Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon (Korean: 문선명; Hanja: 文鮮明; born Yong Myung Moon; 6 January 1920 - 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, businessman, and conservative benefactor. He is perhaps most well known for his claims that he was the Messiah. He founded the Unification movement (members of which considered him and his wife Hak Ja Han to be their "True Parents"). The Unification movement received coverage for the "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies. Members of the movement were called "Moonies".

Moon was born in modern-day North Korea. He was raised as a Christian. After the division of the peninsula, he was convicted for spying for South Korea and sent to a North Korean labor camp. He was freed by the UN and US troops during the Korean War.

He was an anti-communist and an advocate for Korean reunification. He founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity in Seoul, South Korea, based on conservative, family-oriented teachings and new interpretations of the Bible. In 1971, he moved to the United States and became well known after giving a series of public speeches on his beliefs.

Moon is also criticized for his relationships with political figures, including US presidents Richard Nixon, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush, Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, North Korean president Kim Il-sung, and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

In Episode #149 an audience member comes to the Q'&'A portion of the press conference and takes the opportunity to promote Alex's supplements and the idea the Sun Myung Moon is the reborn Jesus Christ. This gentleman is immediately confronted while on the microphone.

Relevant Episodes by Release Date

No.	Title	Coverage start date	Coverage end date	Air date	Episode type
149	149: The Press Conference	April 10, 2018	April 10, 2018	April 13, 2018	Present Day
194	194: February 22-24, 2009	February 22, 2009	February 24, 2009	August 17, 2018	Tea Party Investigation
258	258: April 12-13, 2009	April 12, 2009	April 13, 2009	January 30, 2019	Tea Party Investigation
275	275: December 23-31, 2012	December 23, 2012	December 31, 2012	March 13, 2019	Sandy Hook Investigation
361	361: April 19, 2013	April 19, 2013	April 19, 2013	October 28, 2019	Sandy Hook Investigation