Rev. Moon Gives Details for New Religious Organization

The Reverend Sun Myung Moon outlined his plan for a new,

international religious body that he hopes will one day serve as a part of

the United Nations.

In a speech here this afternoon before a cross section of 400

world leaders, Rev. Moon revealed detailed plans for the new religious

body. He asked those in attendance, "Might it not even be possible to

imagine the UN as adopting a two-house structure?" He suggested one house

representing the nations' political interests and another house, a senate,

representing the more religious and internal aspects of society.

Through mutual respect and cooperation, said Rev. Moon, these two

houses would be able to contribute enormously to the realization of world

peace. The political wisdom if the world's leaders, he explained, could

thus be effectively complemented by the wisdom and vision of the world's

most prominent religious leaders.

It's widely believed that Rev. Moon considers this new

organization the culmination of a lifetime dedicated to world peace. Its

founding members will be the leadership of twelve other cultural groups

that he has been supporting for many years.

Introducing Rev. Moon at today's inaugural was Prof. Ninian Smart,

a professor of comparative religions at the University of California at

Santa Barbara. "Rev. Moon is to be praised for this initiative," said Dr.

Smart. He then listed ten war zones in the world whose conflicts are

rooted in religious strife.

Dr. Nicholas Kittrie, chair of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for

Justice and Peace, which is located in Washington, DC, also voiced his

support for the new initiative. "Rev. Moon and his followers are not only

capable of dreaming impossible dream but are capable of implementing

impossible dream," said Dr. Kittrie. The name of the new organization

will be, "The Inter-Religious and International Federation for World

Peace".

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Damian J. Anderson damian@unification.net http://www.unification.net