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According to George Chryssides, about half of the Unification Church's 500 full-time members in Britain moved to the United States. [296] The Unification Church sold seven of its twelve principal church centers after the ruling. [297] Other anti-cultists in countries like Germany sought to incorporate the London High Court's decision into law ...
Unification Church (aka Moonies) – 1–2 million [318] World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church – 0.003 million [citation needed] La Luz del Mundo – 1–5 million (see La Luz del Mundo#Membership statistics) Unitarian Universalism – 0.6 million [319] Unitarian Universalist Association – 0.1 million [320]
Nansook Hong – Ex-wife of Hyo Jin Moon and ex-member of the Unification Church. Author of book about her experiences, In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family. [22] [23] Dong Moon Joo is a Korean American businessman. A member of the Unification Church and is best known as the president of The Washington Times.
“(Aum) only numbers over 1,200 members or so; however, the Unification Church has penetrated many layers of Japan’s society – some members are housewives, some work in factories, others are ...
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In 1976, Unification Church president Neil Albert Salonen met with Senator Bob Dole to defend the Unification Church against charges made by its critics, including parents of some members. [76] In 1977, Unification Church member Jonathan Wells, who later became well known as the author of the popular Intelligent Design book Icons of Evolution ...
The Unification Church obtained legal status as a religious organization in Japan in 1968 amid an anti-communist movement supported by Abe’s grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.
[212] [213] In 1991 Donald Trump criticized Unification Church real estate investments as possibly disruptive to communities. [214] As of December 1994, Unification Church had invested $150 million in Uruguay. Members own the country's largest hotel, one of its leading banks, the second-largest newspaper and two of the largest printing plants ...