Hyun Jin Moon
Information about Hyun Jin Moon
Hyun Jin "Preston" Moon (Born 4/10/1969), is the third son of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han. He is married to Jun Sook Kwak (Born 12/24/1967), daughter of Unification Church leader Chung Hwan Kwak, through an arranged marriage on March 31, 1987. They have eight children.
After Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han Moon's oldest son Hyo Jin Moon manifested long-term problems with substance abuse, infidelity, and violence,[1] and after Heung Jin Moon (the second oldest son) died in 1984,[2] Hyun Jin Moon - the next oldest living son - became widely expected to become Rev. Moon's next-generation successor.[3] He has already assumed a number of top leadership positions.
After Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han Moon's oldest son Hyo Jin Moon manifested long-term problems with substance abuse, infidelity, and violence,[1] and after Heung Jin Moon (the second oldest son) died in 1984,[2] Hyun Jin Moon - the next oldest living son - became widely expected to become Rev. Moon's next-generation successor.[3] He has already assumed a number of top leadership positions.
Education
He is a graduate of Columbia University, and holds Masters degrees from Harvard Business School (1998) and the Unification Theological Seminary. Church publications refer to him as "Dr. Hyun Jin Moon"; this honorary title was bestowed on him by Sun Moon University in Korea.Olympic participant
He participated in the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics as a member of the Korean equestrian team (1988 and 1992).Leadership positions
He has been the leader of various businesses founded by Rev. Moon. He became the Vice-President of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) in 1998, and President of World CARP in March 2000. In 2006, he became President of the Youth Federation for World Peace, and that same year he was named President of Unification Church International by its board.Criticism
Violence
Hyun Jin Moon has been criticized for committing[4] and condoning[5] violence. Long time church leader Dan Fefferman points out:I realize that the use of violence by the African Heung Jin has been condoned even lately by Church leaders. (Rev. Moon's living son Hyun Jin, for example, stated that: "When Heung Jin Nim came in the black brother's body, you thought 'that can't be Heung Jin Nim.' And some of you were upset about him beating you... If I got hit by Heung Jin Nim, I would say 'great.' Physical pain will go away. But the failures you have in life could stay with you for eternity.")[6] "Tough Love," it is said, sometimes requires strong discipline. The fact remains, however, that if the principle of institutionalized violence - even in the name of True Love - is left unchallenged, we are leaving a very dangerous precedent for future generations.[7]
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References
1. ^ Hong, Nansook. (1998). In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family. Little, Brown. (ISBN 0-316-34816-3)
2. ^ Moon's Son, 17, Dies After a Car Accident. AP story, January 3, 1984. Accessed Saturday, August 19, 2006 from the New York Times Archives.
3. ^ From the Unification Church to the Unification Movement, 1994-1999: Five Years of Dramatic Changes by Massimo Introvigne, Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR). "The ceremony to inaugurate the Reverend and Mrs. Moon's third son, Hyun Jin Moon, as vice president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International (FFWPUI) on July 19, 1998, as well as his responsibility to educate the 'second generation,' denotes him as the successor." An expanded version of this paper is part of Massimo Introvigne’s book The Unification Church, to be published in the series "Studies in Contemporary Religion" by Signature Books.
4. ^ An introduction to Unificationism (Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church) including both support and criticism from current and former Unificationists.
5. ^ Dan Fefferman, "The Victory of (All You Need is) Love," ''Currents: A Journal of Unificationist Thought and Culture," Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 1992, p.14.
6. ^ Hyun Jin Moon, "True Parents Tradition," Unification Church of Washington, D.C., May 17, 1992.
7. ^ Dan Fefferman, "The Victory of (All You Need is) Love," ''Currents: A Journal of Unificationist Thought and Culture," Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 1992, p.14.
2. ^ Moon's Son, 17, Dies After a Car Accident. AP story, January 3, 1984. Accessed Saturday, August 19, 2006 from the New York Times Archives.
3. ^ From the Unification Church to the Unification Movement, 1994-1999: Five Years of Dramatic Changes by Massimo Introvigne, Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR). "The ceremony to inaugurate the Reverend and Mrs. Moon's third son, Hyun Jin Moon, as vice president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International (FFWPUI) on July 19, 1998, as well as his responsibility to educate the 'second generation,' denotes him as the successor." An expanded version of this paper is part of Massimo Introvigne’s book The Unification Church, to be published in the series "Studies in Contemporary Religion" by Signature Books.
4. ^ An introduction to Unificationism (Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church) including both support and criticism from current and former Unificationists.
5. ^ Dan Fefferman, "The Victory of (All You Need is) Love," ''Currents: A Journal of Unificationist Thought and Culture," Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 1992, p.14.
6. ^ Hyun Jin Moon, "True Parents Tradition," Unification Church of Washington, D.C., May 17, 1992.
7. ^ Dan Fefferman, "The Victory of (All You Need is) Love," ''Currents: A Journal of Unificationist Thought and Culture," Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 1992, p.14.
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Sun Myung Moon (born February 25, 1920; lunar: January 6, 1920) founded the Unification Church (later renamed Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) on May 1, 1954, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Hak Ja Han or Hakja Han Moon is the co-leader of the Unification movement with her husband, Sun Myung Moon. She is called the "True Mother" of mankind by Unification Church members, and is considered to possess dual messiahship with her husband.
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Chung Hwan Kwak (born January 22, 1936) is the leader of a number of key organizations of the Unification Church and the Unification Movement.
Educated in his native South Korea, he holds a B.A. in law from Sangji University and an M.A.
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Educated in his native South Korea, he holds a B.A. in law from Sangji University and an M.A.
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arranged marriage is to form a new family unit by marriage while respecting the chastity of all people involved. As suggested by the term, an arranged marriage is typically arranged by someone other than the persons getting married, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship.
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Hyo Jin Moon (born December 3, 1962) is a musician and multimedia executive producer. He is the eldest son of 14 children of Sun Myung Moon and Hakja Han Moon. For many years he was head of Manhattan Center Studios, a state-of-the-art recording facility in New York City for
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Heung Jin Moon (October 23, 1966 - January 2, 1984), also referred to by members of the Unification Church as Heung Jin Nim or Lord Heung Jin Nim; known by his Irvington High School friends (NY) as "Ricky", was the second son of Rev.
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Sun Moon University is a university in South Korea founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon and affiliated with the Unification Church. The university has its origins in the School of Unification Theology founded in 1972.
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The Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP) is a non-profit, collegiate organization associated with the controversial Unification Church.
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True Family is a term used by the members of the Unification Church to describe the family of Sun Myung Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han (or Hakja Han Moon).[1] Unification Church members regard Reverend Moon as the Second Coming of Christ, and he and his wife as the "True
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In the Shadow of the Moons
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Sun Myung Moon (born February 25, 1920; lunar: January 6, 1920) founded the Unification Church (later renamed Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) on May 1, 1954, in Seoul, South Korea.
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True Family is a term used by the members of the Unification Church to describe the family of Sun Myung Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han (or Hakja Han Moon).[1] Unification Church members regard Reverend Moon as the Second Coming of Christ, and he and his wife as the "True
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True Parents is a term used by the members of the Unification Church, referring to a perfect man and perfect woman blessed in marriage by God. According to church teaching, Adam and Eve should have become the first True Parents, but because of the Fall of Man, they became
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The True Children (in Unification Church parlance) are the 14 offspring of Sun Myung Moon (referred to as True Father by members of the church) and Hak Ja Han (referred to as True Mother): 7 boys and 7 girls. Collectively they are known as the True Family.
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Sun Myung Moon (born February 25, 1920; lunar: January 6, 1920) founded the Unification Church (later renamed Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) on May 1, 1954, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Hak Ja Han or Hakja Han Moon is the co-leader of the Unification movement with her husband, Sun Myung Moon. She is called the "True Mother" of mankind by Unification Church members, and is considered to possess dual messiahship with her husband.
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Hyo Jin Moon (born December 3, 1962) is a musician and multimedia executive producer. He is the eldest son of 14 children of Sun Myung Moon and Hakja Han Moon. For many years he was head of Manhattan Center Studios, a state-of-the-art recording facility in New York City for
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Heung Jin Moon (October 23, 1966 - January 2, 1984), also referred to by members of the Unification Church as Heung Jin Nim or Lord Heung Jin Nim; known by his Irvington High School friends (NY) as "Ricky", was the second son of Rev.
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Young Jin Moon (born 1978, died 1999), the sixth son of Sun Myung Moon and Hakja Han Moon, the leaders of the Unification Church.
He died in Reno, Nevada in what church members declare an accident, some even claimed it could have been [Murder] [1].
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He died in Reno, Nevada in what church members declare an accident, some even claimed it could have been [Murder] [1].
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Hyung Jin Moon was born in the United States in 1978 and is the youngest son of Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon. A student of Buddhism, he shaves his head and usually wears the gray robes of a monk. He holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.
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Dae Mo Nim (born Soon Ae Hong February 22, 1914), is the title (which means "Honorable Great Mother") used by Unification Church members for the mother of Hak Ja Han (the wife of Sun Myung Moon); she is considered a member of the "True Family".
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