Cult : The Unificatio Church

(A cult in the webster’s is defined as,” a system of religious worship, especially with the reference to it’s rites and ceremonies”.) The word cult comes from the Latin word cultus, which means “worship”. “In this sense the cultic act is an act of worship, involving external rites and ceremonies as well as attitudes of reverential homage”(12). But what makes a cult, a cult? At one point in time Lutheranism, evangelical Jews, and …

…Reverend Moon has been an avid patron and has formed a group called the “Little Angels”. They are “a children’s folk ballet which has given more than 3,000 performances during seventeen world-tours”(3 of 4). Reverend Moon has committed himself into “developing resources in all areas of human life”(4 of 4). These institutions and project have certainly one goal in mind- it is to unify peoples of all different cultures, races, and religion for the betterment of society.