Appeals court sentences Rep. Kweon to 2-yr prison term over funds from Unification Church
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Latest news on the Unification Church, also known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, a new religious movement founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon in South Korea. The church's stated goal is to bring about world peace and unification through the teachings of the Bible and the Principle, which is Moon's unique interpretation of Scripture. The church has been accused of being a cult by some religious and secular groups, and its members have been the target of protests and violence.