Supporters
These are some people well known for their support of the Unification Church.
- Ralph Abernathy, minister, civil rights leader, served as vice president of the Unification Church-affiliated group American Freedom Coalition, and served on two Unification Church boards of directors.
- Neil Bush, businessman, son of United States president George H. W. Bush and brother of president George W. Bush, promoted Moon at events in Asia and the United States.
- Danny K. Davis, United States congressman co-sponsored a 2004 ceremony in which Moon was crowned the "King of Peace."
- Louis Farrakhan, the leader of The Nation of Islam, an African American Islamic organization, served as a "co-officiator" at a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church. In 2000 the Unification Church co-sponsored the Million Family March, a rally in Washington D.C to celebrate family unity and racial and religious harmony, along with the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan was the main speaker at the event.
- Morton Kaplan, author and University of Chicago professor of political science. Editor of Unification Church owned The World & I magazine and organizer of church sponsored conferences.
- Douglas MacArthur II, American diplomat. Chairman of the World Media Association and member of the editorial advisory board of the Washington Times.
- Emmanuel Milingo, now excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop, married by Moon in 2001 to Unification Church member and supporter of Unification Church projects.
- Richard L. Rubenstein, author and educator. Appointed by Moon as president of the University of Bridgeport.
- Ryoichi Sasakawa, businessman, philanthropist, World War Two war criminal. Supported Moon’s anti-communist work in Asia.
- Ninian Smart (1927 – 2001), Scottish author and professor at University of Lancaster and University of California at Santa Barbara. President of the American Academy of Religion. Supported the Inter Religious Federation for World Peace, the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences and other Unification Church affiliated projects.
- George Augustus Stallings, Jr., former Roman Catholic priest. Organized Washington D.C. coronation of Moon. Married by Moon.
- Peter Tapsell, former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. In 2006, he sponsored the Unification Church organization Universal Peace Federation in New Zealand and spoke at a rally with Mrs. Moon.
Read more about this topic: List Of Unification Church Members
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