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the United States. Thereafter, members objections to political activities was
considered infidelity to Master and was like being disobedient to God." (268)
According to Wood, this policy decision by Moon, carrying with it the force of
a religious command, triggered the start of political activities in the United States-
-contrary to the statements of Salonen and other Moon Organization spokesmen
who portray UC members' political activities as the free exercise of their
independent political beliefs.
Emphasis on support of anti-Communist activities and groups brought Moon
into contact with numerous political, academic, and business leaders, contacts
which were exploited to the advantage of the Moon Organization. UC
publications contained photos of Moon meeting with Eisenhower, Thurmond,
Humphrey, Kennedy, Nixon,
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and other American political figures; publications boasted that U.S. Congressmen
and media figures supported FLF activities, and even held receptions in honor of
Moon. (269)
International Cultural Foundation
Moon founded the International Cultural Foundation (ICF) in Japan in 1968.
Its American affiliate was incorporated in New York in 1973. Among the first
directors were:
Osami (Henry) Kuboki.--President of the UC in Japan, an official in the Shokyo
Rengo and WACL, and one of the Moon Organization's stockholders in the
Diplomat National Bank;
Kim Young Whi.--Stockholder in Il Hwa Pharmaceutical Co.;
Pak Bo Hi--President of KCFF, UC of America; and
Moon.--who was also chairman of the board.
Other ICF officers were: Neil Salonen, president
Paul Werner, vice president
Dennis Orme, vice president
Michael Warder, secretary
Joe Tully, treasurer. (270)
A Moon Organization publication, the New Hope News, quoted Moon in 1975
as saying that "ICF wants to make a totally new culture."(271) The ICF functions
principally in the academic and scientific field, in much the same way as KCFF,
FLF, and other groups served in their respective fields to gain legitimacy for the
Moon Organization and expand its contacts with influential segments of society.
The two main projects of the ICF are the annual International Conference for
the Unity of the Sciences and the International Leadership Seminar.(272)
The
"Unity of the Sciences" conferences have attracted numerous prominent
scientists and academicians, including several Nobel Prize laureates. They are
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