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97. “Denominations Plan Cult Education,” The Advisor, Vol. 4, No. 6, February/March,
1983, pp. 1, 12.
98. Loc. Cit.
99. “Lutheran Cult Paper,” Cult Awareness News, Vol. II, No. 3, March, 1986, p. 5.
100. Uccusaic, Op. Cit.
101. “A Critique of the Theology of the Unification Church,” Op. Cit.
102. Shriver interview, Op. Cit.
103. Bouma, Eric. “Seminary Gains Right to Grant Degrees,” Unification News, Vol. 5, No.
12, December, 1986, p. 1 and D‟Antonio, Op. Cit.
104. Shriver interview, Op. Cit.
105. “Why Cults Succeed,” Op. Cit.
106. Craney, Glen. “CAUSA and the Black Clergy,” Christianity and Crisis, Vol. 47, No. 5,
April 6, 1987, p. 118, “Promos to 300,000 Clergy,” St. Petersburg Times, March 9,
1985 cited in The Cult Observer, June, 1985, pp. 14, 15, “Half of Nation‟s Clergy Get
Gift Tapes and Books from Moonies,” Cult Awareness Network News, March/April,
1985, p. 7.
107. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 116, “CAUSA and Ministers,” Cult Awareness Network affiliate
bulletin of June, 1986, p. 4.
108. “Mormon Leader Works with Unification Church,” Church and State, May, 1986 cited
in Cult Awareness Network News, June, 1986, p. 5, “Unification Church, Mormons Host
Conferences,” Fort Lauderdale News/Sun-Sentinel, May 1, 1986 cited in Cult
Awareness Network News, June, 1986, p. 5.
109. “Unification Church, Mormons Host,” Op. Cit.
110. “Ministers Courted,” The Barton (Vermont) Chronicle, September 26, 1984, p. 1 cited
rin The Cult Observer, October, 1984, p. 13.
111. Craney. p. 115, “Causa and Ministers,” Op. Cit.
112. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 116.
113. Ibid., p. 118.
114. Ibid., p. 116.
115. “Unification Church Continues to Court Blacks,” Chicago Defender, June 1, 1986 and
The Chicago Tribune, June 6, 1986 cited in Cult Awareness Network News, July, 1986,
p. 6. For example, Moon has stated he sees the future of black people as being
primarily concerned with the physical aspects of life in Western society. (“Unification
Church Continues,” Op. Cit., “CAUSA and Ministers,” Op. Cit.
116. “Unification Church Continues,” Op. Cit.
117. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 118, Polk telephone conversation, Op. Cit.
118. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 117, Polk telephone conversation, Op. Cit.
119. Polk telephone conversation, Op. Cit.
120. Loc. Cit.
121. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 116, Polk telephone conversation, Op. Cit. Many black church
leaders have issued warnings about the Unification Church and fear blacks have
become pawns in CAUSA‟s overall strategy to spread its ultra-conservative anti-
communist world-view (Craney. Op. Cit., pp. 115, 117, 118). Some claim the
Unification Church‟s real agenda in wooing black church leadership is “to dismantle the
black church and to discredit black leadership,” (Craney. Op. Cit., p. 116) and, “in
collusion with elements of the Christian Right, to derail the black progressive
movement” (Craney. Op. Cit., p. 115).
122. Longmuir, Harry. “How the Moonies Dupe the Professors,” London Daily Mail, April
10, 1981.
123. “Scientology Award goes to Philadelphia Minister,” The Churchman,
December/January, 1985-86 cited in Cult Awareness Network News, July, 1986, p. 2.

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124. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 119, “`Sickened‟ by Moon‟s Honorary Degree,” Letter from Zua
Moore in News Observer (Raleigh, NC) cited in The Cult Observer, September, 1985, p.
23.
125. LeBar, Father James. “Priestly Praise for Reverend Moon‟s Movement,” The Cult
Observer, October, 1985, pp. 21-22.
126. Telephone conversation with woman who prefers to remain anonymous, Op. Cit.
127. LeBar. “Priestly Praise,” Op. Cit.
128. Amici Curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, October
Term, 1983 in the case of Sun Myung Moon and Takeru Kamiyama v. United States of
America, “Ministers Courted,” Op. Cit., “Ecumenical Support for Reverend Moon,”
Update, Vol. 7, No. 2, June, 1983, pp. 30-31.
129. Castelli, Jim. “Council of Churches, Baptists, Back Scientology in Tax Case, The
Advisor, November, 1980, p. 2.
130. “Moon `Recruits‟ Clergy,” Op. Cit.
131. Lindsey. Op. Cit., “Moon `Recruits‟ Clergy,” Op. Cit., Castelli, Op. Cit., “Alamo Anti-
Catholicism,” Op. Cit.
132. Statement of Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Freedom, Op. Cit.
133. Loc. Cit. Cult critics claim the Ad Hoc Committee is headed by “those in direct
alliance with Moon,” as is the National Center for Constitutional Studies. (Cult
Awareness Network Affiliate Bulletin, July, 1986, p. 8).
134. Craney. Op. Cit., p. 188, “Moon Freed After Serving 18 Months for Tax Fraud,” The
Washington Post, August 21, 1985 and Washington Times, August 21, 1985 cited in
The Cult Observer, September, 1985, pp. 1-2.
135. “Moon Freed,” Op. Cit., p. 2.
136. Ibid., p. 1.
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Marcia R. Rudin, M.A. is Director of the International Cult Education Program and co-
author of Prison or Paradise: The New Religious Cults.
Rabbi A. James Rudin is National Interreligious Affairs Director of the American Jewish
Committee and co-author of Prison or Paradise? The New Religious Cults
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