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Article: Religious Right Joins Rev. Moon At Pro-Bush Inaugural Luncheon.
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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Top leaders of the Religious Right, including Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President James Merritt, were among the crowd at a Jan. 19 "Inaugural Prayer Luncheon for Unity and Renewal" sponsored by an arm of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church.
The Washington, D.C., event was put on by The Washington Times Foundation, a non-profit group founded by Moon. The controversial Korean evangelist, who preaches that he is the new messiah sent by God to complete the failed mission of Jesus, spoke at the event and received an award for his work in support of family values, the Moon-owned Washington Times reported.
The Rev. Billy McCormack, a Christian ...