Reply #43: It's not Rangel's fault Mrs. Moon is so attractive. [View All]

It's the phenomes
or pheromes or whatever it is
the whiff what's given off
by money.


Former Moon family member chronicles abuse, corruption

By Clark Morphew
Saturday, October 10, 1998
Knight Ridder Newspapers

What does a woman do if she is a member of a religion, married to the founder's son, beaten, raped and humiliated? She runs.

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As Moon becomes more powerful and corrupt, she says, the religion is being damaged beyond repair. Many members have left and returned to everyday life, and there are few new members joining. The intense recruitment tactics used during the 1980s are now all but forgotten, and the so-called brainwashing is also a thing of the past.

"Much has been written about the coercion and brainwashing that takes place in the Unification Church," Hong writes in her book. "What I experienced was conditioning. You are isolated among like-minded people. You are bombarded with messages elevating obedience above critical thinking. Your belief system is reinforced at every turn. You become invested in those beliefs the longer you are associated with the church. After 10 years, after 20 years, who would want to admit, even to herself, that her beliefs were built on sand?"

As Moon ages, Hong says, he is concentrating on big conferences and on South America, where he buys hotels and newspapers. Apparently all the early talk about world dominance is gone, and even though the 78-year-old Moon has crowned himself king of the universe, there is no longer talk of ruling the world.

"He's giving his money to government officials in South America," Hong says. "He wants to leave a legacy. I think when the South Americans see him, they see green dollar signs."

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http://www.texnews.com/1998/religion/morph1010.html



Sure are a lot of Them, aren't there, Tinoire?