Moonies

[Metis]

So, a new flavor of theist joined my workplace today, a "Unificationist". While I know the basics of Rev.Moon's creed and some of the recent changes ("We say heavenly parents not God the Father now etc") I only really know in depth some of the scandals they had back in the late 80's/early 90's in Europe. I actually thought they had died out but hey ho....

I need to read up, since he's one of those preacher types armed with pamphlets and I have to sit in a room with him for six damn hours a day. Anyone know any good books or sources about this gang? They claim to be Christian but they're so far out there with their "Eve fucked the Devil" and energy transfer stuff I don't know what angle to take this from.

[Crossless2.0]

Lol, I thought the Moonies went away around the same time that white guys stopped sporting Afros.

[Minimalist]

I would think that "go fuck yourself" would suffice.

[Surgenator]

Am I the only one who though Mooninites when seeing Moonies?

[Metis]

Lol, I thought the Moonies went away around the same time that white guys stopped sporting Afros.

So did I, sure they've become a fixed political power in South Korea but I thought they popped their clogs everywhere else. Apparently not

I would think that "go fuck yourself" would suffice.

Tempting...Very tempting, but not really something I can say in work.

Am I the only one who though Mooninites when seeing Moonies?

I always think of the Moomin myself

[Minimalist]

and I have to sit in a room with him for six damn hours a day.

How about something along the lines of " I'm here to work...not listen to your bullshit."

[JesusHChrist]

In the 90s, when I traveled rather a lot and wanted the seat next to me to remain empty, I'd open my copy of "Lets Talk about the Reverend Sun Young Moon!" and display it prominently.

[emilynghiem]

So, a new flavor of theist joined my workplace today, a "Unificationist". While I know the basics of Rev.Moon's creed and some of the recent changes ("We say heavenly parents not God the Father now etc") I only really know in depth some of the scandals they had back in the late 80's/early 90's in Europe. I actually thought they had died out but hey ho....

I need to read up, since he's one of those preacher types armed with pamphlets and I have to sit in a room with him for six damn hours a day. Anyone know any good books or sources about this gang? They claim to be Christian but they're so far out there with their "Eve fucked the Devil" and energy transfer stuff I don't know what angle to take this from.

I know they believe in keeping love in the family, and marrying as many couples as possible as a symbolic ritual of spiritual agreement and unity.

They don't really handle it well when a couple decides they aren't right for each other, as selected and ordained by the group.

The wisest thing I've ever read from Rev. Moon was talking about being centered in politics, where it takes both the right wing and the left wing for the dove to fly.

[vorlon13]

It's never come up, but if any Moonie attempts to engage me in conversation I will keep steering the conversation back to the disaster in Hell the Reverend Moon's death precipitated when Satan realized they didn't have enough blast furnaces to properly roast his apostatic ass.

[Clueless Morgan]

So, a new flavor of theist joined my workplace today, a "Unificationist". While I know the basics of Rev.Moon's creed and some of the recent changes ("We say heavenly parents not God the Father now etc") I only really know in depth some of the scandals they had back in the late 80's/early 90's in Europe. I actually thought they had died out but hey ho....

I need to read up, since he's one of those preacher types armed with pamphlets and I have to sit in a room with him for six damn hours a day. Anyone know any good books or sources about this gang? They claim to be Christian but they're so far out there with their "Eve fucked the Devil" and energy transfer stuff I don't know what angle to take this from.

If he brings up his group and tries to get you to attend a meeting or retreat or something report him to HR - he's as good as proselytizing to you which is completely inappropriate in the workplace, and since the Moonies have a generally questionable reputation you'll probably find allies in HR (where you might not if this guy was just mainstream evangelical or something).

As for researching the Moonies, start with their wikipedia page and go through the bibliography there.

The only book I've ever read about the Moonies wasn't about the Moonies, it was written by an ex-member-turned-cult-exit-counselor Steve Hassan and was called Combating Cult Mind Control. It's a fascinating read and a nice little portion of it talks about how the author was recruited into the Moonies, what he did while he was in, and how he got out.

Identify your aims with this guy. If all you want from him to for him to shut up and do his job, I'd stick with the HR-reporting plan. If you're actually interested in engaging him, do your own research on the group - it's practically guaranteed you'll learn more about the Moonies "true" beliefs online than this guy would tell you. If you want to talk him out of the Moonies, I'd give Hassan's book a read as he gives some advice on how to facilitate communication and trying to engage the "real" personality in this guy, not the cult personality.

And keep us posted on developments, I'm kind of interested now...