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- South Korea's Unification Church is no stranger to controversy. But it is now facing its biggest challenge yet as it prepares for a future without its founder, Moon Sun-myung, better known as Reverend Moon.
Reverend Moon built a church, a multi-billion dollar business and a massive cult of personality, and now he is fighting to ensure a lasting legacy.
The founder of the controversial religious sect is in his 90s. He knows that time is running out and has handed control of operations to his sons.
The church's business arm, the Tongil Foundation, will be run by Moon's fourth son, Kook-jin, while his youngest son, Hyung-jin, will oversee the running of the church.
There is, however, talk of sibling rivalry among Moon's heirs. The oldest living son, Hyun-jin, has been left out in the cold - a move that appears to have caused a deep rift within the church.
So, will the Unification Church survive without its founder? And just how influential are the Moons?
101 East takes a closer look at a family empire like no other.
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Unification church. And their messiah cannot hold his family together! Hmmm ... the irony!
@matthe ai when looking at this u cld c this is a big lie lord HV mercy on them u cld c they r all deceived, they cannot solve the problem of this world only Christ
Amen
Becasue the children were sometimes away from their parents. And the idea of True Parents is to embrace all the world, its selfish to stick only to your own children,,, and I still don t see educated world with so many selfish people
Thereâs no such thing as a family without drama.
Especially in a family business.
Especially if the family is in the business of religion.
@Richard Chong that's the reason?
you must be really dumb
They own the Washington Times?????Kinda scared now
gamesgoodfirebad Keep in mind The Washington Times is not the Washington Post. I got a little shook at first too!
Perhaps, it was God s providence ,,don t worry,,,,
@@mims4085 lol, wait till we find out who owns the others
@@brethitchcock5885 Jews?
@@finnicpatriot6399 nope, Nordic vikings that adapted. They were always good adaptors.
Beware of false preachers
98 % of them all are
Keep in mind - the Washington Times is not the Washington Post.
Viljarism thank you for writing this!!!!
The clip of the brother yelling at the preacher is like a kdrama omg
Lol. I had to re-watch.
Time stamp?
Exactly
Yup! Like those well dressed thugs and their boss. Scary af.
I thougth exactly the same. So they are more realistic than i thought. :o
Money does not buy place in paradise.
Shinchonji promotes the same thing, peace to the world, universalism, salvation through their "chosen pastor", tithing tithiiiiing, they also have about 200 000 members. These gurus take techniques from the same book.
Sure does. Fiji is expensive to live in.
Ups
R u sure about that. Looks like family of Moony has the paradise buy for sure
It help by help others
North Korea in south Korea đđđ
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to make it into heaven âïž
Very good words. That s why so many devotees prefer to give money for different events and projecta, even they live poor life
Says he's a god, but doesn't have any difference than any other humans
Moo Lawrence he Have 2billions dollars!!
@@francisamielguevarra7203 MOONIE ALERT!
Moo Lawrence and currently in the middle of persecution in my country he has organised a big programme i don't know what r they up to
Michael Wood Lawrence
Like Jesus time, Jews does NOt believed Jesus too.
He never said he is
this is like brain washing in massive scale.
It is brainwashing like what Rev. Jim Jones was doing. Those two are similar in that they actually built up a economic base to support themselves.
I see many people criticizing and judging without know our theology, did you read and study the Divine Principles, or Unification Thought? So even by Christianity you guys are wrong in judging as Jesus Christ said Matthew 7:1-2 âDo not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.â
oh kinda like this whole channel, if this was an islamic cult no problem right
Indeed, in the early stages it was not just political leaders it was church leaders as well who spread rumours and untrue stories about the church and moon
Aren't Islam, christianity, and Judaism brainwashing?
Church today has a bad reputation because of people like this.
this ain't a church, this is FA LUN GUNG only korean version, anti-communism cult, pure political non religious
No most people are capable of differentiating cults from churches. Church has a bad reputation because of religious zealots, not cults like this.
I dont want to be the Rev. Moon when he has to stand before the real King of kings the only messiah Jesus Christ.
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Iâm reading Rev. Moonâs autobiography and itâs very interesting. From being a son of an impoverished farmer in Korea to this.
After all its all about money
It amazes me how this does not seem so obvious to so many.
As for me I and some of my friends have travelled on their expenses...to conferences.. But it s not good to use unification movement for tourism It is good to give something from time to time, at lease if you don t have money to say some positive word
The very sort of people that the Lord Jesus Christ warned about regarding false prophets and false Christs.
even jesus christ is not real
Alcyone89 HE is real. I know Him and belong to Him.
What if jesus was the Rev. Moon of his time?
Luis Zenteno if he was then he sucked. Jesus lived a very humble lifestyle - didnât have affairs (no record of even a marriage) wasnât arrested for fraud or for causing any civil conflicts. Even if you donât think he was the son of God, please do not relate the humble Jesus Christ to some corrupt money making fraudster like Moon.
@@chelseaagidi1266, you think you know all? Jesus what? Wasnât arrested? First, Rev. Moon received his mission direct from Jesus Christ. Second, do not judge just by your limit understanding. There are things you donât know. Even after 2000 years these things couldnât be reveled about Jesus. One is that God want to save the world and not destroy it. Rev. Moon is the Lord of the second advent of Christ accepting or not.
And now I'm back in 2022. Who would've thought it will lead to Shinzo Abe's assassination...
It is so scary. The video of the brother scorning his brother depicts how they are drowned by power. It is not about love and peace... that is so clear!
this cult lead to the death of Shinzo Abe. A cult that he and his party, greatly appreciates.
Korean people and govt. must raid this cult really.
I know a cult when I see one. This is a cult.
MANY CULTS IN OREGON WOODS. REMEMBER THE BLACK GUY THAT SO CALLED DISCIPLINED KIDS, AND BEAT HIS OWN DAUGHTER THE DEAD??
@S W like is it?
What is a cult? Can you explain to me. Because I think of the Pope and protestant churches led by Calvin, John Smith, etc...As far as I know in ancient Chine it was normal to have many martial arts sects who competed each other... But now I watch such movies about heroes who unite them or push them overcome criticism...and fight
None Yours 2 thousand years ago Jesus was condemned as a cult too
Just curious, what would you define the company Apple as?
This is very eerie..
At 13:27 we can see the motive why Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Killer did the murder.
Grew up in this cult, left once I was of age. It's very strange looking back...
Hanna Rischl hopefully away from the cult not from God
Did you ever go to Cheongpyeong?
Good for you that you left
Hanna Are you from Manila? Can I talk to you because something is bothering me from that church
Same here, it was brutal to undo all the pathological learning
Another thought, what is it with Korean people and the cult of personality religions? Is there something from their historical perspective that would explain this?
Yes if you watch Korean movies you will notice how much they love their family and keep pure sexuality, also during Renaissance period they gave the world about 70 per inventions, and their king Sejong invented Korean alphabet that spread Christianity from 17 c...It is prophesied from Nostradamus and other prophets that the Second Coming will come from the East and the red beast will try to kill the baby that will be born.....When the pharisees asked John the Baptist was he the Elijah he said No, without knowing that he was the Seconf coming of Elijiah....So if a great saint returns to finish his mission it is His Second coming... That is to restore the second blessing,, all the sexual sins and hurts between man and woman should be forgiven and people can have the chance to get purified from family sins and creat a pure surrounding for the future genertion. This forgivencess and purification can be done through a holy spouse ....Now many churches and family communities who have received tha blessing and fulfilled neccessary conditions can help others to have forgivenness and educate themselves and their children
Yangaban and Joeson
Itâs heart-breaking to see a stadium full of people being deceived into the lake of fire!
Jesus said, I will come like a thief in the night. You will continuing lookin in the clouds
@@bonemusic5170 there are two references. He is speaking to the body of Christ and another reference he is speaking to Israel. Check out dispensationalism by Gene Kim and you will understand the difference
â@@mrodriguez6449Gene Kim, I love that pastor but as he is Only a human you can't literally say Amen to his teachings. I admit he is a good pastor
I've encountered this last 2013 in Tanay, Rizal (Philippines) where they have a college that teaches about this. I've witnessed everything about their traditions (bowing down in their image, reading until you memorize their book, fundraising, arrange marriage..) When they knew there's students who were against them, they had announced it to everyone that those couple is more powerful than Jesus đą đ Thankfully, we're not there anymore. It was a nightmare đ
Wait...The US didn't defeat the USSR. The USSR fell because of slow economic reforms introduced by Gorbachev. This means that the USSR was opening up to the rest of the world.
And Gorbachev was associated and encouraged by this very man
Followers of an economic model ignored basic economics at their own cost. Fine tuned to respond,react and manipulate only Cultural Christianity, they lacked tools and vision to tackle Cultural Islam. The US acting in concert with Cultural Christianity and Cultural Islam rang the death knell of USSR.
Putin learnt from those mistakes and is actively following a better script in Ukraine.
There was a massive military buildup under the Reagon administration, which some believed forced the USSR to spend too much effort to reciprocate with its own buildup rather than focusing on improving its economy. It was already too late when the USSR attempted to address its socio-economic policy, and the radical reform introduced by Gorbachev only facilitated its total collapse.
@@CDang-ms6dc Unlike the present scenario because of the Afghan invasion OPEC inspired by Saudis glutted the market and kept the price of energy low. Soviets found their pockets empty .
This unwittingly helped the rise of China and India who were disadvantaged till then for being heavy consumers of oil.
Ronald Wilson Reagan made this happen by exploiting the attrition tactics of making them keep up with the financial burdens, of building an ICBM for every one of ours.
I believe every person needs to arm themselves with the knowledge of Mind-control techniques, Knowing the bag tricks & manipulative tactics is the only way to protect yourself & those you love from being preyed upon by cults & their recruiters.
Yea seriously, rev. Moon used to be a North Korean soldier during the Korean War, one of the first known instances of brainwashing/mind control techniques were used
Yes I agree, many years I have suffered bipolar disoder and I have thought with yoga and mediation I will manage But with difficulties in life it turned out I coudn t get rid of the serious problems of the sickness. After years of criticising and dely finally I went to Chyong Pyong training center in South Korea and realized the connection of my ancestral sins on my fmily carma and disease. I applied the spiritual healing and the pains ep negative emotions passed away. There is also a Japanese hospital and the doctor reduced my pills. Now I am happy with my situation
A friend of mine Jon Atack an ex scientology member recently wrote such a book it's call "Opening Our Minds".
too late: You bought a Starbucks coffee! You,re hooked on Tik Toks and chocolates. Cant cut yourself from your own thoughts or the thoughts of others. . All you can do is choose your flavour!
Amen, the majority of the ones whom one requires defense against, they are cults & their recruitersđ
Behavior control
Information control
Thought control
Emotional control
Obasiliasfilosofo
It sounds like a typical christain way of proselytizing!
pee pee control
poo poo control
Did they just say, they are "the true parents of humanity", I am out! They want to unify the world but can't unify their own family.
The practices of greed and selfishness can never foster unity within families, churches, or society, not even within one's own mind and body. While there may be valuable teachings in the philosophy of Rev. Moon, many of them are not effectively applied in the pursuit of unification church,
This cult needs to be exposed!
That is why teaching critical thinking is what should be done in every corner of the world instead of superstitions and religions.
I never realized the extent of this cult's business ownership! Even The Washington Post! They are very dangerous.
Think it is the Washington Times, but yes, creeped out
Bezos owns the WaPo.
Their followers assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. An offshoot of this cult attacked the U.S. Capitol. This cult produces terrorists.
Another business masquerading as a religion.
This kind of cults r makeing those ppl rich
Moonies? MOre like Loonies hhahaha
Ancestor Liberation and Blessing is absolutely true. I lived and have been going to the Training Center in Cheongpyeong to participate in the chanyang session and workshops. All I could say is it saved my life, many people's lives. I believe that we cannot judge the book by its cover. Read it first several times before making the conclusion.
âhe is not the messiah, heâs just a very naughty boyâ
True Parents are truly amazing! They truly love God, all humanity and all creation. Parents provide everything for their children...spiritual and physical food, education in all aspect...to realize God, our Creator and Heavenly Parent's original ideal...Kingdom of Heaven on Earth and in the Spiritual World. I have been following them for 40 years now. They truly are the Embodiment of God.
In some denominations. The money in that account produced interest income, and he was indicted on the central allegation of failing to report that interest as income on his personal tax returns for the years 1973 to 1975. The estimated tax on that income was about $7,500. Normally a fine would have been charged, but he was put on trial and convicted in 1982, and he was than imprisoned in the federal correctional institution in Danbury Connecticut, on july 20, 1984.
In hindi
I can't believe how stupid some ppl can be!
Jessica Tran same as you are. They believe in their cult as you believe in yours!
People get sucked into cults during vulnerable moments in their lives. A korean cult tried to recruit me, I was blinded for over a month. They also use brainwashing techniques which some people are more sensitive to. If you do research on cult, MANY victims are extremely smart.
My people are perishing for lack of knowledge.
Jessica Tran
There are survivors ,
thereare members who
are losing their faith too.
Moon's family has their
own personal money,businesses...
the money or an offering
of the members is uses for
God's providential will to
be relized on earth.
There are Judas types disciples too inside the
UC.....
This can only happen ...when people stop to think for them selfs.
But that is true for ALL religions.
Don't forget jim jones..and Guayana tragedie.
But katholieks are a fake god that they worship on earth.... they call him the pope ..and they kiss his feet.
The worst part is theyâve so much money, are invested and involved with big cooperation.
Where do all the money come from?
@@usamarafieck1715 Mainly profits from the many businesses the church has founded or invested in. These people are even selling military-grade equipment to other countries; this is no small-time operation.
North Korean have Jong Un
South Korean have Jong Moon
LđL
Those Brazilian guys fighting over some Korean dudes lol
Edit: Stop asking me where the Brazilians at, donât watch a 25 mins long video if you cannot make it to even 10 minutes đ€Šđ»ââïž
Brazilians?
@J H ikr
J H starts on the minute 7:30
Murilo Santos watch 7:30th minute
J H watch the minute 7:30 you fool
Looks like Korean's version of Mormonism.
Mormons wedding is in Secret and everything secretive, they're like the Combination of Business and Cultic NOkor Style of Christianism.
Years ago I was sent to fix telephone gear in the Boulder, CO site. It really creeped me out.
My uncle an established admiral in the Navy fell victim to the okee doke. My entire family couldn't understand how an intelligent person could fall for this but that's what different religious entities do prey on man's need for spiritual enlightenment. Luckily they broke off many years ago and he's still with his chosen wife 30 years later
Was it Bo Hee Pak?
He is a Messaih? a True Father of heaven and earth. May the most highest open people mind and spirit to understand
Japan 8th july 2022 news brought me here...
Wow! Very spiritual leader & Family!đ°đ°đ°đ°đ°đ°đ°đ°đČđČđČđČđČ
I bet some are there for the novelty... like being married by Elvis in Vegas.
Who don't want money. Here come my preacher with a smile. đ
I feel for them and theirs families
About the building of the US senate, Read the link they give. It explains that Archbishop George A. Stallings Jr sent Invitations to all law makers about the event and that what happened shouldn't have surprised anyone. Hyo jin nim(just to put it in short) went through a lot of crap, In school he would get beaten up on most occasions and peed on by class mates for being Rev.moons son. You should understand that from growing up in that kind of environment he wasn't exactly a happy guy....
16:18 i guess every church has one of those peoples in the middle.
The law is the law, but people will still abuse it. In the past, ministers of christian churches were trying to through him in jail, not because he was a bad guy, but because he was gaining more, and their members. So many times he was unjustly imprisoned.
The unification church is full of corruption lies hypocricy good for people who follow and have not been damaged by the evilness of it all the church stole everything from me and my children no one is accountable for the psychological emotional damage they have done to thousands of members in generations to come the church will cease to exist because POF its failure to show any sense of humanity it's all lies I met the church in the early seventies and am now in my late seventies every day I struggle to survive financially and I don't have a decent home to live no church member has ever called me or welcomed me when I visited at the center in Ireland they are the most inhumane uncompassionate people on the planet it's all lies and hypocricy
Woah this is intense. May Jesus have mercy and grace on these souls to getaway and come to the True Messiah
The family feud style is so like kdrama...
This perfect family is not perfect because everything they do they do without God. The entire organization revolves around money, power, and authority.
2:52 wouldnt mind my parents pickin out sumn like this
They guy at the 22:29 :
Why do i have a subtitle? While kookjin has no. đđ€Ł
Wait--isn't the building at 3:47 in Yongsan, right next to the subway station (Ichon) outside of the US military base in Seoul? Does anyone know? I think that's the "church" building with three statues: one is Jesus, one is Buddha and the third I think is Confucius. Anybody here in the comments been there and know what I'm talking about?
Firstly, you would think that it would be a major priority to teach every kid to speak & write Korean. It baffles me that the 1st Generation have not learned Korean! How do they actually know what is said & what they believe. Itâs insane that they would devote their entire lives to something that they canât even understand! Secondly, when the first generation began having children, the children should have been/be enrolled into some kind of Korean Immersion school, just like hundreds of thousand children are placed in
French-Immersion schools, etc, in order to become bi/trilingual.
** In An Aside From This âMooniesâ Topic, I find it so amazing that European Children grow up learning many languages. Every European I have ever met, is fluent in 3 -> 6 other languages, while many Americans only speak & write only 1 language! In addition, they seem to expect others in various other countries, to speak English. So many Americans, when they travel, appear to be so entitled, they actually feel miffed & surprised when the citizens in other countries do not speak English. How dare they !!!!!! Laugh-Out-Loud!!!!
My second observation about Americans who travel to other countries seem to think that their âAmerican Rules/Lawsâ allow them the same rights, rules, & laws as they get in America. There have been so many cases where travelling Americans break the laws of the country they are visiting, which results in them being arrested & but in jail/prison. For example, the city of Raqqa, in Syria, is policed by
Sharia Law, which is a religious, Islamic Law. This law regulates public behaviour, private behaviour, & private beliefs & is the most intrusive & restrictive (especially for women) legal system
Maybe the leaders just have an addiction to wedding cake ?
He is just like L Ron Hubbard!
Anybody notice the guy in glasses sleeping at 16:20?đ
I'm sorry, but I used that site because I saw mostly negatives. I ask again, did you actually read the part about the divine principle?
Wake up !! They are just colleting your money for their pleasure. See his sons fighting over money and assets , his wife living like a real housewife of beverly hills.
Wait, what was the name of that cult in Ded Space trilogy..? :-) they do fit the bill though.. I mean if reverand/king Moon would bring out the Marker and tell followers that everyone must "transform", we would have a LOT of Necromorphs on our hands.. :-)
sorry, It was supposed to be in reference when you told me to wake up. Just thought it would be funny.
Oh, well most of his children if not all are still in the church. It may have reported that they left the church, but like I said they came back. Could you send me the article so I can check it out? Ya, if he tells them to live for him it would also be selfish. Are you sure your not just trying make any good news of him negative? Um, no, that's not at all required..
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oh, okay, sorry, and thanks. I'll do it like that next time.
I thought I was watching an event after an Olympics or something
08:40 why someone would put himself in such a situation? Being humiliated by another human being... I can't understand this at all.
So basically Korea yakuza
Cute she so cute I like
wow the striking similarities of this cult and the wmscog cult is uncanny
um, no, we don't have our own version of the bible. I simply paraphrased it, I thought it made pretty good sense.
Nothing really Christian about it; part of the success of cults is to use the same words Christians are used to hearing but have very different meanings. Words matter, but knowing what is meant by the words can be quite revealing.
Now I know why washington times is anti India.
I know I know, I am sorry for the misunderstanding.
By their works ye shall know them.
I, and my siblings are all 2nd gen and they are really great people. Of course many 2nd gen went through a lot of struggles in their lives, but many overcome those struggles and turn out to be very great people.
Tell me the history that contradicts what the UC claims so I can give my opinion. And also what the UC claims.
Iâm second gen as well and most of us turn out to be really good caring people. The struggle most of us go thru is judgment from others and poor parents because they gave their lives to the church
You can be a good person and be in the UC but that doesn't make the doctrines of UC fundamentally sound at all
So youâre a Moonie?
This old geezer is the South Korean equivalent of Kim Il Sung......
The sad tragedy of the former Japanese Prime minister, Mr Abe Shinzo's assassination brought me here.
Same here. Also is it really true that Abe has connection to this cult?
Cain killed Abel.
They gave my genius great uncle scizafrenia in 2 days literally 2 days . The laced his coffee in a weekend retreat ( the 1at contact he had) and he lived in mental hospitals for the rest of his life dispite having a PhD in nuclear Physics and theoretical physics. And a degree in computer science (in the late 60s)
That's horrible! Why did they do that?
yeah why?!
Schizophrenia? Certain drugs can give temporary schizophrenic like symptoms but not long term. More than likely your uncle developed it and your family was looking for an explanation. Schizophrenia develops in adulthood.
We also have a similar cult in the Philippines and I've been infiltrating it I wonder the looks on their faces in their cult falls apart
why there is no law against religious cults then our country would thrived
Yeah
Iglesia ni Cristo
I have not hread the name of Jesus yet! They keep giving praise to man! Nothing will be bigger than God!
Even if they say Jesus, like a Mormon, they are still a false teaching
The Marriage Blessing is the Marriage of the Lamb that is written in the bible.
Too positive on the dangerous Abusive Cult of the Unification Church.
Thats what I would call a big wedding
I have checked it out, did you?(Not being Harsh) I'm sorry, but it's not only his personality that I believe he is the Second advent, but I've seen how he acts, how he speaks to people, and what he's done in his life. I've heard both bad and good about Rev.moon, but all the bad are either misunderstanding's or rumors, non of them are clear fact, or close to fact of him being a bad person. Please, do not become subject to the single story.
Another great example of the interweaving of religion and nation, the most common form of religion. As with other universalizing faiths, it actually creates a special role for Koreans, who function as an unofficial but obvious chosen race. Like the Punjabis in Sikhism, the Arabs in Islam and, of course, the Jews in Judaism, who are at least up front and honest about their superior status.
I agree, that is why its so strange that this religion is the most popular in Japan... Even more than in Korea. And a lot of the marriages are interracial... I dont think they are really preaching that Korean are special anymore, but rather a world thing for everyone. There are so many white people in it...
@@tigerjonn The Unification Church is intentionally maintaining a low profile outside of Japan to evade scrutiny from international organizations. Even very few Korean people were aware of its support by the ruling party in Japan. The victims of their insidious faith marketing are exclusively Japanese. Although Abe's assassination did heighten international attention towards its human rights abuses in Japan, it doesn't wield the same lasting influence in international news headlines compared to human rights abuses in other countries, such as China.
I know I know, I'm sorry.
I don't blame the pastor thief, I blame the people who support him
Same like city harvest church..
We are not a business dedicated to the worship of Rev.moon. We believe he is the second advent, but there is more too it than just that. We have many business organisations, but they are dedicated to help our church financially and with media relations, and other things.
*does the same* I ask what they symbolize because even Jesus said not to look up to the clouds, and also because many times the bible uses things symbolically just like in the story of Joseph when he said the stars shall bow to him, we know that the stars symbolized his family and people. Also, I know our conversation may cause a bit a stress for both of us, but is there any way we can add some (clean) comedy? Just saying you know.
Religious leaders and founders should prioritize advocating for equality, equal opportunities, and dignity for all instead of exploiting their poor and innocent followers for personal gain. They must avoid asserting their own authority or messiahship, and instead celebrate their followers as equals, promoting a culture of true love and equality. However, many religious leaders fail to practice the love they preach, leading to negative outcomes.
We really need better education across the world in general jeez lmao
What kind of madness is this?
Donations should be documented.
as long people they follow them for what they follow is questionable a lot ignorant people in this world