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Godism

DP has Democracy as part of the evolution towards the ideal with Godism being the highest form transcending Left and Right wing. Personally, I don't think the system is significant - you can see that the American republic is a high form of external heaven with foundations already in place. The evolution then is one of relationship with God and neighbor within this framework. God has had to deal with a corrupt America with Global elites and shadow government over the last one hundred years, but this too is gradually becoming known to the America citizen. The way to counter this incredible means of control is to do what Father says. Find that out in the eight great text books and work locally focusing on families. It appears to be the most practical way to liberate ourselves from our serfdom to globalism. Globalism is the enemy now - while patriotism / nationalism with an emphasis on the individual is what the enemy fears will give back control to the people. Each of the True Children have a part of the total perspective on strategy. Preston is more headwing, sean and Justin are closer to dealing with the right wing. Father himself went from dealing with right wing to a focus on Godism. Even the church itself (which is slow and cumbersome) has a purpose in the general plan. To separate personalities and depart from orthodox theology (The Eight Great Text Books prior to Fathers death) is to not see the whole picture. The real constitution is the Family Pledge. It's not some kind of political construct. It's internal. And that is our role - to convey the message. "It's not who we are that matters - what matters is the plan." Bane.

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The Word is the Point of Unity

There are basically three groups - those who follow the main church and Mrs. Moon; those who follow Hyun-jin Preston, and those who follow the brothers Hyung-jin Sean and Kook-jin Justin Moon respectively.

Mrs. Moon and the Family Federation have devolved into another denomination away from orthodoxy with their own theology that conflict with Sun Myung Moon's theology, and their own political structure and basic scripture.

The same is true for Sean and Justin and their group. They have their own political structure and theology.

The one thing that Preston and Sean's groups have in common as a point of unity is the eight great text books that Rev. Moon endorsed before he died.

So despite the conflict within the Moon family and their groups they can unite centering on the eight Great text Books. The Federation are not able to do that since they changed everything to suit the theology of Mrs. Moon and the benefit of the elite who will control the Federation through the Supreme Council.

So the Federation really have departed from the original vision and theology of the founder while the Moon sons uphold their fathers words and vision. The Federation are so far gone over the edge now and their leadership so entrenched and conformist that all that foundation has been hijacked and is lost.

John Reed

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It's so hard to comprehend why people who have such a profound understanding of God focus so much on their fallen nature, and remain ignorant of reality. There is a fundamental ignorance of the Principle. Instead of focusing on the principle and the word they continue to live according to their fallen nature - denying their true original nature. So their church continues to die, their leaders continue to con people, members continue to separate from the church, and no one wants to bring any people to it because instead of a vehicle that is life giving and substantiates the model course - it has become a den for corruption. 

It doesn't matter how many times it's pointed out, there is a resistance to acknowledge how far the church has fallen from the original vision. Of course people leave it, and point out the corruption, and never reconcile with it. How can you be reconciled to something so far from God as the church has become. It's not a green house for spiritual growth anymore - it has become a trap for servitude to an unqualified elite, who profoundly have turned the way of the Principle 180 degrees in the other direction, resembling more the fallen world than God's ideal. I guess that is the struggle between Good - and evil, even still present and entrenched in the church that is supposed to be a guide rather than an instrument for corrupt elites. 

And God has to persevere with this unable to do anything about it because we don't fix it ourselves. if you do dissent then the establishment try to separate you just like the old Cain / Abel failure again and again. The church is so far gone that it even demonizes the very true family it's supposed to center upon. It didn't take long for this to happen either. The old ways must give way to the right way. And that right way is not business as usual but a return to the original vision, and leadership that is actually accomplished with heavenly character.

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The Chronicles of Loon

Act One: Scene One: The Chronicles of Loon

 "Bring me the Head of Quarrk! The Emporer Loon bellowed out into the crowd. "He has taken my son HungGin away to the outskirts of the Kingdom." The crowd roared: "Kill Quarrk". The emporer then adjusted his crown so it sat squarely on his big bald head. "Go to every corner of the kingdom - find the usurper and his clan." With that Loon turned to his wife Hackcha and asked: "Did I do alright honey?" Hackcha answered: "You forgot the line about the Destroyer". The Emporer stared blankly into space. The minions in the room were wondering: "What's Father going to say next?" "Oh bugger it - I'm just not in the frame anymore." He replied.

 Scene Two: Enter YoungJim

 YoungJim I made you my successor didn't I? Yes - Father Don't you remember? YoungJim replied. "I thought it was HungGin I made the heir to the throne?" Hackcha replied: "No honey - that was before your knights and I decided it wouldn't be a good fit." Just then a messenger came in, whispered something in the Kings ear; then went over to the other ear and whispered it again. Loon stepped forward: " Send word out to the leaders of the Kingdom. Let it be known in the hills and in the valleys, over the hills and over the dales. I just heard the Washington Chines Newspaper is for sale." "Quarrk and clan will give it up for 32 million dubloons your majesty." The messenger replied. "Then go to the Royal coffers and pay the ransom he ordered - at least six million dubloons. Put a spin on it for the kingdom dwellers. Tell then I brought it back for a dubloon." "As it is written so shall it be done your majesty." And with that the messenger turned and left for the castle deep. 

 Scene Three: Meanwhile at Quarrks Camp

 "I told that senile old bugger that Prince HungGin was the heir to the Kingdom of Loon!" Quarrk yelled at his son. "Get me an audience with HungGin immediately - I fear all may be lost. We must gather our forces and prepare for battle. The Kings son in the east - Prince CoukGin the Great has weakened us over the past year, cutting off our lifeline from the kingdom of Chappan. We had to deliver the Washington Chimes into his hands. Even now he re-establishes his Generals, and is amassing fresh forces at the Chimes." "What is it Quarrk?" Prince HungGin asked. "My Lord we must act now if we are to wrest the Kingdom from your brother YoungJim's hands." said Quarrk. "I fear the Kings wife is colluding with YoungJim and the duchess InGin and have the upper hand. Their Generals are turning the people away from you and strengthening their base of operational support." "We must rally the people Quarrk! Rally like we've never rallied before. Send a message out to our supporters: “Behold I am coming - New Leadership for a new Era." HungGin shouted.

 Interlude: Narrator

 The tensions are building now between the camps. King loon has retired to his country estate in the nearby Kingdom of the Lost: Veygus. A place he has frequented now and then over the past fifteen years. Veygus authorities are always happy to see the King. They even call him their own King: The King of Veygus. He always brings an entourage and frequents the local entertainment houses which the locals appreciate. The King has a long line of credit with the local business moguls and can always increase the taxes in his own Kingdom if he needs more. The King has a vision for that Kingdom. To have the people there acknowledge him as their King. Veygus is considered a neutral territory amongst the different Kingdoms and is always a nice place to go and relax and to get away from the rigors of Royal responsibilities. The King wants to restore the place and establish a satellite base there to increase his influence and expand his Kingdom. And what goes on in the Kingdom of Veygus stays in Veygus.

 Scene Four: Bad News From Afar

 "Your majesty, your majesty!" A messenger cried out. " YoYo Island has fallen." The King stood there motionless. "How could this be? he asked. "Quarrk has entered the city and has razed the buildings to the ground" the messenger replied. The King turned and stared at the messenger. "Not YoYo island - is nothing sacred?" "Apparently not your majesty" answered the messenger. "Quarrks special WHY22 forces have wrestled it from the local generals under your son Prince CoukGin the Great." "I thought that ground was safe for a hundred years" the king uttered in dismay. "The buildings are gone your majesty - there's no hope of rebuilding, or recovering the losses." "How much are we talking about? asked the king. "Billions of dubloons your majesty" replied the messenger. The king fell back into his chair.

 Scene Five: DayMoGin the Spook

 In the far eastern corner of Loons Kingdom there is a region called ChungDung where resides DayMoGin the Spook. So called because of the countless legions of invisible friends she commands. She is notorious in the Kingdom of Loon as a Seer beyond the physical Kingdom into the invisible Spirit Kingdom. She has a retreat center along the lake at a great marble palace, near a steep mountainside. There is an infirmary along the winding road that leads to the Palace. Loom believes that the mother of his wife Queen Hackja speaks through DayMoGin. Twenty years ago past DayMoGin was staring at a picture of the Loon family when she suddenly went into a trance and met with Loons relatives in the Spirit Kingdom. They told her she had a great mission to beat the evil Spirit Kingdom horde from the inhabitants of Loon's Kingdom. She visited spiritualists and several years later started sessions of singing and chanting, getting the people to beat themselves and each other to get the evil spirit legions out of their bodies. Once driven out of their bodies they would then attend lectures given by Loon's son who had taken up residence in the Spirit Kingdom. DayMoGin commands the multiple billions of Spirit Kingdom dwellers including all the great people who used to live in the surrounding Kingdoms who have attended the workshops given by the King's son. She is a great asset to Loon and encourages her followers to attend him. 

 Scene Six: The Kings Jewel: UnityCorp.

 For fifty years UnityCorp and it's umbrella of lower level companies have been an instrument of economic support for King Loons reign. He had established the company early on in his monarchy . This was a much needed support for  the local government who were reeling from a recent war with renegade forces in it's Northern Province. The local government contracted a company within UnityCorp called UnityCorpHeavy to manufacture and supply armaments for the military forces. The weapons were based on designs from the Kingdom in the West. UnityCorpHeavy, as well as other unassociated companies were subcontracted by the local government to supply machine guns, artillery and vehicle parts. Theses weapons were used by most of the army. The King had recently put his son Prince CoukGin the Great in charge of the businesses there in the Eastern Kingdom. This was met with mixed reactions from the locals some of whom were dismissed from their long held positions in the many companies under UnityCorp. There had been financial problems in the Eastern Province and the shakeup was in part a result of the economic climate. This didn't go down very well with the peasants - most of who had been with the companies from the beginning and had started as slaves and worked their way towards better working conditions as serfs. The Prince had a different perspective on the continued development of economic might. He had been trained in the Kingdom of the West and wasn't sensitive to the people within those companies of the East. This was in part the motivation behind Quarrks rebellion. They had invested themselves and built those companies because they were loyal to the King and were inspired by the Kings great vision of one day establishing a unified kingdom bringing all the kingdoms of the earth under the Kings dominion.

 Scene Seven: Enter General Chang

 General Chang was a relative newcomer to the Kings court. He had risen through the ranks in the Kingdom of the East to become one of the Kings favorite Generals. Chang was an educator and businessman who was involved in several major projects that the King had developed throughout several kingdoms. He was the Kings choice for a political leader to one day govern the eastern kingdom. Recently when the King was travelling through the Eastern Kingdom he made an announcement one morning that the General was to be his overall representative with authority over the princes CuekGin and YoungGin. According to an eye witness acount from an attendant of the court Prince CuekGin flew into a rage after hearing this and threatened to go back to the Western Kingdom unless the decision was rescinded. The King remained firm. Prince CuekGin felt threatened by the loss of power that he would experience and conspired with a local commander to find any kind of evidence that would cause Chang to be out of favor with the King. Meanwhile the king was talked into visiting Vuegas for a while. While the king was gone a letter was circulated accusing the General of all kinds of indiscretions - involving money and women and accusing him of mismanaging the Kings Finances in the Eastern Kingdom. He was also indirectly implicated and blamed for the loss of Yoyo island to Quarrk forces earlier in the year. This letter was leaked to sympathetic anti-loyalist forces in the west who distributed it through the channels of resistance to people in the western Kingdom. This caused concern by loyalist forces in the west who immediately responded by giving the impression that there was no appointment of Chang by the King, and even going so far as to downplay Chang’s role in the maintenance of the Eastern Kingdom. People following the situation were even wondering why the King would appoint Chang in a position over his own two sons. Had he lost confidence in them for some reason? Chang was now facing accusations from the within his group fueled by the assertions of a few through an distribution of letters sent to the people in the Eastern Kingdom. It seemed like his career was over and he would fall out of favor with the King. The Kings closest aides advised the king to extend his stay in the Kingdom of Vuegus until the commotion had died down. Even though the King had issued a royal degree it was downplayed and even dismissed as false by the Kings sons and loyalists in the Western Kingdom. The king hearing of his son CeukGin’s defiance sat back in his favorite chair. He was tired. The General now pondered his next move. Opposition had opened him up to public scrutiny. To join forces with Quarrk would definitely cause disfavor with the king. But what could he do but bide his time and wait for a favorable development.

 Scene Eight: The Two Kingdoms

 The King had been hesitant about naming his successor to the crown. There had been situations amongst his many children that caused him to hesitate before choosing the new regent. This may have been unfortunate as he was now well into old age and he needed someone to take charge who he considered to be a close embodiment of his ideals and qualified enough to assume the responsibilities involved in governing his many provinces throughout the Kingdom. Throughout his reign the King had inter-married several of his son's and daughters to the children of his closest Generals who had stood by him throughout his many campaigns and  had great responsibilities in overseeing the Kingdom.

To his son Prince CuekGin the Great he entrusted the wealth and power of the Eastern Kingdom on the foundation of financial accomplishment of his business in the West.

He divided the responsibilities of the Kingdom of the West between his son Prince HungGin and also his daughter Princess EmoGin the Grand Duchess of Neork. Prince HunGin was married to Quarrks daughter and EmoGin was married to a son of another of the Kings top aides: General Embellishment the Communicator. Several years earlier the King had crowned his son YoungJim his successor, crowning him the  new King governing the entire kingdom. YoungJim was a younger sibling and sincere in his pursuit of following in his fathers footsteps. He was also a friend of the General Wholly Spirit whom had been away from the Eastern kingdom for thirty years. YoungGin was introducing the General to the many Kingdom dwellers in the East and the West. 

 Scene Nine: Tension in the East

 The people in the eastern kingdom were talking amongst themselves. They were confused over the great princes reaction to the Kings proclamation that General Chang was now the leader.  There was a report from the eastern city of Kcarpsite that the Great Prince had called his own meeting with the leaders who had attended the King that morning. He wasn't happy with his fathers announcement. He made that clear to the leaders. He said: "If someone blocks my attack then I will strike at them hard. If someone attacks me then I will retaliate with deadly force." The commanders were astonished. One stood up and said: "I will not follow anyone except the King! If the King gave the order then the Great Prince should comply with it." General Chang also stood up and said: "Great Prince you severely attack your brother HungGin accusing him of not listening to your father the King - but you do the same thing!" It was then that General Chang realized that the prince would go out of his way to destroy him. He made a determination that if this was the situation now then he would not concede easily, but continue to fight the prince and destroy him. The leaders were afraid of the prince. They had seen how he had gone after his brother HungGin and Quarrk. They knew that he controlled the royal treasury for the eastern kingdom and they were concerned that they would have their lifelines of support cut off in retaliation for not uniting with the prince. Some felt that the people should be aware of the situation. They sent messengers to Kcarpsite so that the people would know. The small city of Kcarpsite was inhabited by around four thousand loyal followers of the King who were concerned about events in the Kingdom. The Prince had tried to destroy the city but wasn't able to stop it from operating. He had singled out several people to be tried for heresy but the local judges threw the cases out of court and Kcarpsite continued to flourish much to the dismay of the prince. The information was out and was quickly sent by messengers to the Kingdom of the West.

  John Reed 2010.

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HWDYKYM was taken off-line

I sent a request to the tumblr support people asking why HWDYKYM suddenly became unavailable.

If you want to change the location of the blog to wordpress:

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Influences

Be careful about which narrative you follow within the culture.  Culture can be influenced by mainstream media and alternative media. Since most people look to those as a guide they are influenced by what they take into their minds. If there is a God then that is the most essential narrative to be guided by - transcending everything else. 

John Reed

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Choices

For the first time in the church history you can choose which group you want to participate in besides being an ex-member. 

There is the established church which is corrupt and controlled by an elite, with it's changed theology and unique constitution, now centered on the mother. 

There is the Sanctuary Church which is controlled by two of the Moon children, who have their own version of theology centered on their father rather than their mother, with their own constitution. 

There is the Hyun-jin group which is controlled by him, who closely resembles the theology of his father. 

There are other flavors of sub-cults ( the Amrine Group, the Durst personality cult, any other personality sub cult including In Jin Moon, clan affiliations at the top of the leadership heap, nationalistic bias, and so on and on...) all based on authority through personality - rather than the Principle. 

So there they all are in the window. You don't have to be subject to any one group any longer. The people now have a choice. So make your choice. Which one of them conforms to the Fathers teaching more than the others? 

John Reed 

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Hyun-jin is being intimidated by the Family Federation

Did you know that Hyun-jin is being intimidated by the Family Federation to such a point that now after twenty eight law suits or times that they have had to respond to the Federation, in the last eight year period, they are afraid if Hyun-jin does start giving sermons publicly on Youtube or other means, that the team of lawyers will use what he says against him.

Now that is intimidation! Why are the Sanctuary Church able to say incredibly outrageous things - while their brother Preston cannot? You know why? Because once he does then there will be a clear frame of reference between his theology and that of the Family Federation's only begotten daughter, and the Sanctuary Church's major departure from his father's theology, tradition, and culture.

They are afraid of Hyun-jin. Once he communicates then members will recognize that he has the theology and vision of his father while the other groups have deviated from it. The small group of people who now control the Federation after Moon passed on will be more exposed as well. Then despite the differences in motivation and theology - the Hyun-jin camp and the Hyung-jin camp will be attacking them more publicly. All this while your so-called leadership sit on the fence.

John Reed

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For me - Hyung-jin is not the heir of his fathers tradition. His theology is radically counter to his fathers. If you  read the CheonSyeongGyeong - either the original from 2006 or the redacted version from 2014, and his speech's then you can get a feel for the vision and the correct theology. I know that no amount of argument and comments are going to change these people's minds because they are set on their own course. As you can see from their responses.   

I have realized recently that Hyun-jin Preston represents his father more closely than either his mother, the church leaders themselves, or the two brothers Hyung-jin Sean and Kook-jin Justin Moon. I now consider myself a member of Hyun-jin's tribe. (Each of the true children have a tribe). The rest of you follow either the mother, or one of the children...it really doesn't matter. What matters is copying Fathers course and fulfilling it obediently according to his words. The only authority now for me personally is not an authority figure, but the words themselves. So Satan is having a field day through the conflict and the essential tasks are not being pursued or made substantial by families and individuals on the local level. 

I personally are not a member of any faction although I have placed myself in a tribe, as we all should place ourselves in one of the twelve tribes centered on the true children. I am a member of the Anglican Communion. That's my home church just down the street where I live. We all should be moving outwards - not remaining a closed community. There's a message to spread and frankly, the current church is not up to the task. I think the answer is within Christianity. The foundation is there already for the fulfillment of God's will. I left the unification church over a decade ago but that doesn't mean that because I am no longer in a particular institution that it somehow negates my foundation of faith and substance. Frankly, I feel welcome in my home church. I don't feel welcome in the Federation. God's presence is greater there in your local Christian Church, with an already established and spiritually alive communion of believers. 

I know this is a radical perspective for comfortable Federation and Sanctuary members. You need to realize that the lineage, or relationship with God takes greater precedence than what ever group you are associating with, and authority figure you follow. If the current Federation is failing then naturally God and the spirit world are looking towards those people who closely resemble the vertical way, without deviation. When you compare the Federation with Christianity then the Federation is a dismal failure. 

Meanwhile there are people out there who are not getting the message, or even benefiting from our knowledge and experience. Instead we continue to fall prey to the fallen world made manifest within our own ranks, instead of separating from Satan, and empowerment through supported accomplishment.  Satan is dividing us centering on authority figures and institutions rather than focusing on our common connection and vision. The energy that is wasted with these struggles is an escape from our essential responsibility. 

You feel empowered by these struggles - but instead you could be focusing your energy on your personal and communal responsibility. Also, your tradition and culture is being radically compromised and changed by the Federations post death theology and Sanctuary's post death theology. The best guide through this turmoil is the eight great text books. Use those as your authority, and make decisions of conscience with those as the measure rather than the fallen standard of conscience of an authority figure. If there is an original standard of conscience - then it is expressed in the words and legacy of the eight great text books - particularly the CSG 2006 and the peace Messages. Fathers speeches are one of the books. The three books named in the Federation Constitution are excerpts from only one of those eight great text books - Fathers Speeches. They are not authorized by father to take the place of the eight great text books. Any other standard deviates or misses the mark. 

Hyung-jin and Kook-jin are in the position of true children but lack the substance of true children, and the vision for the original world. How can they be true heirs? Their theology is ignorance itself. They twist the words of their father and the bible to suit their own self destructive purpose. They try to destroy their mother and in so doing destroy true parents and replace them with a Christ figure. They don't stand in the noon day sun without shadow. They cast a shadow through their resentment. 

 Peace. 

John Reed (2075 Blessing).

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Leave the dead...

Moon said himself that the true parents cannot be two separate people. They are one. That means that church members have to unite with her because not only does she represent the true parents (no matter what her own personal opinions, theology, and method) but she and her husband are one, even if they disagree. They have been proclaimed by Moon as the visible external form of God, having fulfilled their responsibility, and mission.

Even if Mrs. Moon continues to develop more theology - it doesn’t matter. The pre-death theology of Mr. Moon still stands, no matter what it is replaced with or altered to become. Only brain dead members would accept everything that comes down the pipeline, (and of course you know they do) without comparing it to the orthodox theology of Moon himself. That includes the wife, and his children especially the resentment fueled divisive new theology of Sean Hyung-jin (“Wah..Wah..I’m now the second king”) Moon,and his brother Kook-jin (“I’m the richest person in the unification church”) Moon. The only one that comes close to their fathers theology and vision is their elder brother Preston (“Woe is me - I should be the heir; so I stole the HSA-UWC instead”) Hyun-jin Moon. So now we see a family divided (a kingdom divided).

The period of the divided kingdom. Why - because they are not united centered on someone (obviously they should be centered on their mother). And just like the Christian period of the divided kingdoms, the kingdom itself will divide and be taken over by their enemies.

Conclusion: Unite with the mother despite her theology and other dead heads who support her and see the bigger vision united on the father. It’s not a matter of whose is subject and who is object and who is the heir and who gets to control everything. It’s a matter of substantiating the method from Moon himself, working around the fallen nature that will always be there in opposition to the people who truly want to help God. No wonder some christian orders had vows of poverty. When you are driven by making a heaven for the sake of others without money then those corrupt people can’t be involved at all. Only the ones with the purist of motives stand in that position.

Just like politics, members will continue to be misused by manipulative people until they organize themselves. Since church members will never do that due to their cult like mentality at this time, then it’s up to individuals to move forward regardless of the state of the church, and moon family. So stick to your ideals. Center on God. And if you are a moonie then center on the founder and live the ideal, even despite the reality of the founder hypocrisy itself. Why were we called to this place? We were called to liberate God.

Ex-members and second generation - you know what I’m saying is true. We see the reality and are conflicted. The answer is to move beyond it. This is no different from the history of religion - whatever framework you choose to reside in. Don’t get caught up and redirected from the our true desire to help God. From the point of joining church members have been trying to cast me away from God. I’m sure it’s been happening to you as well. Lets not allow these self righteous and self centered people to trip us up in our responsibility and our life of faith. The time has come for a body to be formed distinct from the church and the moon family of an association of members inspired by the original ideals and guided by the eight great text books, and method we saw when Moon was alive.

Leave the dead to bury their own dead.

John Reed

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Vision has been redirected.

I write about authority over conscience now pervasive in the church but yesterday I actually experienced it with someone who was leading a divine principle study before church. The subject of holy scripture came up and I expressed the perspective about the eight authorized books by Moon and the original cheongsyeonggyeong as being the only ones I reference and not the three derived from Moons speeches which took their place after his death even though he directed them never to be changed. It met resistance from the person leading the study. That kind of person just accepts anything that comes down the line of authority without thinking about it and opposes anyone who follows direction and conscience. The church must be full of them, especially the leadership who have been trained in that way to follow direction from authority. You can't blame them - they are just doing what they believe is right, but what they are doing is replacing their own conscience and ability to reason with that of someone else in the position of God. I'm trying not to take sides in the family struggle, but you have to draw the line when it comes to changing the founders theology and culture and replacing it with your own. Someone who was a foreign missionary that I knew over thirty years ago gave the sermon and I have to say that the experience was like night and day when compared to my own early experience of the church and the condition it is in currently. The vision we had really has degenerated into petty squabbles between the moon family members and so far from what it was like originally. The bright sparks of the movement have been shoved aside by ignorant and self interested leadership that accept anything from their own authority without question, probably under the threat of losing their employment. No wonder members are migrating over to Hyung-jin and the Sanctuary Church.

John Reed

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The only begotten child of God theology is wrong.

There is a wicked and fundamental flaw in this perspective of "only" begotten daughter or son of God (hereafter child) that keeps us thinking that God's love is there to be earned through a process rather than experience God's love as a reality always in our lives. It sets up a situation where someone says they are the only real child of God and all others are not; and it works on us subconsciously to keep us enslaved to a low self esteem, and easily controlled and manipulated by others - especially those who seek to manipulate us. They use this false perspective - which is a misuse and abuse of love - as an instrument  of control omitting to teach us that God loves everyone as His (and Her) beloved. If you think that you are not loved by God then you live in a state of being where you never can feel God's love. You set yourself up to need a mediator  between God and yourself. Jesus taught that God loves each person unconditionally. Moonism teaches that God will only love you through a mediator and only if you earn His love through a process. This couldn't be farther from the truth. This is the problem with other religion as well - that people set themselves up as the authority and mediator between the individual and God. If you look at the principle of creation and the ideal taught there regarding the four position foundation and the three blessings there is no mediating authority there. There are only personal relationships between God and each other. The problem with the Family Federation is that people have made themselves your mediator between yourself and God, and when you live in a framework like that then of course you are going to get unhealthy people misusing their authority and affecting you profoundly.

John Reed

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1045480-leaving-home-is-living-as-though-i-do-not-yet

http://www.amazon.com/The-Return-Prodigal-Son-Homecoming/dp/0385473079

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Sun Myung Moon claims to have comforted God but the reality is that he has caused profound suffering towards others in his quest to be the Emperor of the Cosmos, and therefore must have ultimately caused suffering to God. So his life has been about causing suffering instead of removing suffering. Everyone suffers - but when you suffer for the sake of one man and his family then you need to re-evaluate what you are doing. You may think your suffering is noble and for the sake of God and the public purpose, heading towards a world of principle; but the reality is that the Moon family are not above the law, and are outside the realm of principled behavior. Their followers don't exhibit a higher standard of caring and love in their community than the Christians. The only thing left now is a group of people financially supporting the Moon family businesses who share a common theology, that keeps them enslaved to that delusion. The Moon family are not ontologically distinct from the fallen world. They resemble the fallen realm. Their church is already in a serious civil state of unrest, and now the corruption has come to the surface. When you  stand apart from this little realm you can see it more clearly for what it really is. When you are caught up in the dynamics, and community, and resentment and anger, and those caught up in the civil unrest then you remain ensnared by it. It’s hard to imagine that God is liberated from suffering by these people. 

John Reed

[jreedmx]

Nothing new under the sun.

(Submission to whatisonthemoon.com) http://whatisonthemoon.tumblr.com/

I appreciate the opportunity to post comments on appliedunificationism.com but I have an objection that the moderator picks and chooses content from the submission, edits it and posts whatever they agree with. I suppose something is better than nothing. Is this freedom of speech in the brave new world of God's ideal? This blog - WIOTM posts everything (I think perhaps it comes from the moderators perspective on faith that everyone has the voice of God within them and expresses that voice in a unique way. When I look at orthodox moonism I see a repeat of the religious tolerance and attitudes of the past, I see the history of conflict, I see the same old struggles that tear people apart. They aren’t practicing what they are teaching. The church today is dominated by a corporate culture rather than people expressing their conscience and having it heard, having their distinct voices heard. I fear that it is not the exception but rather the rule within groups and human relationships. Perhaps this evolution of the mind and heart is ongoing. I would expect a higher standard from church members though. I am old school. The people in power now are more likely to crush and stiffle the word of God than to nurture and encourage it. The SC seems like a way to reform but the church can reform itself without deviating from orthodox teaching just as any religion can do the same. That's the problem with religion - what do you do when the authoritative structure has been corrupted? Do you just continue despite the problems? What do you do if everything you believed in was proven to be a deception? You can't continue with life as usual - if God is indwelling in you then the original mind will always want to be free of anything that doesn't have anything to do with the real reality of God. I can only reference Jesus and the tradition of caring for people. It seems to be transcendent of any group dynamic. The church has been corrupted and the authority are part of the theological and actual financial corruption. If we recognise the truth of God in the teachings then embrace what is of God and reject what is not. Imagine how hard it is for God to guide us when we have these kinds of spiritual road blocks and things that derail our relationship with Him (or Her - your preference). What a tragedy that we confuse God with authority figures in the position of God who actually aren't conforming to what it means to be a child of God. If the authority enables a corrupt system then it should no longer be supported. God is not limited to any one way of being in the world.

John Reed

[jreedmx]

Conditional versus unconditional.

One thing I have learned from the Christian Communion that by far eclipses Moonism is that they preach unconditional love, that you come as you are, and that you are welcome. That's contrary to the practice of Moonism which is very conditional - it’s based on what you do to deserve God's love and how you conform to authority within that group. When I don't want to go to sunday service at my local Christian Church; it’s not because they don't want me to be there; the objection to attending is within myself, because they are eagerly anticipating my attendance, and the invitation is always there to welcome me. 

That's not the case in Moonism. That's not the case in the Sanctuary Church either where the theology, and the attitudes, and the group behaviour is inherited from the main group and Moon's own character itself. The followers of Jesus inherit his teaching and behaviour and having been exposed to both, it's easy to see in hindsight how superior the way of Jesus (the christian tradition) is in practice, and how it makes me feel personally, and in relation to God. Followers of Moon even confuse real Christianity with their own personality cult, and even misuse it for their own benefit as in the case of the Christian rip off church called the Sanctuary Church. 

I notice followers there are confusing the experience of Christianity with their own Unification Church experience and interpreting Moonism reinvented through the concept of Christ and the Holy Spirit rather than the theology of the True Parents since they reject Mrs. Moon. They deny the concept of True Parents and return to the individual Christ figure. I suppose that in a way they are reconnecting to God through Christ by dissenting from orthodox Moonism. It's an indirect consequence of the children's rebellion against their mother that they embrace their father and justify it theologically by invoking the theology of the Christ.

John Reed

[jreedmx]

Original sin was already forgiven at your baptism.

What does the Grace of Baptism accomplish?

Catholic Baptism does five things specifically.

It forgives all sins that may have been committed prior to a person’s baptism including original sin, mortal sins, and venial sins, and it relieves the punishment for those sins.

It makes the newly baptized person “a new creature.”

It turns the person into a newly adopted son of God and a member of Christ. Baptism incorporates one into the Church which is the body of Christ.

It brings someone into the flock of the faithful and brings them to share in the royal priesthood of Christ (1 Pet. 2:9-10). Catholic baptism gives a share in the common priesthood of all believers and it also brings about the sacramental bond of the unity of Christians. Paragraph 1271 of the Catechism says it best:

Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: “For men who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in some, though imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church. Justified by faith in Baptism, [they] are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church. Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn.”

”Why are children baptized?

Children receive baptism primarily to remove original sin, but can serve as a great family tradition in which to inculturate one’s child into the faith of the family.” 

http://www.aboutcatholics.com/beliefs/a-guide-to-catholic-baptism/

[jreedmx]

The Moons and the Family Federation aren’t serious about creating the ideal. The Divine Principle teaches that the ideal society is closer to a God centered socialism and the principle of sharing the wealth and so on. But the reality is that they do not share the wealth - they actually hoard the wealth and use the membership to give and give still more of it for the benefit of an elite. That isn’t what the Divine Principle teaches in it’s explanation of history. God’s history is moving towards a type of God centered socialism while the Moons ideal is not the same, rather their ideal is to hoard and lock up the wealth in Swiss bank accounts and use it unsparingly on themselves and their friends to the detriment of everyone else.