Ohkawa admits the church has turn
ed its interests toward running
businesses. Part of Moon's doctrine is
to aid people, which takes a lot of
money, mpre than can be raised by
selling flowers, Ohkawa says
A newsletter published by the Kansas
City Fellowship of Reconciliation, an
anti cult group, reports that CAUSA
(meaning cause in Spanish) has chan
neled as much as $ 100 million in aid to
the Nicaraguan Contras CAUSA is a
subsidiary of the Unification Church
whose purpose is "to provide Latin
Americans with an ideological
framework in their struggle against
communism " CAUSA was founded in
1980 and is active in 18 Latin
American countries
The Unification Church has sent
money to the Contras, says Ohkawa.
but adds that $100 million is an over
exaggeration.
Ohkawa cites education as a primary
need for more money The church
would “eventually like to set up a
University in the U S ," he says
Father William Kent, a Roman
Catholic priest and the associate direc
tor at the Positive Action Center, has
developed a list of some of the
businesses the church owns
There are no businesses owned by
the church in F.ugene. but in Portland
there is a sushi restaurant, a construc
tion company and an art gallery, Kent
says In the Seattle area there are also
restaurants and a large fishing enter
prise. he says
According to Kent. Moon is trying to
create a vertical fishing monopoly His
operation catches the fish, processes
the fish and builds the boats Most of
Moon’s businesses are operated but not
owned by Unification members
What Greek finds questionable about
Moon's business interests is that he uses
church funds to start businesses that
eventually turn a profit
Moon's business interests extend far
beyond the United States, however
According to Greek. Unification
Church officials have admitted having
assets worth several billions of dollars
"In Uraguay. Moon interests have pur
chased a 357 room hotel the most
modern printing press, the third largest
newspaper and controlling shares in its
(Uraguay) third largest private bank In
the past two years," she says
Moon's business interests in Japan,
Korea and Europe are also quite
extensive
Moon also raises money through
inning nis Japanese
members. Johnson says In
the United States, the
Unification Church recruits
individuals; in Japan entire
families are recruited, he
says
Moon's financial status
hasn't always been con
sidered legitimate “In ll)84
Moon entered Danbury
Federal Prison to serve an
18 month sentence for con
spiracy to file false tax
returns, to obstruct justice
and to commit perjury,
wrote Fred Clarkson in his
article. "God Is Phasing Out
Democracy
Some people also ques
tion Moon's political
ideology According to a
congressional subcommittee
report Moon's ultimate
goal is the establishment of a
worldwide government in
which the separation of
church and state would be
abolished and which would
be governed by Moon and
his followers.”
The same report also
stated that in 1‘17J Moon
told his followers. "We must
have an automatic
theocracy to rule the world
Moon's political activities have a
strong right-wing influence His doc
trine preaches against communism
"(We) have a clear understanding why
communism can’t be the solution to to
day's problems We have better ideals
than communism a counter
proposal to communism we call
Godism,” Ohkawa says
According to Clarkson. CAUSA
donated $250,000 to the Conservative
Youth Foundation in ll)85, $5,000 to
the California Republican Youth
Caucus in 1984 and $10,(KH) to the
Republican National Committee in
1984
Moon is also an outspoken supporter
of the Reagan administration and sup
ported Nixon up to and after his
impeachment
lI was getting tired, and I knew
that I was beginning to lose it.’
— Karen Creighton
Pamphlets distributed by church
members promoting CAUSA, banner a
headline pronouncing <» “God
Centered Counterproposal to Atheistic
Communism
"One of the principle organizations
through which the extreme right and
the international anticommunist
organizations expand their influence is
the Unification Church and the
numerous front groups which he
(Moon) and his chief lieuterant. Bo Hi
Pak, a former CIA agent, have
created," •'ays Jon Lee and Scott
Anderson in their book. “Inside the
League
According to Anderson and Lee's
book. Moon's disciples are still being
trained in government sponsored, anti
communist training centers scattered
throughout South Korea
Outside of Moon s
political and economical in
tercsts. Moon also appears
to have an interest in yarning
the respect of the intellectual
community, Johnson says
Millions of dollars are
p u rn p e d into w o r I d
seminars Such conferences
bear titles like "International
Conference for the Unity of
the Sciences." which pro
lessors, scientists, ministers
and other professional peo
pie are given all expense
Johnson, who has attend
ed some of these con
ferences. says they are
basically meetings to discuss
religion and politics 1 he
conferences are not so much
to push the Unification
philosophy but to gain the
respect of the intellectual
community, to "build good
will, Johnson says
CAUSA sponsors
workshops and breakfasts
on a local level. Inviting
clergy members from till
denominations, says
Presbyterian Pastor Tom
Heger of Campus Interfailh
Ministries Ihe problem
Heger has with these "meetings is that
when they're advertised, they are not
readily identified as being affiliated with
the Unification Church Heger believes
that in this respect, the church is being
“less that honest
Heger believes the Unification
Church has a right to form a student
group (CARP) as long as they stay
honest about their identity Heger is
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