WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress have come under fire after recent news reports revealed their participation in a March 23 Capitol Hill “coronation” of South Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon.
At the ceremony, Moon was presented with an ornate crown and robe and declared himself “humanity’s savior, messiah, returning lord and true parent.”
Moon is head of the Unification Church, which is considered by most mainstream Christian leaders to be a cult. Nonetheless, he has been a generous donor to many Religious Right causes, such as Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
Moon is also the owner of the conservative Washington Times newspaper and the United Press International news service.
However, the ceremony was apparently a bipartisan affair. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) carried Moon’s crown, and Sen. Mark Dayton (R-Minn.) also attended. Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) gave introductory remarks, and several other members of Congress were listed as co-hosts for the event. All reportedly denied knowing that they would be participating in a coronation ceremony for Moon.
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