Oh Please, Oh Please, Oh Please, Get The Day Pass And Check This Out !!!

[WillyT]

Randi Rhodes spoke of this today, but it's on Salon and you have to get an 8 hour Day Pass to see the whole article.

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On March 23, the Dirksen Senate Office Building was the scene of a coronation ceremony for Rev. Sun Myung Moon, owner of the conservative Washington Times newspaper and UPI wire service, who was given a bejeweled crown by Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill. Afterward, Moon told his bipartisan audience of Washington power players he would save everyone on Earth as he had saved the souls of Hitler and Stalin -- the murderous dictators had been born again through him, he said. In a vision, Moon said the reformed Hitler and Stalin vouched for him, calling him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."

To many observers, this bizarre scene would have looked like the apocalypse as depicted in "Left Behind" novels. Moon, 84, the benefactor of conservative foundations like the American Family Coalition -- who served time in the 1980s for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice -- has views somewhere to the right of the Taliban's Mullah Omar. Moon preaches that gays are "dung-eating dogs," Jews brought on the Holocaust by betraying Jesus, and the U.S. Constitution should be scrapped in favor of a system he calls "Godism" -- with him in charge. The man crowned "King of Peace" by congressmen once said, according to sermons reprinted in his church's Unification News: "Suppose I were to hit you with the baseball bat to stop you, bloodying your ear and breaking a bone or two, yet still you insisted on doing more work for Father."

What, exactly, drew at least a dozen members of Congress to Moon's coronation? (By the Unification Church's estimate, 81 congressmen attended, although that number is probably high.) The event was the grand finale of Moon's coast-to-coast "tear down the cross" Moonification tour, intended to remove Christian crosses from almost 300 churches in poor neighborhoods -- the idea being that the cross was an obstacle to uniting religions under Moon. Yet the Dirksen ceremony was sold as a celebration of world peace. According to a cheery promotional video released by Moon's International and Interreligious Federation for World Peace, the ceremony marked the dawn of "the era of the Eternal Peace Kingdom, one global family under God." Moon's coronation also cured God's pain, the announcer explains.

By all accounts, most of the congressmen in attendance didn't expect a coronation. Instead, they thought they were heading to an awards dinner honoring activists from their home states as "Ambassadors for Peace." A flier for the event claimed an impressive who's-who of organizers, including Republicans Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland and Charlie Black, a top Republican strategist. Democrats were named, too, like Rep. Harold Ford of Tennessee, who, incidentally, claims to have not even heard of the event.

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Link: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/06/21/moon/index.html

The end IS near.

I think I'm gonna drown myself in a vat of Merlot, after smoking a boxcar full of bud, then laughing and crying myself absolutely silly!!!

AAaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!!

:wow::silly::wow:

[LittleApple81]

1. This has been around DU for a while. By the way I had the same reaction

as you. Sweet fog embrace me...

[WillyT]

3. Well... This Article Is From Yesterday, And Absolutely Kicks Ass !!!

But thanks, I hadn't heard of this before!

Damn, can't take a day offa DU can ya, LOL!!!

:hi:

[mopinko]

2. danny davis is trying to splain dis

he was on the radio this morning, sputtering, and insisting that they were honoring moon as a parent, and celebrating family values. i want some of what he was smokin when he agreed to this. i always thought he was a great, smart guy. geez.

[aquart]

4. Who is Danny Davis explaining TO? Who's mad over this?

[mopinko]

14. he was on wbez this morning

hemmin and hawin

[proud patriot]

5. I remember the moonies at the airports when I was a kid in the 70s

they handed out flowers :crazy:

My republican grandparents gave me advice about moonies
"STAY AWAY FROM THEM" I still live by that advice .

I always loved how the movie "Airplane" portrayed the moonies.

[PaDUer]

6. Bunch of sick fucks..

and now those who attended, are trying to cover their asses by saying it wasn't presented to them to be a coronation.

[WillyT]

7. Not Much Of A Separation Of Church And State When You Are...

putting a crown on god's head in a government building, eh???

:nuke:

[ucmike]

8. chewable morphine, please.

this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet, this isn't real i read it on the internet....................

i'm going to sleep and hope that i forget all about this made up article that can't possibly be real cause that would mean that the reasonable people have all left and i'm stuck here by myself with the lunatics.

[WillyT]

13. I'm With You ucmike... But Hey... Welcome To DU Either Way, LOL !!!

:bounce::hi::bounce:

Oy...

:shrug:

[aquart]

20. Welcome to DU.

The internet knows all.

[Cheswick2.0]

24. you have now entered the Twilight Zone

do do do do do do do do dooooooo

Welcome to DU. We are all as baffled and horrified as you are.

[Liberal_Dog]

9. I Thought This Had To Be A Joke

I was sure Randi was kidding about this. It is disheartening that any Dem would be involved in such a ceremony.

[stevedeshazer]

10. Here's another tidbit that's interesting about this story

link: http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?letter_id=95105586

Letters To Leaders
All messages are published with permission of the sender. The general topic of this message is Foreign Affairs:
Subject:
Your attendance at Moon's "coronation"
To:
Rep. Curt Weldon

June 12, 2004
You owe taxpayers an explanation as to why you attended a "coronation" of Reverand Sun Myung Moon which was held on March 23rd on federal property, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

According to reports which were originally published on the washington Post's website,
Moon told guests at the Dirksen Senate Office Building that Hitler and Stalin, having cleaned up their acts, had, in a rare public statement from beyond the grave, called him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."

Might I remind you that Section 9 of the Constitution forbids giving out titles of nobility?

http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=131
Irwin , PA
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This Moon stuff is so bizarre. If even half the American people knew about this crazy shit....

[PaDUer]

26. Who was the senator

that arranged for them to use this room?

[stevedeshazer]

27. Good question

Bet we never find out.

[xray s]

11. you want to drive a wedge into the heart of the Republicans fundie right?

Find every Christian fundie website you can and shout loud about the link between the Republicans and the Washington Times and the Moonies and the "Tear Down The Cross" tour.

yeah, that should go over big in the red states.

[Liberal_Dog]

12. I Wonder..

what O'Reilly thinks about the "Tear Down The Cross" tour. He is always whining about the ACLU taking down Christian symbols. :)

[WillyT]

15. You Guys Have A Great Point Here !!!

They have tried to keep this secret from the public, meaning us, AND the right-wing nuts that might form their own American Jihad if they knew this shit was going down.

Should we tell 'em???

:evilgrin:

[proud patriot]

16. I think we should

:think:

[Gin]

17. Hey...........I thought shrub was the messiah........come on folks....

will the real messiah please stand up?

[WillyT]

19. Hey !!! - A New Reality TV Show: 'Who's Your Cloud Daddy ???'

We could make 'em walk on water and everything!!!

:bounce::evilgrin::bounce:

[Demonaut]

29. Go to the Unification Church web site and use its search for "take down"

and you will see many references to removing crosses from churches, in return God will give you a crown......wtf!!! Fundies have no idea what they are getting into.

[juajen]

18. I've read this before, and seen the invitation with a list of congressmen

What I don't remember are Bush connections with moonies. Info, anyone?

[Stephanie]

21. Poppy Bush has accepted jillions from Moon

Someone here will have the correct figure. I think he got a big chunk for giving a speech.

How is this possible in a US govt building?

[Maeve]

22. And it finally hits the mainstream!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61932-2004Jun22.html

[Stephanie]

23. Excerpt:

A (D) by their name should not prevent us from excoriating any Congress members who were involved with this:

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At the March 23 ceremony in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) wore white gloves and carried a pillow holding an ornate crown that was placed on Moon's head. The Korean-born businessman and religious leader then delivered a long speech saying he was "sent to Earth . . . to save the world's six billion people. . . . Emperors, kings and presidents . . . have declared to all Heaven and Earth that Reverend Sun Myung Moon is none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."

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The event's co-sponsors were the Washington Times Foundation, the United Press International Foundation, the American Family Coalition, the American Clergy Leadership Conference and the Women's Federation for World Peace, according to the invitation. Stallings, a former Roman Catholic priest who was married in Moon's church, said Moon's association with those organizations is well known.

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Use of the Dirksen building requires a senator's approval. Dayton said he gave no such permission, and Stallings said the question of who did so is "shrouded in mystery."

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Several Web sites quoted Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) as praising Moon at the event for "always standing up for what is right." In an interview yesterday, Cummings said, "I don't recall saying that. That may have been confused with what I was saying" about Bishop Joseph Showell, a constituent being honored.

The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a Democrat who was the District's congressional delegate for 10 years, was the event's master of ceremonies and recipient of a "National Crown of Peace" award. Also speaking at the event was Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.).

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So who DID give permission to use the SENATE office building for this??

[Cheswick2.0]

25. I agree

Davis said in an interview that he is a lifelong Methodist who does not agree with many of Moon's religious teachings. But he praised Moon's efforts to promote world peace. Davis said that some Moon associates have donated money to his congressional campaigns, but that that has nothing to do with his support for Moon's organization.


Oh give me a break.

[WillyT]

28. Kick !!!

:kick: