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6/30/2004

"Kingdom of God" to be revealed Wednesday at National Press Club

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BACKGROUND: Intense media and public interest has arisen concerning an event held on March 23, 2004 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Questions and controversies have swirled regarding the purpose of the event, what happened, who attended and why. Were dignitaries "duped" into attending? What about the provocative claims made by Rev. Moon? How did such an event take place on Capitol Hill? Are the charges of anti-semitism, homophobia, etc., true?

In attendance will be a number of rabbis, imams, priests and other religious leaders from the United States, Israel and Palestine, representing the event co-sponsors

Internally, Moon's preachers have described the press conference as "the day of the revealing of the Kingdom Of God." So they're in a tight spot. Unless they bend the truth, they must play down the holy revelation aspect of the event, without contradicting what they've told their own followers about America's accepting Moon as its king. And to explain why Congressmen weren't "duped," they're under pressure to avoid embarrassing the politicians who want to distance themselves from views I linked to above.

...According to reader Rob, who attended, Rabbi Waldman attended, blew a shofar and was identified as being from Temple Beth Tephilath, apparently in suburban Detroit. And Archbishop Stallings threw a fit following a question about whether he'd taken money or a gold watch from Moon (he had).

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"John Gorenfeld: The first man on the Moon"
-- Ana Marie Cox ("Wonkette," Time.com Washington editor)

"Thanks to the superb reporting of John Gorenfeld on Salon.com and his indispensable Web page, Moon's shenanigans are routinely scrutinized. Maybe some of Gorenfeld's discernment will rub off on preachers and politicians."
-- Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist

"The scene summoned the moment in Robert Graves's "I, Claudius" when Emperor Caligula declares himself a god in the Roman Senate; a fawning solon instantly offers a prayer."
-- New York Times editorial on the Crown of Peace scandal

"I am happy that our work is being challenged and improved in consistency, openness and coordination, by the accountability your spotlight demands. I am not talking about simply removing stuff from websites..."
-- Moon spokesman the Rev. Phil Schanker

"Instead of welcoming Reverend Moon, this government put me into prison. History will reveal the truth in the future and the American government and people will realize what an evil thing they did. What will they do then? They will bow down. Again, that is the way of natural subjugation." -- Moon in 1987

"A political movement basing its appeal on old fashioned patriotism and family values simply cannot justify an alliance with a cult that preys on the disintegration of the American family and advocates allegiance to an international social order operating with cell-like secrecy."
-- Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA)

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