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Sometimes supportive, sometimes critical, this site is meant to be a thought provoking personal exploration and examination of Unification thought (as in Buddhist thought or Christian thought). This site is not affiliated with any group or organization, it is an expression of my own point-of-view. The goal of this blog is to humbly (I hope) and respectfully offer an alternative voice to partisan political views and activism (right or left) that if not examined could become institutionalized into the church culture causing the exclusion of many that would otherwise find salvation.

Also the goal is to illustrate through a comparative approach that we cannot have true religious freedom without the separation of church and state. I do wish great success and prosperity to the Unification Church as a "church." The purpose of a religion is to relieve suffering. As we have seen in the news lately and in history, unexamined religious beliefs and passions can lead to terrible, unnecessary and unintended suffering, especially when religion is used for political and secular ends rather than spiritual ones.

"With malice toward none and charity for all, let us bind up the nation's wounds."
— Abraham Lincoln

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"Why should we stubbornly adhere to a literal interpretation...when so much of the Bible makes use of symbolism and metaphor? We would do well to abandon such a narrow and old-fashioned attitude of faith." 

—Unification Church Divine Principle Chapter 2 Section 1.1

"What, then, is fascism? Fascism denies the fundamental values of modern democracy, including respect for the individual and his basic rights, freedoms of speech, the press and association, and the parliamentary system. Race or nationality is the ultimate value, to be upheld by a strong nation-state..." 

—Unification Church Divine Principle Chapter 5 Section 4.3.2