The Unification Church is a new religious movement founded in Seoul by Sun Myung Moon, who taught that he had been called to complete Jesus Christ's mission. Its official name was originally the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, and its theological text is the Divine Principle. The movement became widely known in the 1970s as its members, nicknamed Moonies by critics, recruited among young people in the West, and for its mass wedding ceremonies. It also developed business interests and media outlets, such as the Washington Times. It attracted controversy, including accusations of brainwashing and legal problems for Moon. After his death in 2012, leadership passed to his wife, Hak Ja Han, and the group renamed itself the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.
Before and after
- 23 February 1954Birth of Viktor Yushchenko
- 26 February 1954Birth of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- 4 March 1954Birth of François Fillon
- 7 April 1954Birth of Jackie Chan
- 1 May 1954Origins of Unification Church
- 6 May 1954Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four-minute mile
- 8 May 1954Founding of Asian Football Confederation
- from 15 May 1954 to 31 July 2012Founding of Latin Union
- 7 June 1954Death of Alan Turing
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