1) The document outlines five principles of Ambassadors for Peace which are found across religious traditions and establish a basis for peaceful cooperation. The principles are that we are one human family, the highest qualities in humans are spiritual and moral, the family is the school of love and peace, "living for the sake of others" heals divisions, and peace comes through cooperation beyond boundaries.
2) The principles are illustrated with examples from religious scriptures promoting concepts like compassion, reconciliation, service, and understanding between groups.
3) The document encourages readers to apply these principles to bring reconciliation, healing, and hope to families, communities and nations by becoming an Ambassador for Peace through the organization UPF.
Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon had a vision at age 15 of being called by Jesus Christ to unite Christianity and all religions, heal divisions among humanity, and comfort God's grieving heart. Over his 92-year life, he faced immense persecution but built a global religious movement and advocated for peace between all peoples and nations through interfaith harmony and cross-cultural marriage blessing ceremonies.
North East Region Summer Workshop 2014 Lecture 10 life of father moonMatthew Huish
- Rev. Moon was born in 1920 in what is now North Korea and had a vision of Jesus at age 16, beginning his life's work of bringing peace to the world through religion.
- He faced persecution, imprisonment, and torture for his beliefs in North Korea and Japan but continued spreading his message and founding churches after moving to South Korea and later worldwide.
- Rev. Moon married in 1943 and began blessing followers in mass wedding ceremonies, expanding his organization to over 120 countries before his death in 2012 at age 92 with the goal of religious harmony and world peace.
Kook Jin Moon Address to Members of Malaysia ParliamentTimothy Elder
Kook Jin Moon spoke at a peace banquet with members of the Malaysian Parliament. He summarized his father Sun Myung Moon's teachings about creating religious harmony and peace in the world. His father convened emergency meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders to prevent wars in the Gulf and after 9/11. His father's autobiography describes his efforts over decades to promote interreligious understanding and remove divisions between faiths by emphasizing their shared beliefs and ideals of peace.
Address by Kook Jin Moon to Members of Malaysia ParliaTimothy Elder
Kook Jin Moon gave a speech thanking the members of the Malaysian Parliament for their invitation. He summarized his father Sun Myung Moon's teachings about creating religious harmony and a world of peace. His father convened emergency meetings between Christian and Muslim leaders to prevent war in the Gulf and after 9/11. His father's autobiography describes his efforts to promote interreligious understanding and prevent religious conflict by emphasizing their shared beliefs and values of peace.
This document discusses the idea of a "New World Order" proposed through the United Nations to prescribe universal values and laws. It questions whose values should be adopted, as simply imposing American or Western values is unlikely to succeed given failures in those societies and lack of willingness of others to adopt a way of life not in their interests. It also notes that no nation would willingly choose a system detrimental to themselves. Overall, it casts doubt on the feasibility and acceptability of a New World Order imposed by any one nation or culture.
1) The document outlines five principles of Ambassadors for Peace which are found across religious traditions and establish a basis for peaceful cooperation. The principles are that we are one human family, the highest qualities in humans are spiritual and moral, the family is the school of love and peace, "living for the sake of others" heals divisions, and peace comes through cooperation beyond boundaries.
2) The principles are illustrated with examples from religious scriptures promoting concepts like compassion, reconciliation, service, and understanding between groups.
3) The document encourages readers to apply these principles to bring reconciliation, healing, and hope to families, communities and nations by becoming an Ambassador for Peace through the organization UPF.
Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon had a vision at age 15 of being called by Jesus Christ to unite Christianity and all religions, heal divisions among humanity, and comfort God's grieving heart. Over his 92-year life, he faced immense persecution but built a global religious movement and advocated for peace between all peoples and nations through interfaith harmony and cross-cultural marriage blessing ceremonies.
North East Region Summer Workshop 2014 Lecture 10 life of father moonMatthew Huish
- Rev. Moon was born in 1920 in what is now North Korea and had a vision of Jesus at age 16, beginning his life's work of bringing peace to the world through religion.
- He faced persecution, imprisonment, and torture for his beliefs in North Korea and Japan but continued spreading his message and founding churches after moving to South Korea and later worldwide.
- Rev. Moon married in 1943 and began blessing followers in mass wedding ceremonies, expanding his organization to over 120 countries before his death in 2012 at age 92 with the goal of religious harmony and world peace.
Kook Jin Moon Address to Members of Malaysia ParliamentTimothy Elder
Kook Jin Moon spoke at a peace banquet with members of the Malaysian Parliament. He summarized his father Sun Myung Moon's teachings about creating religious harmony and peace in the world. His father convened emergency meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders to prevent wars in the Gulf and after 9/11. His father's autobiography describes his efforts over decades to promote interreligious understanding and remove divisions between faiths by emphasizing their shared beliefs and ideals of peace.
Address by Kook Jin Moon to Members of Malaysia ParliaTimothy Elder
Kook Jin Moon gave a speech thanking the members of the Malaysian Parliament for their invitation. He summarized his father Sun Myung Moon's teachings about creating religious harmony and a world of peace. His father convened emergency meetings between Christian and Muslim leaders to prevent war in the Gulf and after 9/11. His father's autobiography describes his efforts to promote interreligious understanding and prevent religious conflict by emphasizing their shared beliefs and values of peace.
This document discusses the idea of a "New World Order" proposed through the United Nations to prescribe universal values and laws. It questions whose values should be adopted, as simply imposing American or Western values is unlikely to succeed given failures in those societies and lack of willingness of others to adopt a way of life not in their interests. It also notes that no nation would willingly choose a system detrimental to themselves. Overall, it casts doubt on the feasibility and acceptability of a New World Order imposed by any one nation or culture.
Martin luther king biography - Christine TsamiliAnaxagoreio
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a key leadership role in the American civil rights movement. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 and became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954. In 1955, he led the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted over a year and challenged segregation in public transit. King went on to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and led many nonviolent protests against racial injustice, including the 1963 March on Washington. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 while supporting a sanitation workers' strike. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his efforts to end racial segregation through nonviolent civil disobedience
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement. He led the Montgomery bus boycott from 1955-1956 and co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. King gained national prominence for his role in organizing nonviolent protests, such as the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 while supporting a sanitation workers' strike.
The emancipation proclamation Free Essay Example. The Emancipation Proclamation Print by American School. Emancipation Proclamation Annotated - Bill of Rights Institute. Serene Musings: The Emancipation Proclamation: 150th Anniversary. Emancipation Proclamation Harvard Gazette. 26 Emancipation Proclamation ideas emancipation proclamation .... Emancipation proclamation essay outline - proofreadingx.web.fc2.com. The Emancipation Proclamation and Abraham Lincoln Free Essay Sample .... The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 - Not Even Past. Emancipation Proclamation In A Book Presidential Courage By Michael .... Essay about The Emancipation Proclamation - 368 Words. Emancipation Proclamation PDF Emancipation Proclamation Slavery .... The Emancipation Proclamation and its Role in GPO and African American .... Online Essay Help amazonia.fiocruz.br. Emancipation Proclamation Admission/Application Essay. Essay on the Emancipation Proclamation Announcement - PHDessay.com. The Emancipation proclamation Essay Example Topics and Well Written .... The Emancipation Proclamation - The Childs World. Emancipation Proclamation: Cause and Effect. Emancipation proclamation essay. Diction of emancipation proclamation. Limitations of the Emancipation .... ️ Emancipation proclamation essay. Emancipation Proclamation Essay .... ᐅ Essays On Emancipation Proclamation Free Argumentative, Persuasive .... The Emancipation Proclamation: Essay Example, 762 words EssayPay. Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln Essay. Emancipation Proclamation: With Questions Teaching Resources. Signed the Emancipation Proclamation. I Have A Dream. Emancipation Proclamation Reading Passage Download Included .... CFSPAPEROUG.WEB.FC2.COM - Did lincoln issue emancipation proclamation essay. 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation. US History Prior To 1877: Emancipation Proclamation Free Essay Sample .... Click here to print PDF.. emancipation proclamation text 1 Emancipation Proclamation .... Official Imprint of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham .... September 22: The Emancipation Proclamation Warning FCIT Emancipation Proclamation Essay Emancipation Proclamation Essay
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He became a Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He earned various academic degrees, including a PhD from Boston University. In the 1950s and 1960s, King led the Montgomery bus boycott and founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He advocated for racial equality and desegregation through nonviolent civil disobedience. King traveled extensively to support civil rights causes and delivered influential speeches. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 while supporting a sanitation workers' strike.
This document provides brief biographies of 12 great Unitarian songwriters and hymnists, including Robert Robinson, John Pierpont, Sir John Bowring, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, Edmund Hamilton Sears, James Russell Lowell, Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Longfellow, James Lord Pierpont, Edwin Henry Wilson, and Carolyn McDade. It discusses some of their notable hymns such as "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing", "O Thou to Whom, in Ancient Time", "In the Cross of Christ I Glory", "Nearer, My God, to Thee", "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", "Mine Eyes Have
“Everything is Always Going to Get Worse!”Peter Hammond
This document discusses how prayer and faith can overcome seemingly impossible obstacles and bring about positive change. It provides numerous examples from the author's experiences where countries opened to the gospel despite being formerly communist or closed, including China, Mozambique, Angola, Eastern Europe, and Sudan. The author argues that through prayer and action, Christians can transform nations and change the course of history, rather than giving in to defeatism. While challenges remain, the examples demonstrate the power of God to answer prayers and accomplish his will.
Part 3 of 3
Introduction to
Unification Movement Symbols & Traditions
some glimpses of Spiritual World Spiritual history done in our time.
Updated Jan 2023.
God Bless you all. :-)
This document discusses how Muslims have become victims in the post-9/11 world. It outlines how Muslims living in Western countries feel under siege due to increased scrutiny, profiling, and discrimination. It also discusses how the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Muslims. The document criticizes several US policies, including support for Israel's occupation of Palestine, alliances with oppressive Muslim regimes, economic sanctions on Iraq that killed over 1 million Iraqis, and silence over Russian wars in Chechnya. It argues these policies generated anger towards the US among Muslims prior to George W. Bush. It outlines several post-9/11 policies, including detention and deportation of thousands of
This document provides an overview of the theology of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. It summarizes that Kaplan rejected supernaturalism and advocated for a naturalistic and humanistic understanding of God as the sum of natural processes that allow people to become self-fulfilled. Kaplan's theology emphasized humanism, rationalism, rejecting notions of original sin, and focusing on deeds over creeds. His work helped develop predicate theology and a humanistic understanding of Judaism.
Responding to Revolution with Relevant Reformation ResourcesPeter Hammond
This document calls Christians to stand up against revolutionary forces seeking to undermine Christian civilization. It summarizes recent race riots in the US and warns that many rioters came from Christian homes without proper biblical teaching. It urges Christians to engage culture rather than ignore issues and to provide discipleship teaching youth how to defend their faith. The document lists resources for understanding cultural Marxism and exposing its agenda, and encourages training young people to survive and thrive through biblical worldview teaching.
Chapter 12 ReflectionCharles Grandison Finney – an evangelistic .docxcravennichole326
Chapter 12 Reflection
Charles Grandison Finney – an evangelistic Presbyterian minister who became the most influential revival leader of the 1820s and 1830s.
Frederick Douglass – the greatest African American of all – and one of the most electrifying orators of his time, black or white – was Frederick Douglass. Born a slave in Maryland, Douglass escaped to Massachusetts in 1838, became an outspoken leader of anti-slavery sentiment. On his return to the United States in 1847, Douglass purchased his freedom from his Maryland owner and founded an antislavery newspaper, the North Star, in Rochester, New York. Douglass demanded for African Americans not only freedom but full social and economic social equality as well.
Henry David Thoreau – leading Concord transcendentalist. Thoreau went even further in repudiating the repressive forces of society. He produced the ideas that individuals should work for self-realization by resisting pressures to conform to society’s expectations and responding instead to their instincts. Thoreau’s own efforts to free himself – immortalized in is most famous book, Walden – led him to build a small cabin in the Concord woods on the edge of Walden Pond, where he lived alone for two years as simply as he could.
Horace Mann – the greatest of educational reformers was Horace Mann, the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, which was established in 1837. To Mann, education was the only way to “counterwork this tendency to the domination of capital and the servility of labor.” He reorganized the Massachusetts school system, lengthened the academic year (to six months, doubled teachers’ salaries, enriched the curriculum, and introduced new methods of professional training for teachers.
Joseph Smith - Mormonism began in upstate New York as a result of the efforts of Joseph Smith, a young, energetic, but economically unsuccessful man, who had spent most oh his twenty-four years moving restlessly through New England and the Northeast. In 1830, he published the Book of Mormon that told a story of an ancient and successful civilization in America, peopled by one of the lost tribes of Israel who had found their way to the New World centuries before Columbus.
Shakers – made a redefinition of traditional sexuality and gender roles central to their society and even embraced the idea of a God who was not clearly male or female.
Transcendentalism - idealistic philosophical and social movement that taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity.
Walt Whitman - the self-proclaimed poet of American democracy, was the son of a Lon Island carpenter and lived for many years roaming from place to place, doing odd jobs, while writing poetry. In his large body of poems, Whitman not only helped liberate verse from traditional, restrictive conventions but also helped express the soaring spirit of individualisms that characterized his age.
Ralph Waldo Emerson – a Unitarian minister in his youth, Emerson left the church i ...
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister who became a prominent civil rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s. He grew up experiencing racial segregation but was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of nonviolent protest. In 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger, King launched nonviolent protests against racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama. This included a year-long bus boycott that eventually led to the Supreme Court declaring segregation on public buses illegal. King continued his advocacy through peaceful marches and his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington, working to improve conditions for black Americans and achieve racial integration and equality
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States saw the use of various non-violent and activist approaches to fight racial segregation and discrimination over several decades in the 20th century. Key events and figures included Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball in the 1940s, the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington. Major pieces of civil rights legislation like the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act were passed amid ongoing sit-ins, freedom rides, and efforts to desegregate schools. The movement faced ongoing resistance from segregationists but ultimately succeeded in ending Jim Crow laws
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States saw the use of various non-violent and activist methods to fight racial segregation and discrimination over the course of several decades in the 20th century. Key events and figures included Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball in the 1940s, the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington. Major pieces of civil rights legislation like the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act were passed amid ongoing protests and demonstrations across the South.
Lin Yutang (Lín Yǔtāng, 林语堂), 1895-1976, was a renowned Chinese philosopher, philologist, translator, political spokesperson, inventor, novelist and interpreter of Chinese culture for Western readers.
His struggle to accommodate his cultural heritage of Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese folklore with his Christian properly basic beliefs lasted almost a half-a-century.
Ironically, during this period, while he became the darling of American readers, his writing suffered condemnation in China for his anti-communist stance.
Following the demise of Deng Xiaoping’s influence in the mid-1990s, Lin has once again become popular in China including the production of a 44 episode television series in Hong Kong based on his novel Moment in Peking.
Lin’s books, The Importance of Living and From Pagan to Christian bear witness to his faith dilemma whilst his speeches on ‘The Chinese Cultural Heritage’, ‘Materialism As a Faith’ and ‘Chinese Humanism and the Modern World’ impart a wisdom forgotten by both Eastern and Western cultures in their race to embrace materialist values.
This paper focuses on these three speeches to give insight into the impact of religion on one prominent East Asian person without making assumptions about the effect of religion on East Asia as a whole.
The document provides an overview of events organized by the Universal Peace Federation from 2000 to 2015, including assemblies, conferences, tours, and summits focused on peace, governance, and interreligious harmony in locations like New York City, Washington D.C., Seoul, and Tokyo. Some of the key events mentioned are the inaugural UPF convocation in 2005, a 100 city world peace tour in 2005, and annual world summits held in Seoul, Korea starting in 2013 to address topics like peace, security and human development.
The United Nations International Day of Peace is observed annually on September 21 to honor a cessation of hostilities and promote peace. In 2015, over 35 chapters of the Universal Peace Federation celebrated in at least 11 regions and 35 countries with events such as peace walks, interfaith ceremonies, and appointing new Ambassadors for Peace. Celebrations involved thousands of participants, including students, educators, religious and community leaders who discussed topics like conflict resolution, interfaith harmony, and building a more peaceful world.
The Universal Peace Federation and its Ambassadors for Peace have organized commemorations of the International Day of Peace each year since 2008 in over 104 nations and 250 cities worldwide. They have held various events annually on or around September 21st to honor the UN's call for peace, including celebrations in the Dominican Republic in 2008, activities in Afghanistan in 2009, and youth programs in Burkina Faso in 2010.
The document summarizes information about the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and its World Summit 2015 event. The UPF is an NGO dedicated to building peace through spiritual values. It organized the World Summit 2015 in Seoul to address issues of peace, security, and development. The summit brought together international leaders, including heads of state, to discuss how to prevent and resolve conflicts from spiritual perspectives.
In order to have citizens capable of creating peace in the world, we need stable families that instill values and capacities for peacebuilding. Marriage and the family serve a unique and essential purpose for optimum human development. Research is showing that straying from that purpose weakens the family, increasing disadvantages for the next generation and the future. Clarifying the value of the family will help us strengthen this essential building block of peace.
Observances by the Universal Peace Federation and partner organizations of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2013
World peace can be fully accomplished only when the wisdom and efforts of the world’s religious leaders are combined cooperatively and respectfully with the endeavors of national political leaders. Absent the recognition of spiritual principles, the world has drifted increasingly toward analyses and prescriptions that are materialistic and secular in nature. In so doing, we have lost sight of the profound wisdom to be found in humanity’s spiritual heritage.
Global institutions must be built on a foundation that takes into
Observances of UN International Women's Day 2011
The Universal Peace Federation upholds the essential value and central role of women in peacebuilding and human development.
UPF affirms the need for women to serve in leadership positions throughout the world in all sectors of society.
UPF recognizes the equal value of men and women. Their absolute value derives from a common origin, God. God is the origin of both men and women, and all of God’s creation manifests complementary masculine and feminine aspects.
Men and women are extensions and manifestations of God’s harmonious masculinity and femininity. The complementary relationship between men and women expresses the wholeness of human experience. Thus, there should be no gender discrimination but rather harmony of the sexes through love.
Throughout history, women have taken the leading role in cultivating families as the dwelling places of peace, love, and health in shaping the individual character of children, and in fostering harmonious social relationships. In the family, both father and mother are equally entitled to reverence and honor. The path toward establishing global peace begins with strengthening families.
The ideal of peace is at the core of all religions. Through dialogue and mutual understanding, there can be peace among religions, and peace among religions is a necessary prerequisite for world peace. Women can and should play a central role in promoting interfaith understanding and cooperation.
UPF emphasizes the essential importance of women in addressing issues of peace and development in all sectors, including politics, business, culture, and religion. Women must be encouraged and empowered to assume leadership roles in the resolution of conflict, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.
UPF supports the achievement of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which include improved status, education, health, and physical well-being of women. Six of these eight goals are related to women; therefore, by uplifting the condition of women, the Millennium Development Goals will be advanced.
Martin luther king biography - Christine TsamiliAnaxagoreio
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a key leadership role in the American civil rights movement. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 and became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954. In 1955, he led the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted over a year and challenged segregation in public transit. King went on to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and led many nonviolent protests against racial injustice, including the 1963 March on Washington. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 while supporting a sanitation workers' strike. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his efforts to end racial segregation through nonviolent civil disobedience
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement. He led the Montgomery bus boycott from 1955-1956 and co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. King gained national prominence for his role in organizing nonviolent protests, such as the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 while supporting a sanitation workers' strike.
The emancipation proclamation Free Essay Example. The Emancipation Proclamation Print by American School. Emancipation Proclamation Annotated - Bill of Rights Institute. Serene Musings: The Emancipation Proclamation: 150th Anniversary. Emancipation Proclamation Harvard Gazette. 26 Emancipation Proclamation ideas emancipation proclamation .... Emancipation proclamation essay outline - proofreadingx.web.fc2.com. The Emancipation Proclamation and Abraham Lincoln Free Essay Sample .... The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 - Not Even Past. Emancipation Proclamation In A Book Presidential Courage By Michael .... Essay about The Emancipation Proclamation - 368 Words. Emancipation Proclamation PDF Emancipation Proclamation Slavery .... The Emancipation Proclamation and its Role in GPO and African American .... Online Essay Help amazonia.fiocruz.br. Emancipation Proclamation Admission/Application Essay. Essay on the Emancipation Proclamation Announcement - PHDessay.com. The Emancipation proclamation Essay Example Topics and Well Written .... The Emancipation Proclamation - The Childs World. Emancipation Proclamation: Cause and Effect. Emancipation proclamation essay. Diction of emancipation proclamation. Limitations of the Emancipation .... ️ Emancipation proclamation essay. Emancipation Proclamation Essay .... ᐅ Essays On Emancipation Proclamation Free Argumentative, Persuasive .... The Emancipation Proclamation: Essay Example, 762 words EssayPay. Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln Essay. Emancipation Proclamation: With Questions Teaching Resources. Signed the Emancipation Proclamation. I Have A Dream. Emancipation Proclamation Reading Passage Download Included .... CFSPAPEROUG.WEB.FC2.COM - Did lincoln issue emancipation proclamation essay. 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation. US History Prior To 1877: Emancipation Proclamation Free Essay Sample .... Click here to print PDF.. emancipation proclamation text 1 Emancipation Proclamation .... Official Imprint of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham .... September 22: The Emancipation Proclamation Warning FCIT Emancipation Proclamation Essay Emancipation Proclamation Essay
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He became a Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He earned various academic degrees, including a PhD from Boston University. In the 1950s and 1960s, King led the Montgomery bus boycott and founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He advocated for racial equality and desegregation through nonviolent civil disobedience. King traveled extensively to support civil rights causes and delivered influential speeches. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 while supporting a sanitation workers' strike.
This document provides brief biographies of 12 great Unitarian songwriters and hymnists, including Robert Robinson, John Pierpont, Sir John Bowring, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, Edmund Hamilton Sears, James Russell Lowell, Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Longfellow, James Lord Pierpont, Edwin Henry Wilson, and Carolyn McDade. It discusses some of their notable hymns such as "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing", "O Thou to Whom, in Ancient Time", "In the Cross of Christ I Glory", "Nearer, My God, to Thee", "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", "Mine Eyes Have
“Everything is Always Going to Get Worse!”Peter Hammond
This document discusses how prayer and faith can overcome seemingly impossible obstacles and bring about positive change. It provides numerous examples from the author's experiences where countries opened to the gospel despite being formerly communist or closed, including China, Mozambique, Angola, Eastern Europe, and Sudan. The author argues that through prayer and action, Christians can transform nations and change the course of history, rather than giving in to defeatism. While challenges remain, the examples demonstrate the power of God to answer prayers and accomplish his will.
Part 3 of 3
Introduction to
Unification Movement Symbols & Traditions
some glimpses of Spiritual World Spiritual history done in our time.
Updated Jan 2023.
God Bless you all. :-)
This document discusses how Muslims have become victims in the post-9/11 world. It outlines how Muslims living in Western countries feel under siege due to increased scrutiny, profiling, and discrimination. It also discusses how the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Muslims. The document criticizes several US policies, including support for Israel's occupation of Palestine, alliances with oppressive Muslim regimes, economic sanctions on Iraq that killed over 1 million Iraqis, and silence over Russian wars in Chechnya. It argues these policies generated anger towards the US among Muslims prior to George W. Bush. It outlines several post-9/11 policies, including detention and deportation of thousands of
This document provides an overview of the theology of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. It summarizes that Kaplan rejected supernaturalism and advocated for a naturalistic and humanistic understanding of God as the sum of natural processes that allow people to become self-fulfilled. Kaplan's theology emphasized humanism, rationalism, rejecting notions of original sin, and focusing on deeds over creeds. His work helped develop predicate theology and a humanistic understanding of Judaism.
Responding to Revolution with Relevant Reformation ResourcesPeter Hammond
This document calls Christians to stand up against revolutionary forces seeking to undermine Christian civilization. It summarizes recent race riots in the US and warns that many rioters came from Christian homes without proper biblical teaching. It urges Christians to engage culture rather than ignore issues and to provide discipleship teaching youth how to defend their faith. The document lists resources for understanding cultural Marxism and exposing its agenda, and encourages training young people to survive and thrive through biblical worldview teaching.
Chapter 12 ReflectionCharles Grandison Finney – an evangelistic .docxcravennichole326
Chapter 12 Reflection
Charles Grandison Finney – an evangelistic Presbyterian minister who became the most influential revival leader of the 1820s and 1830s.
Frederick Douglass – the greatest African American of all – and one of the most electrifying orators of his time, black or white – was Frederick Douglass. Born a slave in Maryland, Douglass escaped to Massachusetts in 1838, became an outspoken leader of anti-slavery sentiment. On his return to the United States in 1847, Douglass purchased his freedom from his Maryland owner and founded an antislavery newspaper, the North Star, in Rochester, New York. Douglass demanded for African Americans not only freedom but full social and economic social equality as well.
Henry David Thoreau – leading Concord transcendentalist. Thoreau went even further in repudiating the repressive forces of society. He produced the ideas that individuals should work for self-realization by resisting pressures to conform to society’s expectations and responding instead to their instincts. Thoreau’s own efforts to free himself – immortalized in is most famous book, Walden – led him to build a small cabin in the Concord woods on the edge of Walden Pond, where he lived alone for two years as simply as he could.
Horace Mann – the greatest of educational reformers was Horace Mann, the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, which was established in 1837. To Mann, education was the only way to “counterwork this tendency to the domination of capital and the servility of labor.” He reorganized the Massachusetts school system, lengthened the academic year (to six months, doubled teachers’ salaries, enriched the curriculum, and introduced new methods of professional training for teachers.
Joseph Smith - Mormonism began in upstate New York as a result of the efforts of Joseph Smith, a young, energetic, but economically unsuccessful man, who had spent most oh his twenty-four years moving restlessly through New England and the Northeast. In 1830, he published the Book of Mormon that told a story of an ancient and successful civilization in America, peopled by one of the lost tribes of Israel who had found their way to the New World centuries before Columbus.
Shakers – made a redefinition of traditional sexuality and gender roles central to their society and even embraced the idea of a God who was not clearly male or female.
Transcendentalism - idealistic philosophical and social movement that taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity.
Walt Whitman - the self-proclaimed poet of American democracy, was the son of a Lon Island carpenter and lived for many years roaming from place to place, doing odd jobs, while writing poetry. In his large body of poems, Whitman not only helped liberate verse from traditional, restrictive conventions but also helped express the soaring spirit of individualisms that characterized his age.
Ralph Waldo Emerson – a Unitarian minister in his youth, Emerson left the church i ...
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister who became a prominent civil rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s. He grew up experiencing racial segregation but was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of nonviolent protest. In 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger, King launched nonviolent protests against racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama. This included a year-long bus boycott that eventually led to the Supreme Court declaring segregation on public buses illegal. King continued his advocacy through peaceful marches and his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington, working to improve conditions for black Americans and achieve racial integration and equality
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States saw the use of various non-violent and activist approaches to fight racial segregation and discrimination over several decades in the 20th century. Key events and figures included Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball in the 1940s, the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington. Major pieces of civil rights legislation like the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act were passed amid ongoing sit-ins, freedom rides, and efforts to desegregate schools. The movement faced ongoing resistance from segregationists but ultimately succeeded in ending Jim Crow laws
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States saw the use of various non-violent and activist methods to fight racial segregation and discrimination over the course of several decades in the 20th century. Key events and figures included Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball in the 1940s, the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington. Major pieces of civil rights legislation like the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act were passed amid ongoing protests and demonstrations across the South.
Lin Yutang (Lín Yǔtāng, 林语堂), 1895-1976, was a renowned Chinese philosopher, philologist, translator, political spokesperson, inventor, novelist and interpreter of Chinese culture for Western readers.
His struggle to accommodate his cultural heritage of Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese folklore with his Christian properly basic beliefs lasted almost a half-a-century.
Ironically, during this period, while he became the darling of American readers, his writing suffered condemnation in China for his anti-communist stance.
Following the demise of Deng Xiaoping’s influence in the mid-1990s, Lin has once again become popular in China including the production of a 44 episode television series in Hong Kong based on his novel Moment in Peking.
Lin’s books, The Importance of Living and From Pagan to Christian bear witness to his faith dilemma whilst his speeches on ‘The Chinese Cultural Heritage’, ‘Materialism As a Faith’ and ‘Chinese Humanism and the Modern World’ impart a wisdom forgotten by both Eastern and Western cultures in their race to embrace materialist values.
This paper focuses on these three speeches to give insight into the impact of religion on one prominent East Asian person without making assumptions about the effect of religion on East Asia as a whole.
The document provides an overview of events organized by the Universal Peace Federation from 2000 to 2015, including assemblies, conferences, tours, and summits focused on peace, governance, and interreligious harmony in locations like New York City, Washington D.C., Seoul, and Tokyo. Some of the key events mentioned are the inaugural UPF convocation in 2005, a 100 city world peace tour in 2005, and annual world summits held in Seoul, Korea starting in 2013 to address topics like peace, security and human development.
The United Nations International Day of Peace is observed annually on September 21 to honor a cessation of hostilities and promote peace. In 2015, over 35 chapters of the Universal Peace Federation celebrated in at least 11 regions and 35 countries with events such as peace walks, interfaith ceremonies, and appointing new Ambassadors for Peace. Celebrations involved thousands of participants, including students, educators, religious and community leaders who discussed topics like conflict resolution, interfaith harmony, and building a more peaceful world.
The Universal Peace Federation and its Ambassadors for Peace have organized commemorations of the International Day of Peace each year since 2008 in over 104 nations and 250 cities worldwide. They have held various events annually on or around September 21st to honor the UN's call for peace, including celebrations in the Dominican Republic in 2008, activities in Afghanistan in 2009, and youth programs in Burkina Faso in 2010.
The document summarizes information about the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and its World Summit 2015 event. The UPF is an NGO dedicated to building peace through spiritual values. It organized the World Summit 2015 in Seoul to address issues of peace, security, and development. The summit brought together international leaders, including heads of state, to discuss how to prevent and resolve conflicts from spiritual perspectives.
In order to have citizens capable of creating peace in the world, we need stable families that instill values and capacities for peacebuilding. Marriage and the family serve a unique and essential purpose for optimum human development. Research is showing that straying from that purpose weakens the family, increasing disadvantages for the next generation and the future. Clarifying the value of the family will help us strengthen this essential building block of peace.
Observances by the Universal Peace Federation and partner organizations of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2013
World peace can be fully accomplished only when the wisdom and efforts of the world’s religious leaders are combined cooperatively and respectfully with the endeavors of national political leaders. Absent the recognition of spiritual principles, the world has drifted increasingly toward analyses and prescriptions that are materialistic and secular in nature. In so doing, we have lost sight of the profound wisdom to be found in humanity’s spiritual heritage.
Global institutions must be built on a foundation that takes into
Observances of UN International Women's Day 2011
The Universal Peace Federation upholds the essential value and central role of women in peacebuilding and human development.
UPF affirms the need for women to serve in leadership positions throughout the world in all sectors of society.
UPF recognizes the equal value of men and women. Their absolute value derives from a common origin, God. God is the origin of both men and women, and all of God’s creation manifests complementary masculine and feminine aspects.
Men and women are extensions and manifestations of God’s harmonious masculinity and femininity. The complementary relationship between men and women expresses the wholeness of human experience. Thus, there should be no gender discrimination but rather harmony of the sexes through love.
Throughout history, women have taken the leading role in cultivating families as the dwelling places of peace, love, and health in shaping the individual character of children, and in fostering harmonious social relationships. In the family, both father and mother are equally entitled to reverence and honor. The path toward establishing global peace begins with strengthening families.
The ideal of peace is at the core of all religions. Through dialogue and mutual understanding, there can be peace among religions, and peace among religions is a necessary prerequisite for world peace. Women can and should play a central role in promoting interfaith understanding and cooperation.
UPF emphasizes the essential importance of women in addressing issues of peace and development in all sectors, including politics, business, culture, and religion. Women must be encouraged and empowered to assume leadership roles in the resolution of conflict, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.
UPF supports the achievement of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which include improved status, education, health, and physical well-being of women. Six of these eight goals are related to women; therefore, by uplifting the condition of women, the Millennium Development Goals will be advanced.
Highlights of the Universal Peace Federation's activities around the world in 2014.
On local, national, and global levels, interreligious councils provide a platform for people of diverse faiths to contribute their wisdom and work effectively for peace alongside representatives of government, business, and civil society.
UPF acknowledges the need for careful and measurable use of enforcement such as political, military, and civil power to sustain lasting peace. At the same time we strongly emphasize the pursuit of internal solutions that are essential to peacebuilding. UPF has been a leading exponent of “track two” diplomacy, with particular emphasis on the role and responsibility of religious and spiritual leaders to transcend historical self-interest and pursue the ideal of “One family under God.”
UPF is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. We support and promote the work of the United Nations and the achievement of sustainable development goals.
Marriage, parenting, and the family are the foundations of sustainable human development and the building blocks of society. Educational programs present the personal and social benefits of marriage, promote a marriage-friendly culture, teach relationship skills, and encourage spiritual growth through relationships.
UPF's leadership conferences and seminars focus on the urgent need for new vision and leadership based on core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
Service-learning programs bring together youth from different cultures and religions in order to promote mutual understanding and respect. Participants serve a community in need, visit religious and historic sites, and learn communication and team-building skills.
Observances of the UN International Day of Peace, September 21, 2014 organized by the Universal Peace Federation in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Gabon, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, LIthuania, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Russia, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, and the US.
The theme for the International Day of Peace 2014 was "The Rights of Peoples to Peace."
Along with human rights, there are human responsibilities. In order for human rights to be honored, respected and practiced, each individual should appreciate and practice his or her own portion of responsibilities. Likewise, in order for "we the peoples" to enjoy the "right of peace" it is necessary for each of us to work to build a world of peace, that is, a world of mutual respect and cooperation that goes beyond barriers of religion, ethnicity, culture and nationality.
Marriage and family are the fundamental building blocks of society. When the family is healthy and stable, society becomes healthy and stable. When husband and wife love and respect one another, fully appreciative each one's value and each one's dignity, then respect for rights naturally follow. The family is the school of ethics and, in this capacity, the school of human rights. Through good parenting practices that underscore the value, dignity and rights of each and every human being, we move the world toward peace, one family at a time.
For many people of faith, human rights have their root and origin in our Creator. There are compelling arguments to suggest that the largely secularized understanding of human rights has its foundation in spiritual and religious understandings of human beings as inherently sacred, and each one equally valuable.
Universal Peace Federation's World Summit 2014, Seoul, Korea, August 9-13, 2014 on "Peace, Security and Development" with sessions on the Americas, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, and the relevance of religion for peace and development.
The Universal Peace Federation and its global network of Ambassadors for Peace bring universal, spiritual principles to the task of resolving conflict and reconciling the divided human family. International Leadership Conferences, symposia and peace councils offer opportunities for high-level consultations. These are complemented by "track II" diplomacy and grass-roots programs that build support for a culture of peace.
World peace can be fully accomplished only when the wisdom and efforts of the world’s religious leaders are combined cooperatively and respectfully with the endeavors of national political leaders. Absent the recognition of spiritual principles, the world has drifted increasingly toward analyses and prescriptions that are materialistic and secular in nature. In so doing, we have lost sight of the profound wisdom to be found in humanity’s spiritual heritage.
Global institutions must be built on a foundation that takes into account the full potential of the human being, not only as a political, economic, and social being, but also as a spiritual being with spiritual needs and a capacity for spiritual wisdom and insight. The legacy of the world’s great saints, prophets, sages, and spiritual leaders cannot be denied or discounted without ignoring what is most fundamental about the human being.
In too many ways the history of religion has been marked by narrow sectarianism, strife, and competitive struggle with other faiths, all to the detriment of the cherished goals and teachings of the founders and scriptures. This cannot continue. The need to eliminate corruption, selfishness, and bad governance applies not only to all nations but also to all of the world’s religions.
Lasting peace depends on cooperative partnerships between governments and religions, as well as NGOs and representatives of the private sector. The United Nations can benefit from a council of religious and spiritual leaders to bring broad vision and wisdom to the effort to address critical global problems. International conferences, publications, networking, and on-the-ground activism are mechanisms for interfaith cooperation and lay a foundation for spiritual renewal at the United Nations.
A handbook for Universal Peace Federation Ambassadors for Peace. The Universal Peace Federation is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace centered on universal spiritual and moral values along with principles of good governance. See www.upf.org
Executive report of a Universal Peace Federation conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 19-22, 2013, on "Interreligious and International Relations in the Middle East: Toward Peace and Stability," by Dr. Nurit Hirschfeld, Director, Jerusalem Forum for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions
An overview of the vision in the US and Russia for a Bering Strait Crossing going back more than 100 years, including adventurous swimmers and kiteboarders, engineering challenges, architectural concept drawings, and comparisons with notable canals, tunnels, and transcontinental railway systems that have transformed commerce, transportation, history and culture.
Observances of the UN International Day of Families, May 15, 2014, with the theme "Families Matter for the Achievement of Development Goals."
The Universal Peace Federation affirms the value of the family as the core unit of society. The family has formed the basis for communities, societies and civilizations throughout the ages. Virtually all the world’s religions teach the sacred value of marriage and family. The family is the school of love. It is also the school of virtue, ethics and citizenship.
The cohesion and stability of the family are prerequisites for a healthy and stable society. Conversely, the breakdown of the family contributes to a wide range of social problems. By strengthening the family, we can build a stronger base of social capital that will enhance the overall quality of life for everyone.
The natural family is grounded in marriage, the cornerstone of the family. Children benefit from having loving parents, a mother and father, who are committed to the well-being of their sons and daughters. There is no greater joy and no greater responsibility than that of raising boys and girls to become mature, socially-engaged and successful men and women. This is the role and responsibility of parents and grandparents.
Traditional marriage and family are being challenged in a variety of ways at this time in history, by poverty, migration, displacement, urbanization, conflict, disease, etc. In addition, some question the value of traditional marriage and family. Others seek to redefine them. Despite these challenges, men and women the world over still aspire to build strong, loving, lasting marriages and, as parents, to raise children who prosper and flourish.
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) was launched in 2005 to promote peacebuilding initiatives around the world. UPF focuses on interfaith peacebuilding, strengthening relationships with the United Nations, addressing issues of peace and security, and empowering youth and families. Some of UPF's key activities include hosting interfaith dialogues and conferences, organizing events at the UN, commemorating days like the International Day of Peace, and supporting peace walks, service projects, and sports tournaments that engage youth. UPF's founders have also undertaken peace tours across multiple countries in North America, South America, and other regions to promote their message of peace.
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is a global network dedicated to building peace through spiritual and moral values. UPF brings people together through international conferences and grassroots programs to resolve conflicts. It has consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and supports the UN and Millennium Development Goals. UPF's 2014 World Summit on "Peace, Security and Human Development" will be held in Seoul, Korea from August 9-13 and will bring together global leaders to discuss these issues.
Service-learning projects of the Universal Peace Federation in 2013 in Estonia, Georgia, India, Israel, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, and the US. Through living together and providing altruistic service in a community, participants demonstrate that it is possible for our global human family to come together in peace for our mutual well being.
The Universal Peace Federation upholds the essential value and central role of women in peacebuilding and human development.
UPF affirms the need for women to serve in leadership positions throughout the world in all sectors of society.
UPF recognizes the equal value of men and women. Their absolute value derives from a common origin, God. God is the origin of both men and women, and all of God’s creation manifests complementary masculine and feminine aspects.
Men and women are extensions and manifestations of God’s harmonious masculinity and femininity. The complementary relationship between men and women expresses the wholeness of human experience. Thus, there should be no gender discrimination but rather harmony of the sexes through love.
Throughout history, women have taken the leading role in cultivating families as the dwelling places of peace, love, and health in shaping the individual character of children, and in fostering harmonious social relationships. In the family, both father and mother are equally entitled to reverence and honor. The path toward establishing global peace begins with strengthening families.
The ideal of peace is at the core of all religions. Through dialogue and mutual understanding, there can be peace among religions, and peace among religions is a necessary prerequisite for world peace. Women can and should play a central role in promoting interfaith understanding and cooperation.
UPF emphasizes the essential importance of women in addressing issues of peace and development in all sectors, including politics, business, culture, and religion. Women must be encouraged and empowered to assume leadership roles in the resolution of conflict, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.
UPF supports the achievement of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which include improved status, education, health, and physical well-being of women. Six of these eight goals are related to women; therefore, by uplifting the condition of women, the Millennium Development Goals will be advanced.
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7. I have lived my life with
just one thought:
I wanted to bring about a
world of peace, a world
where there are no wars
and where all humankind
lives in love.
8. After graduating high school he joined other churches,
first as a member then later as a Sunday School
teacher.
9. But when he shared his mission from God, no one
listened. In the communist North, he was soon
arrested.
10. For almost 3 years he was in the Heungnam labor
camp, where 75% of the men died of starvation and
exhaustion.
11. The camp and all its surviving prisoners were liberated
by UN forces of sixteen nations in the autumn of 1950.
12. By now virtually all Koreans were now refugees. His
small group of early followers had been scattered and
lost.
13. The long years of separation and hardship proved too
much for his family, which was tragically broken apart.
14. He has nothing to eat, and only one set of clothes. With
nowhere to live, he builds a mud shack on a lonely hill.
15. When he says that one day world will come to Korea to
learn peace, even his friends think he might be crazy.
16. The place was built of mud and
stone; the rain leaked through the
roof. Then a young man came in.
“Christianity and all religions of the
world can be unified,” he said.
But I was suspicious. “You can‟t
even gather a handful of people,” I
Hyun Shil Kang thought.
A Protestant missionary who hoped to
bring Sun Myung Moon into her own
church, but joined him instead.
19. Against all the odds, the church began to grow as word spread
about the „man teaching strange things‟ in the shack on a hill.
20. At the end of the War, he moved to Seoul. When many
students from major universities joined him, authorities were
alarmed.
21. Rev. Moon and others were jailed on charges of „draft
evasion‟ amid sensational media coverage.
22. When he was found “not guilty” three months later, the
same papers buried the story deep on an inside page.
23. Koreans have a saying that a
person insulted by others
lives a long time.
If I were to live in proportion
to the insults I have received,
I could live another 100 years.
My stomach has been filled,
not with food, but with insults.
24. In 1960, he married Hak Ja Han, the young daughter of
an early disciple, and his family began to grow.
25. Teaching that God‟s ideal is realized through the family,
he began to bless his followers in marriage.
27. The church rapidly spread to major cities, and he
would spend most of the year visiting members and
preaching.
28. But in the summer, they would still go back to the
country to help rural families plant the rice.
29. He knew he had to work beyond Korea and began to
send out missionaries.
30. to Japan and the USA, and then to 40 and 120
countries.
31. The publication of the Divine Principle in English meant that
the movement and its message could spread around the
world.
32. In 1971 he came to America, answering God‟s call
to help it once again become „One nation under God.‟
33. His arrival energized the small group of American
disciples that had been created by early missionaries.
34. With the help of hundreds of new members he began a
high-profile campaign, “The Day of Hope.”
35. Americans have lost the love
that they received from God.
Unless America recovers its
spirit, it has no future.
I came to awaken your spirit
and to save America from
destruction. Repent! You must
repent and return to God.
36. Though he spoke almost no English, with an interpreter he
embarked on a 7-city tour of the US, starting in New York.
37. He also invested for the unity of the sciences, the arts,
the development of the media, and much more.
38. “I greatly appreciated Rev. Moon‟s
deep concern for the present
predicament of mankind. He says
intellectuals have an urgent
responsibility in the task of rebuilding
society, with values as the supreme
Nobel Laureate Sir John Eccles [1903-97] guide.”
Chairman, International Conference
on the Unity of the Sciences
39. He declared “God‟s Hope for America” in front of
300,000 people at the Washington Monument.
40. And created the Unification Theological Seminary as a
leading interfaith center of learning.
41. He took time to show the students how to meet God
away from their books while fishing or just mending nets.
42. He started newspapers that exposed communism and
secular humanism. Americans took notice.
43. “Rev. Moon came to America to
launch his ministry based on
our most cherished values. Our
religious institutions, regardless
of denomination, must play a
pivotal role in these tasks.”
Gen. Alexander Haig,
Supreme Commander of NATO ,1975-79, and US Secretary of
State, 1981-82
44. He never shied away from controversy, urging the
United States during the Watergate era to „Forgive, love
and unite.‟
46. US Congressman Donald Fraser falsely accused the
movement of working for the Korean CIA.
47. Eventually Rev. Moon and others were indicted by a
grand jury. He had the choice to leave the country or
face trial.
48. All I did was in order to
reestablish the morality of an
America that had fallen into
degradation and restore it in
line with God's will.
But I was accused of not
paying my taxes. I was well
past my 60th birthday at the
time.
49. He was sent to jail at age 64 for allegedly not paying just
$7,000 in taxes, despite having invested millions in the USA.
50. 40 religious groups filed amici briefs, saying that as the
head of a church, Rev. Moon was treated unfairly.
51. “I know who the real Rev. Moon is.
He is a man with an immense
heart, a heart with room to love all
human beings, a heart big enough
to love sinners who injure him.”
Dr. Morton Kaplan, University
of Chicago,
after visiting Rev. Moon in
prison
52. Painfully, that same year the Moons‟ second son,
Heung Jin, was killed in a car accident at the age of 17.
55. By the time he was released,
public opinion had turned in his
favor. A U.S. senator concluded:
“Injustice, not justice has been
served in the case of Rev. Sun
Myung Moon.”
Senator Orrin G. Hatch,
Chairman,
Judiciary Subcommittee, United
States Senate
56. Encouraged by many faith leaders who supported him in
prison, he worked to end the conflict of communism and
democracy.
58. In 1990, he went to Moscow and began a friendship with
President Mikhail and Mrs. Raisa Gorbachev.
59. “Mr. President, you did a great
thing," I told him. "You gave up
your post as General
Secretary of the Soviet Union,
but now you have become the
president of peace.
Because of your wisdom and
courage, we have the
possibility to bring world
peace.”
60. A year later, he returned to Pyongyang after 40 years to
reconcile with Kim Il Sung, the man who had once tried to kill
him.
61. Later the Little Angels dancers brought his message of
peace and hope to Moscow and Pyongyang.
62. Many foreigners knew about
Korea only as a poor country
that had fought a terrible war.
I wanted to show them the
beautiful dances of Korea so
that they would realize that
the Korean people are a
people of culture.
63. When the first Gulf War began, he reached out to
Muslim leaders urging them to join with him to make
peace.
64. As the world was about to be
swept up in the vortex of war, I
came to the conclusion that
Christian and Muslim leaders
should meet and stop this
conflict.
I immediately began
contacting people on the two
sides.
65. The World Peace Blessing ceremonies grew to include
people of all races, religions, and nations.
66. Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon launched the Women‟s Federation for
World Peace (WFWP) on a peace tour with George & Barbara
Bush.
67. The WFWP‟s many service and educational projects
are helping make the lives of the world‟s children better.
68. Young people of different religions have been holding
interfaith service programs with Religious Youth Service for
25 years.
69. He rescued the University of Bridgeport from bankruptcy,
turning it into a thriving institution with students from around
the world.
70. But then came the 1990s Asian financial crisis threatening
many businesses that had previously supported his work.
71. Properties in South America planned for education and a
“peace community” came under arbitrary government
investigation.
72. The challenge of public life placed great stress on the
entire family. The Moons lost yet another son in a tragic
accident.
73. At the age of eighty, many men would have given up
or simply retired. . .
84. Father and Mother Moon challenged everyone, from
volunteers to Presidents, to help build peace by 2013.
85. “Rev. Moon‟s call for peace
through religion is something of
great nuance and profundity. We
are deeply fortunate for the
chance to hear him and observe
his life-long struggle for world
peace.”
H. E. Abdurrahman Wahid,
President of Indonesia,1999-2001
86. Three generations of the Moon family visited a further
700 cities on later international peace tours.
87. Then Ambassadors of Peace took the Peace Tour to
12,000 more locations worldwide.
88. In June 2006, the Cheon Jeong Goong Peace Palace
was opened in Korea, heralding the coming age of
peace.
112. If we can all shine as we
live such glowing lives,
there will be no chance
for the shadow of sin to
be cast.
113. We don't know the time
when morning becomes
noon. Neither do we know
the time that evening
becomes night.
Though we may not know
it, there is clearly heavenly
fortune, which the One who
created this world uses to
conduct His providence.
114. Father and Mother Moon and their family have always
taught that the world of peace –a kingdom of God– can
start to emerge by 2013.