Dennis Orme

Dennis Frederick Orme (born 17 June 1938), former leader of Unification Churches in England, theologian and author.[1][2][3][4][5] Orme and his wife were among the earliest Western followers of the Unification Church[6] and he is perhaps best known for his unsuccessful personal lawsuit for libel against Associated Newspapers Group.[2][7]

Life

Orme was born in Bedford in 1938.[3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and HMS Conway where he served as a cadet, midshipman and later navigating officer.[3][4]

Orme’s travels in China, Japan, Malaya and other far eastern countries led to a deep fascination with the Orient.[4] In his spare time he devoted himself to the study of philosophy and psychology, eventually leaving the Navy to study at University before joining the Unification Church where he was one of the earliest Western born followers.[4] Following a meeting with Sun Myung Moon he later became head of Unification Churches in England[1][2] and an author on theological matters.[5][8][9]

In 1978 the Daily Mail published an article about the Unification Church claiming that it was ‘the church that breaks up families’.[10] Orme issued legal proceedings against the Associated Newspaper Group, owner of the Daily Mail, for libel and the case went to the High Court in 1980.[10] Although a jury trial involving 100 witnesses held that the article was not libellous, the Unification Church appealed the decision which was eventually upheld in the Court of Appeal.[10] The Unification Church was ordered to pay one million pounds in costs and the Inland Revenue were instructed to investigate the tax-free status of the Church.[10]

Selected works
  • Orme, Dennis F. (1999). The golden age of the seventh millennium. Living God Publications. ISBN 978-0-9582156-0-2. OCLC 45237723.
  • Orme, Dennis F (1975). A Christian manifesto for our land. Federation for World Peace and Unification. ISBN 978-0-905307-00-8. OCLC 2543087.

References
  1. Street-Porter, Janet (2010). Fall Out. Headline. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7553-6123-6.
  2. Richardson, Professor James T; Bellanger, Professor François (2014). Legal Cases, New Religious Movements, and Minority Faiths. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4724-2874-5.
  3. Kohler, Sue A.; Carson, Jeffrey R.; Arts, United States. Commission of Fine (1978). Sixteenth Street Architecture. Commission of Fine Arts.
  4. "Into Divine Principle, My Testimony – Dennis F. Orme". The Words of the Orme Family. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "Results for 'au:Orme, Dennis F.' [WorldCat.org]". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. I.F. Magazine. 1–3. Media Consortium. 1997. p. 25.
  7. Dennis F. Orme (1982). Dennis Frederick Orme (plaintiff) V. Associated Newspapers Group Inc. (defendants) in the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Before Mr. Justice Comyn and a Jury. Transcribed by the Association of Official Shorthandwriters. OCLC 84845476.
  8. Orme, Dennis F (1975). A Christian manifesto for our land. Federation for World Peace and Unification. ISBN 978-0-905307-00-8. OCLC 2543087.
  9. Simons, William (1974). A Pilgrim's Guide to Planet Earth: Traveler's Handbook & Spiritual Directory. Spiritual Community Publications. ISBN 978-0-913852-07-1.
  10. Richardson, James T; Bellanger, François (2014). Legal Cases, New Religious Movements, and Minority Faiths. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4724-2874-5.
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