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Moon's book, The Divine Principle, informs the beliefs of the Unification Church. Moon considered himself the Second Coming of Christ , claiming to complete the mission Jesus Christ was unable to because of his crucifixion: beginning a new ideal family, [ 2 ] and a larger human lineage, free from sin . [ 3 ]
The main points of criticism were the Unification Church's unorthodox theology, especially the belief that Moon is the second coming of Christ; the church's political involvement; and the extreme lifestyle of most members, which involved full-time dedication to church activities often at the neglect of family, school, and career.
The book also provides an overview of Unification Church beliefs. [ 2 ] In an interview with UPI Sontag compared the Unification Church (founded in 1954) with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and said that he expected its practices to conform more to mainstream American society as its members become more mature.
In the 1950s and 80s, the Unification Church set up media companies, research centers, and educational institutions that focused on anti-communist ideologies. The media heavily criticizeed them for possibly leading to nuclear war. [3] [4] [5] The Unification Church also took part in politics, particularly concerning the reunification of Korea.
Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
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The Unification Church teaches that romantic love leads to sexual promiscuity, mismatched couples and dysfunctional societies. [29] [30] The Unification Church affected the demographic map of mono-ethnic Korea due to its Blessing Ceremony. [31] South Korea has an acute problem of gender imbalance. Consequently, there is a large shortage of ...
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