Rev. Moon and the black clergy

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0611050349nov05,1,1523164.story?track=rss

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Central United Community Church stands on Chicago's South Side as a storefront sanctuary, serving the needy and spiritually hungry who pass through its doors. The modest church has worn wooden pews and a fiery pastor preaching from a pulpit, but missing is Christianity's most powerful symbol: the cross.

Rev. Joseph McAfee took down the cross and buried it, inspired by the teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial Korean spiritual leader. "If you stop at the cross, you're just preaching pain," said McAfee, who keeps an autographed picture of the Unification Church founder in his office.

The cross may be a symbol of pain to McAfee, but its removal from his church is emblematic of something more--a growing and potent alliance between Moon and black religious leaders across the country.

The unlikely partnership, known as the American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC), represents the latest chapter in Moon's remarkable evolution from convicted felon and alleged cult leader to influential religious and political figure with ties to Rev. Jerry Falwell and former President George H.W. Bush.

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Moon's outreach to largely Baptist and Pentecostal clergy thrives despite a doctrine that states he is the Second Coming of the Messiah and that Jesus Christ failed to complete the mission God sent him to do.

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[UpInArms]

1. Poppy said that Dimson was a Moonie in 2004

(from the article)

The former U.S. president and his wife, Barbara, have toured with Moon and spoken at several events sponsored by the Women's Federation for World Peace, which is headed by Moon's wife, Hak Ja Han Moon.

Of that event in 1996, the Washington Post wrote at the time: "The group would not disclose how much it paid Bush and his wife, nor would the former president reveal his fee, but estimates ran as high as $1 million for his six appearances with the group here."

In 2004, Bush sent a videotaped message welcoming Moon and other guests to the ACLC-sponsored Common Legacy Breakfast Summit, held in the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington. He said: "Barbara and I, and certainly our President, have the same beliefs you do, that strong families, volunteer service and faith-based solutions can help answer many, if not most, of the challenges we face in our communities."

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2. Which pretty well demonstrates

"its all about the Benjamins"

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3. he is a moony looney

No real Christian would give him the time of day, especially after he claimed Christ to be a failure. Shows how screwy some politicians are that would allow him anywhere near the congress, let alone call him "a man of vision."

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4. The love of money

there are false prophets and false apostles that will say or do anything for mammon."show me the money"