The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in Japan since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could ...

Moon's central tenets are written in "The Divine Principle" (1954), and members of the Unification Church, also known as the Universal Peace Federation, were eventually nicknamed "moonies." ...

If confirmed, the sect nicknamed the ‘Moonies’ may become the third religious group ordered to disband in Japan.

The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in the country since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could soon fall even further from grace.

Hassan says he was drawn into political activities through what were believed to be fronts for the Unification Church. In 1974, he and hundreds of members -- known as Moonies after their leader's ...

The Unification Church was founded in South Korea. Followers are known as “Moonies” after the group’s founder, Sun Myung Moon. The Unification Church became known for its mass wedding ...

The Unification Church was born from the ruins of the Korean ... gave even larger numbers to show how dangerous Moon and the ‘moonies’ were”, says Bromley. But the real gift of Moon was ...

The Supreme Court upheld a ruling against the Unification Church and pushed the scandal-ridden religious organization closer toward dissolution. In a decision dated March 3, the Supreme Court ...

Authorities said in October 2023 they were seeking to dissolve the influential sect, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies ... who resented the Unification Church.

Tokyo (AFP) – The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny ... founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon. The church is accused of ...