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Article: Faith-based fall-out: Rev. Moon passes plate to American taxpayers.(Editorials)
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was an early supporter of President George W. Bush's "faith-based" initiative.
The founder of the controversial Unification Church gave the initiative an important boost in April of 2001, when the proposal was floundering in Congress. A Moon front group promoted a "faith-based summit" sponsored by congressional Republicans, beaming it via satellite from Washington, D.C., to 45 cities.
It now appears that Moon is being handsomely rewarded for his efforts. The San Francisco Chronicle reported last month that Moon's followers have received federal faith-based funding to run marriage seminars and promote abstinence among teenagers.
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