Sun Myung Moon Quotes
The time has come when the whole world must be concerned about me. From now on, American Christianity must follow me.
Moon, Sun Myung. Master Speaks. Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, 1973. Quoted in U.S. Congress, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Investigation of Korean-American Relations, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978, p. 314.
Those who argue that the United States is a Christian country often point to this quotation to illustrate the fundamental religious purpose to the Massachusetts Colonies
Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification movement (members of which considered him and his wife Hak Ja Han to be their "True Parents"), and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremony, and the author of its unique theology the Divine Principle. He was an anti-communist and an advocate for Korean reunification, for which he was recognized by the governments of both North and South Korea. Businesses he promoted included News World Communications, an international news media corporation known for its American subsidiary The Washington Times, and Tongil Group, a South Korean business group (chaebol), as well as other related organizations.