Responses to Questions on
Unificationism on the Internet - Volume 26
Mar 27 1996
Subject: Re: Steve Hassan's Hidden Agenda- NAY
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Randolph Cooper (rcooper) wrote:
: Cults have no rights..Freedom of religion doesn't apply to cults..I
: believe the country has a right to take away a freedom that's
: abused. If a cult abuses the amendment, freedom of religion, the
: governmnet has a right to consider it illegal..The only reason I
: wouldn't do such is becuase these cults would claim persecution
: and grow from this.
: Randy Cooper
Spoken like a true totalitarian. Now, WHO is going to determine
whether YOUR religion is a cult? Fortunately, the First Amendment
guarantees the free exercise of religion, and forbids Congress to
take away this right.
If you could get away with removing someone's rights, would it be
okay then?
What would you use as a criterion to determine the removal of
religious liberty? What criminal offenses have the so-called cults
committed to warrant removing their constitutional rights? What
law do you live by that is higher than the law of the land?
Groups cannot be held responsible for crimes, only individuals. If
an individual commits a crime, the law deals with that individual,
but innocent individuals who happen to be associated with that
person by belonging to the same church or organization or by family
relationship are not held guilty. To do otherwise would be to
institute the law of the gulag. Is that what you want? One person
commits a crime, so his whole family is executed? You are advocating
lawlessness, where your prejudices hold more power than the law.
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Freedom of Religion
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Tilman Hausherr (tilman@berlin.snafu.de) wrote:
: In <4iipn2$bjh@hobbes.cc.uga.edu>, Randolph Cooper wrote:
: >Cults have no rights..Freedom of religion doesn't apply to cults..I
: >believe the country has a right to take away a freedom that's
: >abused. If a cult abuses the amendment, freedom of religion, the
: >governmnet has a right to consider it illegal..The only reason I
: >wouldn't do such is becuase these cults would claim persecution
: >and grow from this.
: I have to disagree. Cults do have the freedom of religion. But they do
: not have the freedom to abuse. My standard is that you take religion
: like any other business. Freedom of religion should mean only freedom of
: belief, not freedom of action. Freedom of action should be ruled by the
: normal laws.
Well, I agree with Tilman on this, that members of religious groups
should be held to the same laws as everyone else. In America, the
First Amendment makes a strong statement in favor of free exercise
of religion. This presumes that you do not break other laws in the
process of practising your religion. For example, a religion that
practised human sacrifice would not be allowed.
: I consider it bad that you can take drugs for religious purposes, but
: not for recreation.
Hey Tilman, just say no. :-)
: Tilman
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: The Question of Divorce
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Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl) wrote:
: >>>>> "DA" == Damian J Anderson writes:
: DA> Tilman Hausherr (tilman@berlin.snafu.de) wrote:
: DA> : own divorce record. But what did Moon do to repent for his three
: DA> : previous marriages, and where did he get educated not to repeat his
: DA> If one person loves another and the other does not respond with
: DA> love, is the former guilty? If that were the case, then God would
: DA> be guilty for man's sin, and that is false. If a man loves his wife
: If you are comparing marriage to relation between man and God,
: and divorce to sin, look what the Hole Scripture says about it.
: The analogy of marriage is applied to relation between the choosed
: nation - Israel and God. God asks "If a wife rejects her husband,
: may she return to him later? If Israel rejected Me, can Israel
: return to Me and be My choosed nation again?" (I'm quoting from
: memory, so it isn't precise wording). The answer should be the
: same for both questions. So, if a man wants any of his sin to be
: forgiven, he must take his first wife back, not look for another.
: God said it and no one has right to change it.
I agree that God on the whole was eager to take back Israel after
it sinned. However, when the ten northern tribes refused to turn
away from their wickedness, God allowed them to be destroyed by
the Assyrians, and they no longer had a share in Israel. Also, 70
years after the crucifuxion of Christ, the Jewish people were
scattered by the Romans. Jesus himself said that the tenants of
the vineyard which was Israel would be thrown out and the vineyard
would be given to other tenants who could produce its fruit. So,
God is indeed long suffering, but there comes a time when even God
spits out those who refuse to repent, until they can change their
mind at a later date. Israel lost the position of God's elect
because they killed Jesus.
To compare this with divorce, the prophet Hosea was instructed by
God to marry an adulterous woman and then He used this relationship
to describe His relationship to Israel, she whoring after other
men, Israel whoring after other gods. Then He instructed Hosea to
take her back. So, I agree that if an adulterous wife repents, her
husband should take her back. But even God does not wait forever.
He will leave such a person and let them go through suffering and
trials until they realize that God's way is the best way.
As for any particular situation of divorce as a result of abandonment
or adultery, I think that each person must make a decision after
heartfelt prayer, and then be prepared to take responsibility for
that decision before his maker when his time comes. So, I am not
in a position to pass judgement on another man's decision. A divorce
causes harm, but when there is abandonment or adultery, harm has
already been done.
: Jerzy Tarasiuk
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Re: World Scripture - Prayer
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Richard Foy (rfoy@netcom.com) wrote:
: In article ,
: Damian J. Anderson wrote:
: >
: >PRAYER
: >
: > Prayer lies at the core of worship in most religions. We have already
: >given some representative prayers in the Invocation, pp. 53-56, which
: >opens this anthology. The passages here discuss the efficacy of prayer
: It is refreshing to see this interfaith discussion of prayer.
Why thank you, Richard, you are a gentleman.
: URL http://www.he.tdl.com/~hfanoe/cpyrgt_terms.html
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Mar 27 1996
On Sat, 23 Mar 1996 Rick in Hong Kong wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> 1. Happened to see some comments you made on "discipleship":
> thoroughly appreciated the way you spun out the various
> traditions one after the other.
Thank you.
> 2. Wondering if you could advise your sources: did you find
> these on your own?
No, it took 40 scholars 5 years to write the World Scripture. It is not
my work.
> 3. Is there a similar "string" on the "golden rule", I think
> refered to in Christian terms, as "do unto others as you
> would have them do unto you"?
Yes, I will send it to you in a follow up message.
> 4. Any sources, groups (news, gopher, etc.) you could refer
> me to?
Yes, you can subscribe to my World Scripture and unification texts
mailing list, see the details below in my signature. Also, You can get
the World Scripture on the Web at:
http://www.unification.net/ws
I am also forwarding this message to my friend Jesus Gonsalez who is on
the same provider as you:
Jesus Gonsalez
> Thanks
You're welcome.
> Rick
Sincerely,
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Re: MOON IS VIOLENT!!!
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Merchant of Chaos (Not his real name, but a deceptive front)
(peegee@newshost.li.net) wrote:
: According to a recent post entitled "An Incident at the 6000 Couple
: Blessing", posted by Damian Anderson (who *claims* to be pro-Moon,
: though you wouldn't know it from this post), Sun Myung Moon likes
: to "excercise" by kicking his followers in the shins and hips,
: while the followers are not allowed to move. This is precisely
: the kind of thing that critics of Moon have been trying to warn
: the public about for years...Moon is *VIOLENT* and *DANGEROUS* and
: he *ABUSES* his followers!!!!
Hmmm. :-)
Anyone who has ever sat in a room to listen to Rev. Moon speak
knows that Rev. Moon sometimes raps people on the head with his
knuckles or kicks them in the butt to make a point. He never hurts
anyone. In fact, people love the attention. There is a big difference
between a loving tap and a brutal kick intended to hurt. Incidentally,
he will be speaking in Washington on April 16 in the Hilton Hotel.
He will be giving an important new message, and I will post it as
soon as it is available. He met with eight heads of state in his
recent tour of South America and I heard observers tell that he
even pinched a president's cheek to make a point. He will certainly
not be forgotten, as presidential visitors are usually very afraid
to break protocol. However, his mission is to save humanity from
sin, and if has to kick a few butts, rap a few heads or pinch a
president's cheek to get them to wake up and pay attention, I have
no problem with it.
: Hey, Bacus! Did you mention Moon's "excercise routine" during the
: AFF conference, or did you use "Heavenly Deception" to deny that
: such a routine exists?
Anything to make a scandal, eh Peewee?
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Discipleship and self-discipline
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Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl) wrote:
: >>>>> "D" == Damian J Anderson writes:
: D> : this same church practices mind control and manipulation.
: D> Teaching sexual abstinence is teaching people to control their
: D> minds and their bodies. It is good to have self control. Indeed,
: D> it is considered a virtue in the scriptures.
: Hello, Damian
: I don't know who is original poster of these words you quote here
: but I see clearly you misunderstood them. The poster didn't write
: about self control. He (or she) wrote about practice of controlling
: others, which is essentially bad, especially when without agreement.
I did not misunderstand the original words. However, I reject the
idea that anyone can control my thoughts or anyone else's. If you
say that someone can control your thoughts, then that is a convenient
excuse to abdicate responsibility for your thoughts, words and
actions. So, the premise of the original statement, that one person's
mind can be controlled by another against their will, I reject
that.
Ultimately, a teacher can exercise discipline over a student only
if the student chooses to be disciplined, and be a disciple. If
the student rejects the discipline, then he leaves the class, or
in some way throws off the teacher's authority. The purpose of
discipline is ultimately to teach SELF-DISCIPLINE, and SELF-CONTROL,
both of which I consider virtues. Many people have been unwilling
to accept Rev. Moon's discipline and teaching. Those who have
accepted it and learned from it are vastly better off for the
experience. The greatest teacher is usually the most demanding.
Rev. Moon expects the very best of the people he trains, and has
produced great results as a consequence of his lifetime of teaching.
I honor and respect Rev. Moon greatly as my teacher. You cannot
earn that kind of respect by force or deception. He earned it
because he has gone the way he teaches us to go, and so we can
trust to follow his lead. You may think otherwise, but you have no
first hand experience. All you have to go on is hearsay. I have
worked with Rev. Moon for 19 years, frequently receiving teaching
and training from him, as have many Unification Church members.
Somehow, I think I am in a better position to know the man than
you are.
The only way to control others with their consent is through love.
When you love someone, they become willing to do whatever you ask
of them, if it is in their power. Maybe that is the dimension you
are missing, and are unwilling to see.
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Denying the fleshly desires - sleep
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Tilman Hausherr (tilman@berlin.snafu.de) wrote:
: In <31558A8E.7F7C@maroon.tc.umn.edu>, "Eric B. Richardson"
: wrote:
: >As for torture, deprivation of sleep and food would undoubtedly be
: >considered torture; but then those (by Paul Grosswald's definition) evil
: >sinister cult leaders, Moses and Jesus and Paul, often did such
: >things...and asked them of their followers.
: Post bible excerpts about sleep deprivation. And I am talking about
: constant, regular sleep deprivation for the whole group, not just
: staying awake for a party at nite.
Well, how about Jesus' asking Peter, James and John to stay awake
and pray with him in the Garden of Gethsemane? I am not sure sure
that there are so many references in the Bible, but that is one
that comes to mind.
: The moon cult (and others too) would fall quickly apart without sleep
: deprivation. Its no wonder that the most important an exit counsellor
: will do is to get his patient to sleep, and to sleep a lot.
: You just can't control your members without.
Nonsense! People who live a life of discipline of their bodies
choose it. It is not something that can be forced on people, since
are free to leave.
: Ordinary religion can do so. Ordinary religion persuades by the power of
: the word, and does not need coercion or deception.
The word indeed has the power to change people's lives, but control
of their bodily desires, in particular, food, sleep and sexual
desire, are the key to liberate the conscience and allow one to
freely experience God. This is an integral part of our theology
and practice. You cannot be free from sin without controlling your
body.
: >Paul tries to prove malevolence with such passages, but then ignores
: >that such exercises to subjugate the body and teach humility have been
: >part of nearly all religions for time immemorial.
: >
: >Paul tries to imply that this was done by force and unwillingly, but
: >there was no force, anyone who didn't want to be there, could get up and
: >walk out anytime.
: Deception and coercion, not force. And you are free to leave anytime,
: but and a bus would depart at three o'clock in the morning, but you
: strongly urged them to stay and hear the important information that
: would be discussed in the days to come. So they agree to stay on a
: little longer.
Most of the Unification seminars these days are held in an evening
or a one day seminar in the city, and people are free to go at any
time. You don't know what you are talking about. I love to go out
for weekend retreats in the countryside, but they are few and far
between. We do more in the summer when the weather is good.
: Tell me which legitimate religions use constant sleep deprivation like
: Moon does.
The monastic traditions of various religions practice the denial
of the desires of the body in order to free the spirit to experience
the divine.
: >Since you seem not to have caught the point, then would it be safe to
: >assume that you chose your wife solely on the basis of looks?
: Paul can chose his girl. You can't.
A Unificationist is free to choose his spouse, but it is a less
preferred option. It is his or her choice. Many people who took
part in the 360,000 Blessing ceremony last year were already married,
or chose their own spouse and went together to the Blessing. Those
who wanted a matching requested it, but it is by no means required.
: Tilman (who will have a 7 - 9 hour sleep as usual)
There was a saying that I often heard as a kid from an elderly lady
who was a friend of my family, regarding sleep:
Nature requires five,
Culture allows seven,
Laziness nine,
And wickedness eleven!
I would consider myself very lazy if I slept 7 - 9 hours every
night. I have much more important things to do than sleep.
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Mar 27 1996
From damian@cais.cais.comMon Mar 25 13:10:46 1996
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 13:10:19 -0500
From: "Damian J. Anderson"
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Subject: A Question of Homosexuality
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, I. B. wrote:
> what your probleme with homosexuality?
> i'm not concern of whay your doing whit your wife in your bed,
> so live your life and let gay people do it to.
Homosexuality is a corruption of God's ideal for the family and is
abhorrent to God. If everyone were to adopt the homosexual lifestyle, the
human race would die out. God desires for a man and a woman to come
together and produce a lineage where He can dwell with humanity. The
homosexual relationship is sterile in that it cannot produce offspring.
The place where human beings learn love is in the family. It is the
origin of true love, life and lineage for human beings. The homosexual
relationship is a creator of death and heartbreak. God's judgement will
surely fall on people who insist on living like this.
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Subject: Re: Discipleship and self-discipline
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Eric B. Richardson (richa011@maroon.tc.umn.edu) wrote:
: Damian J. Anderson wrote:
:
: > If you
: > say that someone can control your thoughts, then that is a convenient
: > excuse to abdicate responsibility for your thoughts, words and
: > actions. So, the premise of the original statement, that one person's
: > mind can be controlled by another against their will, I reject
: > that.
: Actually, the belief that someone else controls your thoughts is a
: DSM-IV criteria of delusional thinking for the diagnosis of
: schizophrenia.
Ha ha! Then maybe alt.support-ex-cult should be changed to
alt.schizoid! And this goes right along with the views on
alt.mindcontrol about conspiracy theories that the CIA is planting
computer chips in people's bodies to control their minds! Some
people really do have some bizarre ideas.
: ======================================================================
: # Eric B. Richardson, student, Univ of Minnesota Medical School #
: # richa011@maroon.tc.umn.edu #
: **********************************************************************
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Subject: Re: A Question of Homosexuality
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, T. G. wrote:
> DAMIAN,
>
> IF I UNDESTAND YOUR MESSAGE CORRECTLY, HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT IS NOT
> "ALLOWED" IN THE UNIFICATION CHURCH (I'M NOT GAY BY THE WAY).
>
> T. G.
It is strongly frowned upon. In fact, the Unification Church is very
strict about sexual purity and the abstinence of all sex outside
marriage. Then, once married, we can delight in the pure sexual love of
man and woman, without shame or guilt from past mistakes. This is the
ideal, and unfortunately, many people have made sexual mistakes either
before or since joining the church.
I hope this helps.
ITPN,
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Subject: Re: Hey...we picketed the WRONG CULT!!!
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Tilman Hausherr (tilman@berlin.snafu.de) wrote:
: In <4io8fs$ji0@linet06.li.net>, peegee@newshost.li.net (Merchant of
: Chaos) wrote:
: >Just days before the March 9 conference,
: >attorneys for the Moonies began contacting Iona college, demanding that
: >they be given "equal time." By the time the conference arrived, the
: >college administrators had caved in, and two Moonies were allowed to sit
: >on the panel. They were Moonie attoreny Andy Bacus, and Brian Sabourin,
: >the leader of CARP (Collegiate Association for the Research of
: >Principle.)
: I'm looking forward to see a cult critical person on every Moonification
: seminar in the world. You don't mind, Andy ?
When I taught Divine Principle at Cambridge University in England
in 1978 - 1980, frequently we had more hecklers than guests! I
remember one event with 5 guests and close to 20 opponents. That
was certainly exciting. We as a movement are used to opposition
and we embrace it. Often those who opposed the church strongly in
the beginning became the best members when they changed their minds.
Remember Saul of Tarsus! :-) Then at least, if someone like you,
Tilman, were to realize that what Rev. Moon is teaching has value,
then you would certainly be under no illusions as to what we stand
for, and what we teach. I don't mind scrutity one bit.
In a sense, those who come without thinking and join without thinking
do not become strong fighters for the cause, because they have not
lived deeply examined lives. I welcome a feisty opponent who is
honest. Maybe you need to hear the story of the Ehwa Women's
University incident in Korea. Many people from the University came
to investigate the Unification Church, and each group of investigators
became members. Then they sent the top theologian of the University,
and even she became a member. Then the university gave up and
decided that anyone who kept on coming to the Unification Church
would be expelled from the University. Many quit school rather than
leave the church.
: Tilman
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Subject: Re: Hey...we picketed the WRONG CULT!!!
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Steven Hassan (shassan@tiac.net) wrote:
: I'm waiting for the day that the Moon organization allows former members
: of the cult to speak on the panel of their programs. HA! That will be
: the day!
: Steve Hassan M.Ed, LMHC
I guess you burned your bridges Steve. If you want to have dialogue
with the Unification Church, you may have to build some good will
first.
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Exit Counseling
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RICK & SARAH BAUER (rgbauer@umd5.umd.edu) wrote:
: Cory, I don't think you understand what is involved in an exit counseling
: situation. Noone is kidnapped. The definition of kidnapping is "to
: seize and hold (a person) unlawfully, often for ransom." (Webster's II
: New Riverside Dictionary) To seize or hold someone unlawfully is to
: prevent, through force, that individual from leaving a particular place.
: I can attest that kidnapping does not happen in exit counseling.
: There is a difference in the terms exit counseling vs. deprogramming.
A few questions: Are exit counseling sessions voluntary? Are they
requested by the person receiving counseling? Is the person being
counseled free to leave if they want to? Is persuasion used to
attempt to change people's minds? Is this "mind control" according
to your definition?
: Paul was a man as you describe above. He believed that Christians were
: better off in prision. But Christianity withstood his scruitiny and
: destructive methods, as it has for thousands of years. Paul was
: converted to and martyred for what he once fought against.
Unificationism has and will likewise stand the test of time.
: Why do cults run from scruitiny and the freedom of information? Why
: do their leaders hide from examination?
This is a broad generalization, and untrue too. The Unification
Church has been investigated by almost every US government agency
imaginable, and is still around to tell the tale.
: Sarah
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Mar 27 1996
Subject: Re: The Washington Times - Sun Myong Moon's moonie media - part 2
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WellWell (hiriser@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: From the Napa Sentinel, Harvey V. Martin and David Caul, March 17, 1992:
: (Due the length of this article it will be posted in 3 parts.)
: part 1 of 3
: Moon's most expensive political project was the creation of the
: Washington Times. "Washington is the most important single city in
: the world. If you can achieve influence, if you can achieve
: visibility, if you can achieve a measure of respect in Washington,
: then you fairly automatically are going to achieve these things in
: the rest of the world. There is no better agency or instrument that I
: know of for achieving power here or almost anywhere else than a
: newspaper." These were the words of Rev. Moon. President Bush admits
: the first thing he does in the morning is to read the Washington
: Times. Ironically, Napa Sentinel Publisher Harry V. Martin received
: an offer to become editor of a New York newspaper, News World, which
: was to commence publishing on December 31, 1976. It was the
: forerunner of the Washington Times. Martin was promised that if he
: took over the editorship of the New York paper he would be named
: editor of the Washington Times. After a thorough investigation of its
: ownership and upon learning Rev. Moon was in charge, Martin declined
: the job.
: HR
Well, this is old news. The Washington Post seems to rediscover
annually that the Washington Times is owned by members of the
Unification Church, mostly oriental ones. While the Post is losing
market share in DC, the Times is gaining. The left cannot stop
bleating about the Washington Times since it counters the monopoly
of the leftist media in America. Though it is only one newspaper,
it has impact far beyond its size, because it covers stories that
the rest of the media will not touch. So you were honored with the
stories of the House post office scandal, the Barnie "Male prostitute
on the payroll" Frank scandal, and many others. In addition, the
US congress was shamed into helping the Nicaraguan Contras in a
critical time in their struggle against the marxist dictatorship
of Daniel Ortega, and now there is a democratic government in
Nicaragua. Ollie North and Rush Limbaugh quote the Washington
Times daily, as do CNN and the BBC World Service. It is quoted
widely because it is a source of news that nobody else provides.
And in case you had not guessed, I am a member of the Unification
Church and proud of it. For more information on the church, you
may consult my home page which has information in 10 languages.
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