Where in Washington, D.C. is Reverend Moon?: Think of the excitement if Scientology owned a newspaper

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11/23/2003

Think of the excitement if Scientology owned a newspaper

Say, Washington Times editors: Are you sure about that editorial independence thing? (Be sure to skim to the bottom.)

This "let's start a religious United Nations" business -- that's vintage Moon. Browse this Moon speech, if you have the patience to wade through the Washington Times owner's tiresome explanation of how the U.N. supposedly ties into the Book of Genesis. Rick Ross has been covering the attention that Moon's UPI has been providing these conferences.

Maybe that's enough Moon stuff for a while. I'm getting kind of interested in these WWASPS people at the moment.

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