Unification Church

== History ==
[[File:Unification Church symbol.svg|thumb|left|200px|Emblem of the HSA-UWC]]

=== Background and origins ===

On 25 February 1920, Moon was born Mun Yong-myeong in Sangsa-ri ({{Korean|labels=no|상사리|上思里}}), Deogun-myon ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=덕언면}}), [[Chongju|Jeongju-gun]], [[North Pyongan|North P'yŏng'an]] [[Provinces of Korea|Province]], at a time when [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea was under Japanese rule]]. His birthday was recorded as January 6 by the traditional [[Chinese calendar|lunar calendar]] (25 February 1920, according to the [[Gregorian Calendar]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=529997&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 |title=Moon is mourned by sister in N Korea. Agence France Press |access-date=2018-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426045225/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2 |archive-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Around 1930, his family, who followed traditional [[Confucianist]] beliefs, converted to [[Christianity]] and joined a [[Presbyterian Church]], where he later taught [[Sunday school]].<ref name="massmarr">{{Cite web |title=BBC News {{!}} Unification Church {{!}} Mass Moonie Marriage in the US |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1997/unification_church/34821.stm |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=BBC News}}</ref>

In 1945, Moon attended the Israel Monastery (Israel Jesus Church near Seoul) with his wife, Choi Sun-Kil ({{Korean|hangul=최선길|hanja=崔先吉|labels=no}}; ''Choe Seon-gil''), to learn the teachings of {{ill|Kim Baek-moon|ko|김백문}}, including his book ''The Fundamental Principles of Christianity'' (基督教根本原理 drafted March 2, 1946, published March 2, 1958).<ref name="kkg">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-10 |title=김백문의 기독교근본원리 연재 1 – 국역 서론 |url=http://www.kportalnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=20749 |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=기독교포털뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=교회와신앙 |url=http://www.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=8687 |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=www.amennews.com}}</ref><ref>[https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000001449787-00 "淫教のメシア・文鮮明伝" 萩原遼編]</ref> After [[World War II]] and the [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]] ended in 1945, Moon began preaching.<ref name="massmarr" /> In 1946, Moon traveled alone to [[Pyongyang]] in [[Communist]]-ruled [[North Korea]].<ref name="CNN OBIT">{{cite news|title=Rev. Moon, religious and political figure, dies in South Korea at 92|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/02/world/asia/south-korea-reverend-moon-dead|access-date=16 June 2013|publisher=CNN|date=3 September 2013|first1=Richard|last1=Greene|first2=K.J.|last2=Kwon|first3=Greg|last3=Botelho}}</ref> He was arrested on allegations of spying for South Korea and given a five-year sentence to the [[Hŭngnam]] [[labor camp]].<ref name="WP Obit">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Emma|title=Sun Myung Moon dies at 92; Washington Times owner led the Unification Church|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-09-02/world/35496666_1_sun-myung-moon-unification-church-tyndale-university-college|access-date=12 June 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|issn=0740-5421|date=2 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928012629/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-09-02/world/35496666_1_sun-myung-moon-unification-church-tyndale-university-college|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>

=== Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (1954–1994) ===

Moon founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in [[Seoul]] on 1 May 1954. It expanded rapidly in South Korea and, by the end of 1955, had 30 centers nationwide.<ref name="Barker2012">{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Eileen |date=2012-09-03 |title=My Take: Moon's death marks end of an era |url=https://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/03/my-take-moons-death-marks-end-of-an-era/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829065856/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/03/my-take-moons-death-marks-end-of-an-era/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The HSA-UWC expanded throughout the world with most members living in South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and other nations in [[East Asia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0903/breaking1.html |title='Moonies' founder dies, aged 92 |date=September 3, 2012 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=2012-09-04 |archive-date=4 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904082501/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0903/breaking1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name= Barker2012/> In the 1970s, American HSA-UWC members were noted for raising money for Unification Church projects.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081214080032/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,910836,00.html Moon-struck], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', 15 October 1973.</ref>

In 1955 the HSA-UWC founded The Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (대학원리연구회)(CARP). According to CARP's website, its goal is to promote "intercultural, interracial, and international cooperation through the Unification world view".<ref>"In 1955, Reverend Moon established the Collegiate Association for the Research of the Principle (CARP). CARP is now active on many campuses in the United States and has expanded to over eighty nations. This association of students promotes intercultural, interracial, and international cooperation through the Unification world view." [http://www.unification.org/global_outreach.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105230509/http://www.unification.org/global_outreach.html|date=2018-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Storey | first1 = John Woodrow | first2 = Glenn H. | last2 = Utter | title = Religion and Politics | publisher = ABC-CLIO | location = Santa Barbara | year = 2002 | isbn = 978-1-57607-218-9 | page = [https://archive.org/details/religionpolitics00stor/page/99 99] | url = https://archive.org/details/religionpolitics00stor/page/99 }}</ref> J. Isamu Yamamoto states in ''Unification Church'': "At times CARP has been very subtle about its association with the Unification Church, however, the link between the two has always been strong, since the purpose of both is to spread Moon's teachings."<ref>{{cite book | last = Yamamoto | first = J. |author2=Alan W Gomes |title = Unification Church | publisher = Zondervan | location = Grand Rapids | year = 1995 | isbn = 978-0-310-70381-5 |page=19}}</ref>

The HSA-UWC also sent missionaries to Europe. They entered [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1968 and remained underground until the 1990s.<ref name="nytimes.com">[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/14/news/14iht-czech.t.html "Czechs, Now "Naively" Seeking Direction, See Dangers in Cults"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 14, 1996</ref> Unification movement activity in South America began in the 1970s with missionary work. Later, the HSA-UWC made large investments in civic organizations and business projects, including an international newspaper.<ref name="NYT1996">[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/24/world/unification-church-gains-respect-in-latin-america.html "Unification Church Gains Respect in Latin America"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 24, 1996</ref> Starting in the 1990s, the HSA-UWC expanded in Russia and other former communist nations. [[Hak Ja Han]], Moon's wife, made a radio broadcast to the nation from the [[State Kremlin Palace]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120909181622/http://www.greenleft.org.au/1997/276/16821 The Moonies in Moscow: a second coming?], ''[[Green Left Weekly]]'', 28 May 1997.</ref> As of 1994, the HSA-UWC had about 5,000 members in Russia.<ref name="A Less Secular Approach">[http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=7351 A Less Secular Approach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229180016/http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=7351 |date=2012-02-29 }}, ''The Saint Petersburg Times'', June 7, 2002</ref> About 500 Russian students had been sent to the US to participate in 40-day workshops.<ref name="schmemann1993">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/28/world/religion-returns-to-russia-with-a-vengeance.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Serge |last=Schmemann |title=Religion Returns to Russia, With a Vengeance |date=July 28, 1993}}</ref>

Moon moved to the United States in 1971, although he remained a citizen of the Republic of Korea. In the 1970s, he gave a series of public speeches in the United States, including one in [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City in 1974; two in 1976 in [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in New York City; and one on the grounds of the [[Washington Monument]] in Washington, D.C., where he spoke on "God's Hope for America" to 300,000 people. In 1975, the HSA-UWC held one of the [[list of largest peaceful gatherings in history|largest peaceful gatherings in history]], with 1.2 million people in [[Yeouido]], South Korea.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8t-9yx3oG4kC&q=yoido+rally |title=Lifestyle: Conversations with Members of Unification Church&nbsp;– "Quebedeaux, Richard"&nbsp;– Google Книги |access-date=2012-05-23|isbn=9780932894182 |last1=Quebedeaux |first1=Richard |year=1982 |publisher=Erick Rodriguez }}</ref>

In the 1970s, the Unification Church, along with some other new religious movements, became a target of the [[anti-cult movement]]. Activists have accused the movement of having [[brainwashing|"brainwashed"]] its members.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last=Reed|first=Christoper|title=The Rev Sun Myung Moon obituary Korean founder of the Unification Church – the Moonies|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/02/rev-sun-myung-moon|access-date=10 September 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 September 2012|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2010/148871.htm|title=Japan|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> In 1976, American Unification Church president [[Neil Albert Salonen]] met with Senator [[Bob Dole]] to defend the HSA-UWC against charges which were made by its critics, including the parents of some members.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7hIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3636,2969007&hl=en Dole meeting with Moon aide called cordial], ''Lawrence Journal-World'', February 24, 1976</ref>

The Unification Church's involvement in the seafood industry began at the direction of Moon who ordered an expansion into "the oceanic providence." In 1976 and 1977 the Church invested nearly a million dollars into the United States seafood industry.<ref name="Tribune 2006" >[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-0604sushi-1-story,0,3736876.story Sushi and Rev. Moon: How Americans' growing appetite for sushi is helping to support his controversial church] [[Chicago Tribune]], April 11, 2006</ref> Moon delivered a speech in 1980 entitled "The Way of Tuna" in which he claimed that "After we build the boats, we catch the fish and process them for the market, and then have a distribution network. This is not just on the drawing board; I have already done it." and declared himself the "king of the ocean." He also suggested that they could get around the recently imposed 200 nautical miles [[exclusive economic zone]] by marrying American and Japanese members, allowing the Japanese ones to become American citizens, because once married, "we are not foreigners; therefore Japanese brothers, particularly those matched to Americans, are becoming ..... leaders for fishing and distribution." He also declared that "[[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]] is almost a Moonie town now!"<ref name="Tribune 2006" />

In 1976 UC members founded [[News World Communications]], an international [[news media]] [[corporation]].<ref name="Columbia Journalism Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=newsworld |title=Who Owns What: News World Communications |access-date=2008-02-02 |date=2003-11-24 |work=The Columbia Journalism Review |archive-date=2012-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728094939/http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=newsworld |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its first two newspapers, ''The News World'' (later renamed the ''[[New York City Tribune]]'') and the Spanish-language ''Noticias del Mundo,'' were published in New York from 1976 until the early 1990s. In 1982 ''[[The New York Times]]'' described ''News World'' as "the newspaper unit of the Unification Church."<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E5DA1238F93BA25756C0A964948260 rSun Myung Moon Paper Appears in Washington] from ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> Moon's son [[Hyun Jin Moon]] is its chairman of the board.<ref>[http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2008/11/17/global_peace_festival_stirs_japan/1944/ Global Peace Festival stirs Japan] [[United Press International]] November 17, 2008</ref> News World Communications owns [[United Press International]], ''The World and I'', ''Tiempos del Mundo'' (Latin America), ''The Segye Ilbo'' (South Korea), ''The Sekai Nippo'' (Japan), the ''Zambezi Times'' (South Africa), ''The Middle East Times'' (Egypt).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/|title=Yahoo Finance – Business Finance, Stock Market, Quotes, News|website=finance.yahoo.com|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Until 2008 it published the Washington, D.C.-based newsmagazine ''[[Insight on the News]]''.<ref name="Columbia Journalism Review"/> Until 2010, it owned ''[[The Washington Times]]''. On November 2, 2010, Sun Myung Moon and a group of former ''Times'' editors purchased the paper from News World.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moon group buys back Washington Times|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 3, 2010|page=C1|first=Ian|last=Shapira}}</ref>

Starting in the 1980s, Moon instructed HSA-UWC members to take part in a program called "Home Church" in which they reached out to neighbors and community members through public service.<ref>[[Patrick Hickey (politician)|Patrick Hickey]] ''Tahoe Boy: A journey back home'' John, Maryland, Seven Locks Press (2009) {{ISBN|978-0-9822293-6-1}} pp. 163–168</ref>

In April 1990, Moon visited the [[Soviet Union]] and met with President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]. Moon expressed support for the political and economic transformations underway in the Soviet Union. At the same time, the movement was expanding into formerly communist nations.<ref name="query.nytimes.com">[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D61F39F937A25752C1A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 EVOLUTION IN EUROPE; New Flock for Moon Church: The Changing Soviet Student] from ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>

The [[Women's Federation for World Peace]](세계평화여성연합,WFWP) was founded in 1992 by Hak Ja Han. Its stated purpose is to encourage women to work more actively in promoting peace in their communities and greater society. It has members in 143 countries.<ref name="kansas">{{cite news | title =Moon's wife to speak in Lawrence | work=[[The Kansas City Star]] | page=E10 | publisher =The Kansas City Star Co. | date =June 19, 1993}}</ref><ref name="eventworks">{{cite news | last =Cuda | first =Amanda | title =Event works for understanding through friendships | work =[[Connecticut Post]] | page =Section: Womanwise | date =December 28, 2004}}</ref><ref name="wifetospeak">{{cite news | last =Peterson | first =Thair | title =Bridging the Interracial Gap | work =[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] | page =A3 | date =March 21, 1998}}</ref>

=== Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (1994–present) ===

On 1 May 1994 (the 40th anniversary of the founding of the HSA-UWC), Moon declared that the era of the HSA-UWC had ended and inaugurated a new organization: the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) would include HSA-UWC members and members of other religious organizations working toward common goals, especially on issues of sexual morality and reconciliation between people of different religions, nations, and races. The FFWPU co-sponsored Blessing ceremonies in which thousands of couples from other churches and religions were given the marriage blessing previously given only to HSA-UWC members.<ref name="Fisher">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/unification/part2.htm Stymied in U.S., Moon's Church Sounds a Retreat], Marc Fisher and Jeff Leen, [[The Washington Post]], November 24, 1997</ref>

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Church's businesses expanded greatly and encountered significant success, leading to it becoming wealthy despite its declining number of members.<ref name= "Washington Post 1997" /> In 1991 Moon announced that members should return to their hometowns, to undertake apostolic work there. [[Massimo Introvigne]], who has studied the Unification Church and other [[new religious movement]]s, said that this confirmed that full-time membership was no longer considered crucial to church members.<ref>Introvigne, 2000, page 19</ref> In 1994, ''[[The New York Times]]'' recognized the movement's political influence, saying it was "a theocratic powerhouse that is pouring foreign fortunes into conservative causes in the United States."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Walter |date=January 21, 1992 |title=Review/Television; Sun Myung Moon Changes Robes |periodical=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDB1F3FF932A15752C0A964958260&sec=&spon=}}</ref> In 1998, the Egyptian newspaper ''[[Al-Ahram]]'' criticized Moon's "ultra-right leanings" and suggested a personal relationship with conservative Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref>[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/403/op1.htm The same old game] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215193404/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/403/op1.htm |date=2009-02-15}}, ''[[Al-Ahram]]'', November 12–18, 1998, "The Washington Times is a mouthpiece for the ultra-conservative Republican right, unquestioning supporters of Israel's [[Likud]] government. The newspaper is owned by Sun Myung Moon, originally a native of North Korea and head of the Unification Church, whose ultra-right leanings make him a ready ally for Netanyahu. Whether or not Netanyahu is personally acquainted with Moon is unclear, though there is no doubt that he has established close friendships with several staff members of The Washington Times, whose editorial policy is rabidly anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and pro-Israel."</ref>

In 1995, the former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]] and his wife, [[Barbara Bush]], spoke at an FFWPU event in the [[Tokyo Dome]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/world/bushes-speak-at-tokyo-rally-of-group-linked-to-moon-church.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Andrew |last=Pollack |title=Bushes Speak at Tokyo Rally of Group Linked to Moon Church |date=September 15, 1995}}</ref> Bush told the gathering: "If as president I could have done one thing to have helped the country more, it would have been to do a better job in finding a way, either through speaking out or through raising a moral standard, to strengthen the American family."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/15/style/chronicle-770195.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Nadine |last=Brozan |title=Chronicle |date=July 15, 1995}}</ref> [[Hak Ja Han]], the main speaker, credited her husband with bringing about the [[Fall of Communism]] and declared that he must save America from "the destruction of the family and moral decay".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/17/weekinreview/sept-10-16-mr-bush-s-asian-tour.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=David E. |last=Sanger |title=Sept. 10–16; Mr. Bush's Asian Tour |date=September 17, 1995}}</ref>

In 2000, Moon founded the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), which describes itself as "a global organization whose mission is to serve its member organizations, strengthen and encourage the non-governmental sector as a whole, increase public understanding of the non-governmental community, and provide the mechanism and support needed for [[NGOs]] to connect, partner, and multiply their contributions to solve humanity's basic problems." It has been criticized for promoting conservatism in contrast to some of the ideals of the [[United Nations]].<ref name="globalpolicy.org">[http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/credib/2001/1101moon.htm Rev. Moon and the United Nations: A Challenge for the NGO Community], Harold Paine and Birgit Gratzer, Global Policy Forum</ref><ref name="WANGO">{{cite web|url=https://www.wango.org/|title=Welcome to WANGO, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations|website=www.wango.org|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="innercitypress.com">[http://www.innercitypress.com/unsmmoon060507.html In Ban's UN, Sun Myung Moon's Paper is Praised, While Gambari Raises Him Funds, WFP Demurs] Inner City Press, June 5, 2007</ref>

In 2000, the FFWPU co-sponsored the [[Million Family March]], a rally in [[Washington, D.C.]], to celebrate [[family]] unity and [[Race (classification of human beings)|racial]] and [[Religion|religious]] harmony, along with the [[Nation of Islam]].<ref name="archives.cnn.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/|title=CNN – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|website=CNN|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> [[Louis Farrakhan]] was the main speaker at the event which was held on 16 October 2000; the fifth anniversary of the [[Million Man March]], which was also organized by Farrakhan.<ref name="ReferenceC">[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/16/us/families-arrive-in-washington-for-march-called-by-farrakhan.html Families Arrive in Washington For March Called by Farrakhan], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 16, 2000</ref> FFWPU leader [[Dan Fefferman]] wrote to his colleagues acknowledging that Farrakhan's and Moon's views differed on multiple issues but shared a view of a "God-centered family".<ref name="clarkson">{{cite news | last =Clarkson | first =Frederick | title =Million Moon March | work =[[Salon.com|Salon]] | date =October 9, 2000|url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/09/march/print.html|access-date=2009-11-05 }}</ref>

In 2003, Korean FFWPU members started a [[political party]] in South Korea, "The Party for God, Peace, Unification, and Home". An inauguration declaration stated the new party would focus on preparing for [[Korean reunification]] by educating the public about God and peace. An FFWPU official said that similar political parties would be started in Japan and the United States.<ref name="iol.co.za">[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=126&art_id=qw1047283022536B265&set_id=1 "Moonies" launch a political party in S Korea],''The Independent'' (South Africa), March 10, 2003</ref> Since 2003, the FFWPU-related Universal Peace Federation's Middle East Peace Initiative has been organizing group tours of Israel and [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] to promote understanding, respect, and reconciliation among Jews, Muslims, and Christians.<ref>Universal peace federation, [http://www.upf.org/peace-and-security/mepi Middle east peace initiative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117072927/http://www.upf.org/peace-and-security/mepi |date=2013-01-17 }}</ref><ref>Andrea Noble, The Gazette, [http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/01082009/bowinew114509_32470.shtml Bowie resident pushes for peace] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023803/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/01082009/bowinew114509_32470.shtml |date=4 March 2016 }}, Gazette.net, Jan. 8,</ref>

===Moon's death and divisions within the Unification Church===

On 15 August 2012, Moon was reported to be gravely ill and was put on a respirator at the intensive care unit of St. Mary's Hospital at [[The Catholic University of Korea]] in Seoul. He was admitted on 14 August 2012, after suffering from [[pneumonia]] earlier in the month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Unification Church Says Leader Moon Is 'Gravely Ill'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/unification-church-says-leader-moon-is-gravely-ill-.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=16 August 2012|first=Sangwon|last=Yoon|date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> He died there on September 2.<ref name="kherald201293">[http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120903000933&cpv=0 Unification Church founder dies], ''[[Korea Herald]]'', 2012-9-3</ref>

Soon after Moon's death the [[Global Peace Foundation]], which had been founded in 2009 by Moon and Han's son [[Hyun Jin Moon]] and church leader  [[Chung Hwan Kwak]], distanced itself from the FFWPU, which is led by Han. In 2017 they also founded the [[Family Peace Association]].

In 2014 Moon and Han's younger sons  [[Hyung Jin Moon]] and [[Kook-jin Moon]] founded the [[Rod of Iron Ministries]] (also known as the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church). It has been controversial for its advocacy of private ownership of firearms and for its support of the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]].<ref name="WaPo2018">{{cite news |last1=Dunkel |first1=Tom |date=May 21, 2018 |title=Locked and Loaded for the Lord |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/21/feature/two-sons-of-rev-moon-have-split-from-his-church-and-their-followers-are-armed/ |access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2017 |title=Leaders call for moral and innovative leadership at Global Peace Convention |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/129075/leaders-call-for-moral-and-innovative-leadership-at-global-peace-convention |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English}}</ref>