Letter To A United States Senator
From A Concerned Family
NOTE: This information appeared in Steve Hassan's Confidential Mailing List on November 29, 1999
~Dear Senator,
I need to point out a matter of serious concern for me, one of your
constituents, and for many thousands. It relates to the activities and
words of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, who has thousands of followers in
this country. Unfortunately, my child is one of them.
As you may be aware, he has been building up an enclave, called Jardim, in
the remote Brazilian countryside (NY Times November 28th 1999). Up to now,
Reverend Moon's activities in the Brazilian hinterland have been of
limited concern to us in the United States. Lately, however, Mr. Moon has
issued pronouncements that raise the specter of what happened some 21
years ago in Jonestown, Guyana with the Reverend Jim Jones and his
followers.
Specifically, in a rambling speech delivered on Sunday, October 24, 1999
in New York, Mr. Moon called his followers to go with him to Jardim,
Brazil. To quote from Mr. Moon's speech: "It is time for our mission, for
our working time. ....... Even if we lose everything, we have to do this
mission." What is the mission Reverend Moon is talking about? He states
it clearly at the end of his speech. Again, I quote: "So you have to go to
Jardim for 40-day education. Without that, you cannot register for the
Kingdom."
Normally, I would give little credence to pronouncements such as these.
However, Mr. Moon is starting to whip up a frenzy among his followers that
sounds rather ominous. For your information, I am quoting a couple of
passages from the above-mentioned speech, so you may further understand
why I am becoming increasingly concerned:
In the prelude to the speech, the Unification Church's spokesman, Mr.
Tyler Hendricks pointed out that: "All the members in the world will read
the same message at the same time. .... It is inevitable for Father to
set this tradition because he is reaching 80 and before he goes to spirit
world he wants to make sure that all humanity will take his tradition
seriously, otherwise the future of humanity will not be that great."
In his speech, Reverend Moon stated to his audience: "Repeat after me,
"Absolute obedience." [Absolute obedience.] In the secular world they do
not have this concept; they say they have freedom, but it is a false
freedom that acts as the shield of Satan. We have to stop it. By denying
this satanic world completely, we can become one with God again. We can
stand on God's side. Is there anything to be saved from the American
nation? [Nothing.] Is it heavenly or satanic? [Satanic!] What would we say
of Christianity? It is on the same side as communism, in a way."
Reverend Moon further told his audience: "Jesus Christ is trying to follow
me, my footsteps, all the way. He stayed in Paradise, because he did not
marry. But I gave him marriage. Don't you want to meet the wives of
Buddha, Confucius and Muhammad? They sent letters of gratitude to me from
spirit world. They pledge that even if their religion disappears, they
will follow me."
"So you have to go to Jardim for 40-day education. Without that, you
cannot register for the Kingdom."
(FYI, You may access the full text of Mr. Moon's speech from The
Unification Church's website at http://www.unification.net/news/)
If Mr. Moon is luring his followers to the Brazilian hinterland where he
expects their "absolute obedience," it is reasonable to suggest that
someone should investigate if US citizens are in danger as a result of
these actions.
I thank you in advance for any help you may provide.
Yours truly,
A Concerned Family
p.s. I would gladly provide more information or work in any way to assist
you in this matter.
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