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Sun Myung Moon, Miscellaneous Religion, Biographies
Related Category: Miscellaneous Religion, Biographies
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Sun Myung Moon[sun yung mOOn] Pronunciation Key, 1920–, Korean religious leader. He was an engineering student and dock worker before founding (1954) the Unification Church with a doctrine loosely based on Christianity as interpreted by Moon, who has suggested that he may be the "real Messiah." Moon introduced the movement to the United States in the 1960s; its world headquarters are now in New York City. Moon has been accused of brainwashing converts and of various illegal activities; he was convicted (1982) of conspiracy to evade taxes.
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