Family Peace Association

The Family Peace Association was officially inaugurated on December 2, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea where it announced its mission: “To enlighten humanity by uplifting their spiritual consciousness through universal principles and values rooted in God-centered families.” It is still in its formative stages of development.[1][2][3][4]

The co-founders of the Family Peace Association are Hyun Jin Moon and Junsook Moon.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Jinman Kwak is the current president.[11][12][13]

In his address at the Inaugural Ceremony, Hyun Jin Moon expressed that the Family Peace Association was created to carry on the trans-religious work his late father, Sun Myung Moon, sought to accomplish with the establishment of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). Hyun Jin Moon held a key leadership role in FFWPU from 1998 to 2008. He stated, "I can no longer work through the FFWPU because it is not true to my father’s original mission", and dedicated the Family Peace Association as the "new vehicle" to realize his father's intentions of "creating a global movement to inspire all humanity to establish God-centered families."[14]

It was suggested that the Family Peace Association could play a leadership role in the reunification of the Korean peninsula through a focus on reuniting families divided between North and South.[15]

Relation to the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification and Sun Myung Moon

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification[16] was established in 1994 by Sun Myung Moon.[17] Sun Myung Moon stated at the founding of the FFWPU that he never intended to create a new religion, but to open an age after religion where families would serve as the core of spiritual and character growth.[18][19] Sun Myung Moon has even stated that the HSA-UWC, the predecessor to FFWPU which he established in 1954, was meant to foster ecumenical cooperation among Christian sects to promote families with deep spirituality and a commitment to serving their larger society.[20][21]

By 1994, HSA-UWC had evolved into an entity that resembled a church for people who ascribed to shared beliefs and rituals.[22] Therefore, in 1994, HSA-UWC was closed, and the FFWPU was launched as a new entity. The FFWPU was created as a broad-based social movement to promote healthy families and strong societies.[23] According to a memo from the HSA-UWC North America Headquarters in 1997, from the beginning it was clear that the two entities, FFWPU and HSA-UWC, were separate entities, both in objectives and legally.[24]

Hyun Jin Moon was appointed vice-president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification in 1998.[25] His leadership style and proposed reforms to dismantle the church structure and create a family-based peace movement were met with resistance and accusations of being unorthodox, eventually leading to his replacement in 2008 with his younger brother, Hyung Jin Sean Moon.[26]

The Family Peace Association maintains that it was established to carry on the original mission of the FFWPU to expand certain universal principles and values related to God-centered families to a broader, non-sectarian audience.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Family Peace Association - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "가정평화협회 창설". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "가정평화협회 창설". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "가정평화협회 창설, 환영사하는 곽진만 조직위원장". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ↑ 송, 홍근. "문현진 가정평화협회 창설자". shindonga.donga.com (in Korean). Shin Dong A. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "문현진 곽전숙 가정평화협회 창설자 내외". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "기조연설하는 문현진 박사". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "가정평화협회 창설". Segye Times (in Korean). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "기조연설하는 문현진 박사". Buja Dongne Times (in Korean). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "가정평화협회 창설, 축사하는 사이드 아킬 시라즈 총재". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Introvigne, Massimo. "Family Peace Association – WRSP". wrldrels.org. World Religions and Spirituality. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. ↑ 이, 동원. "가정평화협회 창설, 환영사하는 곽진만 조직위원장". Buja Dongne Times (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  13. ↑ 이, 채봉. "가정평화협회 창설, 환영사하는 곽진만 조직위원장". Segye Times (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Family Peace Association Inaugural Ceremony Founder's Address - Family Peace Association". Family Peace Association. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Rai, Markandey (2 February 2018). "Indo-Korean Emotional Connect - THE DAYAFTER". THE DAYAFTER. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "FFWPU International Headquarters – Practicing True Love in Resemblance to Heavenly Parent". familyfedihq.org. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "Together as Families". familyfed.org. FFWPU USA. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  18. ↑ Fisher, Marc; Leen, Jeff. "WashingtonPost.com: The Cult Controversy". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  19. ↑ Introvigne, Massimo. "CESNUR - From the Unification Church to the Unification Movement, 1994-1999: Five Years of Dramatic Changes". www.cesnur.org. Center for Studies on New Religions. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  20. ↑ Moon, Sun Myung. "Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity - Sun Myung Moon". www.tparents.org. Retrieved 28 February 2018. There are so many religions, while separated and disintegrated, are proud of only their respective historical backgrounds, and wield power that influences many nations, and has separate traditions firmly established. This is the sad reality seen from Heaven's side who wants to unify the world... what the members of Unification church should know is how we can bring the unity among these religions.
  21. ↑ Moon, Sun Myung (1985). "34". God's will and the world. New York: Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity. ISBN 978-0910621472. Retrieved 28 February 2018. So why the term, "Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity"? ...when a marginal man such as Reverend Moon is attempting to unite world Christianity, everybody always feels uncomfortable... By what means can I unite Christianity throughout the world? By the Holy Spirit. Hence the name Holy Spirit Association… The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity means an association, not a church.
  22. ↑ Introvigne, Massimo, 2000, The Unification Church Studies in Contemporary Religion, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, ISBN 1-56085-145-7, pages 47-52
  23. ↑ Moon, Sun Myung. "THE FAMILY FEDERATION FOR COSMIC PEACE AND UNIFICATION AND THE COSMIC ERA OF BLESSED FAMILY". Unification.net. Retrieved 28 February 2018. Up until now, the religions of the world have focused upon individual level salvation. But once we come out of that shell and follow True Parents we enter into the family level.... For this purpose, Father took down the HSA-UWC sign and placed a new sign: The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification... we are living in the cosmic era of Blessed families... The members of the Family Federation for World Peace are not just Christians. They are the sovereigns of nations and powerful leaders.
  24. ↑ Hendricks, Tyler. "The Relation Between HSA-UWC and FFWPU". www.tparents.org. HSA-UWC North America Headquarters. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  25. ↑ "Today's World - July 1998 - Volume 19, Number 7" (PDF). Unification.net. World Mission Department of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  26. ↑ Introvigne, Massimo. "Unification Movement Schismatic Groups (2012-Present) – WRSP". wrldrels.org. World Religions and Spirituality. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  27. ↑ Introvigne, Massimo. "Family Peace Association – WRSP". wrldrels.org. World Religions and Spirituality. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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