the conservative Washington Times newspaper and UPI wire service, who was given a bejeweled crown by Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill. </b>Afterward, Moon told his bipartisan audience of Washington power players he would save everyone on Earth as he had saved the souls of Hitler and Stalin -- the murderous dictators had been born again through him, he said. In a vision, Moon said the reformed Hitler and Stalin vouched for him, calling him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."
To many observers, this bizarre scene would have looked like the apocalypse as depicted in "Left Behind" novels. Moon, 84, the benefactor of conservative foundations like the American Family Coalition -- who served time in the 1980s for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice -- has views somewhere to the right of the Taliban's Mullah Omar. Moon preaches that gays are "dung-eating dogs," Jews brought on the Holocaust by betraying Jesus, and the U.S. Constitution should be scrapped in favor of a system he calls "Godism" -- with him in charge. The man crowned "King of Peace" by congressmen once said, according to sermons reprinted in his church's Unification News: "Suppose I were to hit you with the baseball bat to stop you, bloodying your ear and breaking a bone or two, yet still you insisted on doing more work for Father."
What, exactly, drew at least a dozen members of Congress to Moon's coronation? (By the Unification Church's estimate, 81 congressmen attended, although that number is probably high.) The event was the grand finale of Moon's coast-to-coast "tear down the cross" Moonification tour, intended to remove Christian crosses from almost 300 churches in poor neighborhoods -- the idea being that the cross was an obstacle to uniting religions under Moon. Yet the Dirksen ceremony was sold as a celebration of world peace. According to a cheery promotional video released by Moon's International and Interreligious Federation for World Peace, the ceremony marked the dawn of "the era of the Eternal Peace Kingdom, one global family under God." Moon's coronation also cured God's pain, the announcer explains.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
More on the insane coronation in the Senate:
http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown1
http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown2
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>MOON SHOT.</b> It seems the Moonies are bit annoyed with John Gorenfeld, me, and a few others who successfully pressured the mainstream media to finally report on Reverend Sun Myung Moon's bizarre messianic cult coronation on Capitol Hill ... and all the Congressional excuses that followed. In their press release, a Moon spokesman complained that, in "contrast to the efforts and integrity of much of the mainstream media, the momentum for this 'story' was provided by independent 'journalists' and 'blog' writers who have made no effort to contact the event organizers for a balanced presentation of both sides of the story." By the way, no US Senator has yet stepped forward to admit they were the one who reserved the Senate reception room for the Moonies (but, by elimination, Senator Lindsey Graham appears to be the most likely culprit).
Likewise, we've learned more about the appalling role played by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). A week ago, his press spokesperson said that Bartlett "received the Ambassadors for Peace Award from the Washington Times Foundation for his work in Congress, and attended part of the banquet ... this was the sum total of his participation." <b>ABC News has now learned that Bartlett was the one who carried Moon's imperial robes up to the platform for the crowning ceremony.</b> Bartlett now explains that he's seen lots of people crowned King or Queen at proms, 4-H festivals, etc., so he didn't think there was anything odd about his helping to crown convicted felon and declared "Messiah and Returned Lord" Moon as the world <b>"King of Peace" (a Biblical term of significance, noted Gorenfeld)</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>SPINNING MOON. </b>For the past two days, we've been reporting on the bizarre coronation ceremony held in a US Senate office building in which Congressman Danny Davis helped place a golden crown upon the head of billionaire Korean "Unification Church" cult leader and convicted tax felon Sun Myung Moon after Moon proclaimed himself "humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent." Don't believe me? Then click here and read Moon's speech, as posted on his own website. Several other Members of Congress also participated in or were listed as hosts of the evening's festivities. Well, as expected, the elected officials involved in the event are now offering various excuses and explanations for attending the event sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP). Many claim they did not know the Moonie nature of the group or that they did not know the event would evolve into a messianic coronation. While the latter excuse may be plausible (for all except Davis), a simple visit to the IIFWP website rebuts the former claim by clearly and repeatedly stating that Moon founded and directs the IIFWP. But -- as you've seen our story and photos -- and can view the Moonie videos of the event online here (English - short version) and here (Windows Media Player, in Korean, long version) ... and now you can read how the other side and those involved are spinning this: <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.</b> On Wednesday we reported on a largely ignored story -- investigated in depth by journalist John Gorenfeld -- about Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) having participated recently in a bizarre DC event featuring purported Korean cult leader Sun Myung Moon. Moon -- the leader of the Korean-based Unification Church cult, a convicted felon, and owner of the Washington Times newspaper and the UPI press service -- was previously involved in the "Koreagate" Congressional scandal in the late 1970s. We mentioned yesterday how Davis wore white gloves, read Moon's "Crown of Glory" poem, and carried a golden crown that was placed on Moon's head after <b>Moon proclaimed himself the "Messiah", the "King of Peace" and "Returning Lord." </b>The crowning relates to Moon's push over the past year to urge Christian churches to remove crosses from their walls and replace them with a crown -- honoring the King of Kings (which, of course, he says is himself). Now, if you thought that was bad ... well, keep reading because it gets much worse!
<b>The huge event was held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building -- a US government building -- on Capitol Hill. Not only were there Congressional Co-Chairs of the event (Congressmen Danny Davis, Curt Weldon, Roscoe Bartlett, Sanford Bishop and Chris Cannon), others played roles that evening.</b> US Senator Lindsey Graham, NRCC Chair Tom Davis and Congressman Phil Crane served on the Host Committee, as did noted GOP political consultant Charlie Black. Weldon -- who had his staff initially deny he even attended, then claimed he possibly popped in briefly on his way to a meeting -- actually delivered the official "congratulatory remarks" welcoming the guests. Weldon, however, seems to have a good reason to fear exposure of how closely tied he is to Moon. On June 19, 2003, the Congressional Record shows that Davis introduced remarks on behalf of himself and Weldon for last year's Amassadors of Peace Award ceremony held in the Rayburn House Office Building.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And there's a site about this embarassing event too, by the journalist John Gorenfeld mentioned above, sarcastically named:
http://www.iapprovethismessiah.com/
<b>Where in Washington D.C., is Rev Moon?</b>
Either (1) the congressmen really think he's the second coming or (2) they're all hoping to get some of Moon's billions. I hope it's #2, although I won't rule out #1.
Links to videos and photos of the event are available at http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown2
In the utter ridiculousness of the above, one can forget the following. <b>Notes to remember:</b>
Rev Sun Myung Moon, head of the 'Korean Unification Church' is a billionaire and a friend of that the evangelist Pat Robertson.
(1) He owns the Washington Times newspaper
(2) Was crowned in America's Senate office building in 2004, in front of many congressmen. Very embarassing indeed
(3) He thinks he's the second coming of Christ. He is very much a Christian, though the first article (Salon Magazine) does not make that clear. It states that he had 300 crosses taken off churches, as if to unify all religions under him.
However, his official website at www.unification.net contains many pages all about Christo doctrine. http://www.unification.net/leesanghun/lcah/ for instance is a page on lucifer/satan and mentions Jesus, 'the Fall' (Adam, Eve, apple, snake story), etc.
The god that Moon speaks of is no other than the Christo one.
At best, Christos can only distance themselves from him by claiming he's created a new Christian cult (like the Catholics did long ago, and the Protestants did later, and the many sub-Protestants did immediately thereafter, and the Mormons did recently). Personally, he reminds me of characters like Benny Hinn.
(4) Like a typical Christo, he hates Jews and gays.
(5) The wrongly named <i>Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace</i> (Universal Peace Federation) is owned by him.
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/20...moon/index.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Hail to the Moon king</b>
<b>The deeply weird coronation of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in a Senate office building -- crown, robes, the works -- is no longer one of Washington's best-kept secrets.</b>
By John Gorenfeld
Pages 1 2 3June 21, 2004 | You probably imagine your congressman hard at work in the Capitol debating legislation, making laws -- you know, governing. But your newspaper probably didn't tell you that one night in March, members of Congress hosted a crowning ritual for an ex-convict and multibillionaire who dressed up in maroon robes and declared himself the Second Coming.
<b>On March 23, the Dirksen Senate Office Building was the scene of a coronation ceremony for Rev. Sun Myung Moon, owner of the conservative Washington Times newspaper and UPI wire service, who was given a bejeweled crown by Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill. </b>Afterward, Moon told his bipartisan audience of Washington power players he would save everyone on Earth as he had saved the souls of Hitler and Stalin -- the murderous dictators had been born again through him, he said. In a vision, Moon said the reformed Hitler and Stalin vouched for him, calling him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."
To many observers, this bizarre scene would have looked like the apocalypse as depicted in "Left Behind" novels. Moon, 84, the benefactor of conservative foundations like the American Family Coalition -- who served time in the 1980s for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice -- has views somewhere to the right of the Taliban's Mullah Omar. Moon preaches that gays are "dung-eating dogs," Jews brought on the Holocaust by betraying Jesus, and the U.S. Constitution should be scrapped in favor of a system he calls "Godism" -- with him in charge. The man crowned "King of Peace" by congressmen once said, according to sermons reprinted in his church's Unification News: "Suppose I were to hit you with the baseball bat to stop you, bloodying your ear and breaking a bone or two, yet still you insisted on doing more work for Father."
What, exactly, drew at least a dozen members of Congress to Moon's coronation? (By the Unification Church's estimate, 81 congressmen attended, although that number is probably high.) The event was the grand finale of Moon's coast-to-coast "tear down the cross" Moonification tour, intended to remove Christian crosses from almost 300 churches in poor neighborhoods -- the idea being that the cross was an obstacle to uniting religions under Moon. Yet the Dirksen ceremony was sold as a celebration of world peace. According to a cheery promotional video released by Moon's International and Interreligious Federation for World Peace, the ceremony marked the dawn of "the era of the Eternal Peace Kingdom, one global family under God." Moon's coronation also cured God's pain, the announcer explains.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
More on the insane coronation in the Senate:
http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown1
http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown2
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>MOON SHOT.</b> It seems the Moonies are bit annoyed with John Gorenfeld, me, and a few others who successfully pressured the mainstream media to finally report on Reverend Sun Myung Moon's bizarre messianic cult coronation on Capitol Hill ... and all the Congressional excuses that followed. In their press release, a Moon spokesman complained that, in "contrast to the efforts and integrity of much of the mainstream media, the momentum for this 'story' was provided by independent 'journalists' and 'blog' writers who have made no effort to contact the event organizers for a balanced presentation of both sides of the story." By the way, no US Senator has yet stepped forward to admit they were the one who reserved the Senate reception room for the Moonies (but, by elimination, Senator Lindsey Graham appears to be the most likely culprit).
Likewise, we've learned more about the appalling role played by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). A week ago, his press spokesperson said that Bartlett "received the Ambassadors for Peace Award from the Washington Times Foundation for his work in Congress, and attended part of the banquet ... this was the sum total of his participation." <b>ABC News has now learned that Bartlett was the one who carried Moon's imperial robes up to the platform for the crowning ceremony.</b> Bartlett now explains that he's seen lots of people crowned King or Queen at proms, 4-H festivals, etc., so he didn't think there was anything odd about his helping to crown convicted felon and declared "Messiah and Returned Lord" Moon as the world <b>"King of Peace" (a Biblical term of significance, noted Gorenfeld)</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>SPINNING MOON. </b>For the past two days, we've been reporting on the bizarre coronation ceremony held in a US Senate office building in which Congressman Danny Davis helped place a golden crown upon the head of billionaire Korean "Unification Church" cult leader and convicted tax felon Sun Myung Moon after Moon proclaimed himself "humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent." Don't believe me? Then click here and read Moon's speech, as posted on his own website. Several other Members of Congress also participated in or were listed as hosts of the evening's festivities. Well, as expected, the elected officials involved in the event are now offering various excuses and explanations for attending the event sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP). Many claim they did not know the Moonie nature of the group or that they did not know the event would evolve into a messianic coronation. While the latter excuse may be plausible (for all except Davis), a simple visit to the IIFWP website rebuts the former claim by clearly and repeatedly stating that Moon founded and directs the IIFWP. But -- as you've seen our story and photos -- and can view the Moonie videos of the event online here (English - short version) and here (Windows Media Player, in Korean, long version) ... and now you can read how the other side and those involved are spinning this: <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.</b> On Wednesday we reported on a largely ignored story -- investigated in depth by journalist John Gorenfeld -- about Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) having participated recently in a bizarre DC event featuring purported Korean cult leader Sun Myung Moon. Moon -- the leader of the Korean-based Unification Church cult, a convicted felon, and owner of the Washington Times newspaper and the UPI press service -- was previously involved in the "Koreagate" Congressional scandal in the late 1970s. We mentioned yesterday how Davis wore white gloves, read Moon's "Crown of Glory" poem, and carried a golden crown that was placed on Moon's head after <b>Moon proclaimed himself the "Messiah", the "King of Peace" and "Returning Lord." </b>The crowning relates to Moon's push over the past year to urge Christian churches to remove crosses from their walls and replace them with a crown -- honoring the King of Kings (which, of course, he says is himself). Now, if you thought that was bad ... well, keep reading because it gets much worse!
<b>The huge event was held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building -- a US government building -- on Capitol Hill. Not only were there Congressional Co-Chairs of the event (Congressmen Danny Davis, Curt Weldon, Roscoe Bartlett, Sanford Bishop and Chris Cannon), others played roles that evening.</b> US Senator Lindsey Graham, NRCC Chair Tom Davis and Congressman Phil Crane served on the Host Committee, as did noted GOP political consultant Charlie Black. Weldon -- who had his staff initially deny he even attended, then claimed he possibly popped in briefly on his way to a meeting -- actually delivered the official "congratulatory remarks" welcoming the guests. Weldon, however, seems to have a good reason to fear exposure of how closely tied he is to Moon. On June 19, 2003, the Congressional Record shows that Davis introduced remarks on behalf of himself and Weldon for last year's Amassadors of Peace Award ceremony held in the Rayburn House Office Building.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And there's a site about this embarassing event too, by the journalist John Gorenfeld mentioned above, sarcastically named:
http://www.iapprovethismessiah.com/
<b>Where in Washington D.C., is Rev Moon?</b>
Either (1) the congressmen really think he's the second coming or (2) they're all hoping to get some of Moon's billions. I hope it's #2, although I won't rule out #1.
Links to videos and photos of the event are available at http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown2
In the utter ridiculousness of the above, one can forget the following. <b>Notes to remember:</b>
Rev Sun Myung Moon, head of the 'Korean Unification Church' is a billionaire and a friend of that the evangelist Pat Robertson.
(1) He owns the Washington Times newspaper
(2) Was crowned in America's Senate office building in 2004, in front of many congressmen. Very embarassing indeed
(3) He thinks he's the second coming of Christ. He is very much a Christian, though the first article (Salon Magazine) does not make that clear. It states that he had 300 crosses taken off churches, as if to unify all religions under him.
However, his official website at www.unification.net contains many pages all about Christo doctrine. http://www.unification.net/leesanghun/lcah/ for instance is a page on lucifer/satan and mentions Jesus, 'the Fall' (Adam, Eve, apple, snake story), etc.
The god that Moon speaks of is no other than the Christo one.
At best, Christos can only distance themselves from him by claiming he's created a new Christian cult (like the Catholics did long ago, and the Protestants did later, and the many sub-Protestants did immediately thereafter, and the Mormons did recently). Personally, he reminds me of characters like Benny Hinn.
(4) Like a typical Christo, he hates Jews and gays.
(5) The wrongly named <i>Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace</i> (Universal Peace Federation) is owned by him.