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5:15 am
Mon September 3, 2012

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church Founder, Dies

Originally published on Mon September 3, 2012 5:41 am

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, has died at the age of 92 in Korea. Unification church members viewed him as a messiah, despite allegations of cult-like behavior and financial fraud. Moon was known for presiding over mass weddings and starting the conservative newspaper The Washington Times.