'Ambassador' of peace Rev. Moon comes to RI
'Ambassador' of peace Rev. Moon comes to RI
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace,
an organization led by South Korean Sun Myung Moon, will hold the
inaugural convocation of the Universal Peace Federation of
Indonesia on Friday, hosted by former president Abdurrahman "Gus
Dur" Wahid.
The federation is part of the Universal Peace Federation,
which was launched in New York on Sept. 12 this year and attended
by 1,200 "Ambassadors of Peace" from 128 countries and
representatives from governments, religions, civil society and
the private sector.
During the September event, Moon, a self-proclaimed peace
fighter, told diplomats and dignitaries the core of world peace
was a harmonious family life.
The secretary of the Indonesian Committee for Religion and
Peace, Theophilus Bela, said Moon would share his vision and
ideas on world peace and family life during Friday's event.
"Religious leaders, public figures, top government officials,
members of the diplomatic corps, entrepreneurs, non-governmental
organization activists and youths are invited to the event," Bela
said.
Jakarta will be the 100th city Moon has visited to promote the
Universal Peace Federation. His inaugural trip to Indonesia will
mean he has traveled to 67 countries.
The federation represents the beginning of a new stage for
Moon's organization, marked by the establishment of a network of
Peace Councils across the world at the global, regional and
national levels.
This effort is being accompanied by the creation of a special
"Peace Force Initiative" that calls on volunteers from around the
world to engage in peace building programs in the world's trouble
spots.
Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, has been
portrayed as a businessman, a politician as well as a religious
leader.
Born in 1920, Moon began studying the Bible after he claimed
that he was called by Christ to help spread the message of peace.
Moon started organizing his teachings that revolve around
peace in 1945, which later came to be known as the Divine
Principle.