South Korean Anti-Communists - Sun Myung Moon, Syngman Rhee, Roh Tae-Woo, Kim KI-Young, Chun Doo-Hwan, Park Chung-Hee, Kim Gu, Bo Hi Pak (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Sun Myung Moon, Syngman Rhee, Roh Tae-woo, Kim Ki-young, Chun Doo-hwan, Park Chung-hee, Kim Gu, Bo Hi Pak, Kim Kyu-sik, Yun Bo-seon, Paik Sun-yup, Kim Chang-ryong, Chang Myon, Heo Jeong, Yun Chi-Young, Kim Seong-su, Jang Taek-sang, Choi ji-ryong, Lee Beom-seok, Jeong Won-sik, Yeom Dong-jin, Jang Jun-ha, Jo Gap-je, Ji Man-Won. Excerpt: Sun Myung Moon (born February 25, 1920) is the Korean founder and leader of the worldwide Unification Church. He is also the founder of many other organizations and projects. One of the best-known of these is News World Communications, an international media conglomerate which publishes The Washington Times and other newspapers. He and his wife Hak Ja Han are famous for holding blessing ceremonies, often referred to as "mass weddings." Moon has said, and it is generally believed by Unification Church members, that he is the Messiah and the Second Coming of Christ and is fulfilling Jesus' unfinished mission. He has been among the most controversial modern religious leaders, both for his religious beliefs and for his social and political activism. Moon was born Mun Yong Myong. In 1953 he changed this to Mun Son-myong (which he spelled "Moon Sun Myung"). In a speech Moon explained that the hanja for moon (, ), his surname, means "word" or "literature" in Korean. The character sun (, ), composed of "fish" and "lamb" (symbols of Christianity), means "fresh." The character myung (, ), composed of "sun" and "moon," (which was part of his given name), means "bright." Together, sun-myung means "make clear." So the full name can be taken to mean "the word made clear." Moon concluded by saying, "My name is prophetic." In the English-speaking world, Moon is often referred to as Reverend Moon by Unification Church members, the general public, and the media. Unification Church members most oft...