Messiah or nutjob? Moon in Washington

[Meest]

http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=131

Not sure if he has even been mentioned, but this is news to me.

He said in January: "Gays will be eliminated, the three Israels will unite. If not, then they will be burned. We do not know what kind of world God will bring, but this is what happens. It will be greater than the communist purge but at God's orders."

Now, this March, Moon was telling guests at the Dirksen Senate Office Building that Hitler and Stalin, having cleaned up their acts, had, in a rare public statement from beyond the grave, called him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."

Moon's latest world tour calls on rabbis to repent for betraying Christ, the Jerusalem Post reported last week. Speaking in Arlington, VA in 2003, Moon said Hitler killed six million Jews as a penalty for this rejection. And he's frank about calling for democracy and the U.S. Constitution to be replaced by religious government that he calls "Godism," calling the church-state separation the work of Satan. "The church and the state must become one as Cain and Abel," he said in the same sermon.

And far from the free lunches that Emperor Norton received in San Francisco, Moon's groups have taken home grant money from the Bush Administration, which has given his anti-sex missionaries $475,000 in Abstinence-Only dollars to bring Moon's crusade against "free sex" to both black New Jersey high-schoolers and native Africans.

Now how in the hell is this guy popular!? With senators and Bush among others who attend and praise each other. Sick and mind boggling.

Here's his promotional video, because all Messiahs need one.

[url]mms://211.174.185.3/vod/2004/q2/20040426179502.wmv[/url]

[Gil Hamilton]

Since when is it news that Rev. Moon is batshit?

[HemlockGrey]

At least Edward Norton had the good sense to ban political parties. How the fuck is giving this guy money even REMOTELY constitutional?

[jaeger115]

I've been frightened by Moon since I've heard of him.

[JME2]

Another load of fundie bull-shit that has prospered under Bush and with which I'm getting sick of.

[Mayabird]

At least Edward Norton had the good sense to ban political parties. How the fuck is giving this guy money even REMOTELY constitutional?

They're not, but don't tell the good people of the Faith Based Initiatives that. It's their job to dole out megabucks to any religious nut that comes a-knocking on the White House door.

[PeZook]

Now, this March, Moon was telling guests at the Dirksen Senate Office Building that Hitler and Stalin, having cleaned up their acts, had, in a rare public statement from beyond the grave, called him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."

Wow, I'm sold. I mean...both Hitler and Stalin agree on that guy!

He simply has to be the Messiah! If two psycho, murdering dictators give him an endorsement, then there can be no doubt about it

[Tzeentch]

Moon's latest world tour calls on rabbis to repent for betraying Christ, the Jerusalem Post reported last week. Speaking in Arlington, VA in 2003, Moon said Hitler killed six million Jews as a penalty for this rejection. And he's frank about calling for democracy and the U.S. Constitution to be replaced by religious government that he calls "Godism," calling the church-state separation the work of Satan. "The church and the state must become one as Cain and Abel," he said in the same sermon.

Cain and Abel became as one?

Oh, wait, Cain killed Abel. Look out, Mr. Church, Mr. State has all the guns.

[Anhaga]

I'm surprised- I would expect the current White House administration to be somewhat unfriendly towards Moon if only because he's set himself up as a Messiah which infuriate most mainstream Christian Fundies

[Peregrin Toker]

I'm sure that the gov't will withdraw their support to Mr. Moon once he starts killing people...


Ever heard of a cult called The Nation Of Yahweh? They actually once were honoured by the mayor of Miami for various charity initiatives... but once they started killing random people, the authorities changed their mind.

[JME2]

I'm surprised- I would expect the current White House administration to be somewhat unfriendly towards Moon if only because he's set himself up as a Messiah which infuriate most mainstream Christian Fundies

Yeah well, with his support going downhill, Bush may need to call upon Moon as a worst case scenario -every little fundie helps .

[Hamel]

I'm surprised- I would expect the current White House administration to be somewhat unfriendly towards Moon if only because he's set himself up as a Messiah which infuriate most mainstream Christian Fundies

No. Moon and the Bush family have always been tight. Fun fact: A former-republican christian my dad knew left his party when he saw Moon at one of Bush's inauguration speeches. He at least knew that Moon was a frigging insane cult leader.

[JME2]

I'm surprised- I would expect the current White House administration to be somewhat unfriendly towards Moon if only because he's set himself up as a Messiah which infuriate most mainstream Christian Fundies

No. Moon and the Bush family have always been tight. Fun fact: A former-republican christian my dad knew left his party when he saw Moon at one of Bush's inauguration speeches. He at least knew that Moon was a frigging insane cult leader.

And the Feds won't move against him because of Bush's friendship with him.

I really hate the fundies...