“Religions should not be political. When the dignity and essence of human beings is collapsing, religions should assume those roles. Our task during these next four years is to become a mature religion that will permeate local communities.”

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church, hereafter FFWPU) Korea’s President Kyeung-Seuk Ryu met with reporters at the Press Center in Seoul on the 26th and stated, “The remaining four years until 2020, which marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, have been named the ‘Four Years of Hope’ with the motto ‘maturity of the people’s religion.’”

President Ryu explained, “After Rev. Moon departed from this world in 2013, we prepared the foundation and worked hard to settle down in a system rooted in the FFWPU. We will aspire to maintain the internal stability of the organization that has been working towards the salvation of humankind, peace, North-South unification, etc.”

Starting with Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon’s Holy Birthday Celebration on February 13 (January 6 by the Lunar Calendar) and ending with the Foundation Day celebration on February 20 (January 13 by the Lunar Calendar), which Rev. Moon referred to as “the day of peace and harmony,” the FFWPU will host a series of events over eight days.

Approximately 150 National Assembly members from America, England, Israel, Jordan, etc., as well as 30 media outlets from around the world, are expected to attend.

President Ryu explained, “National Assembly members visiting Korea will be participating in the International Leadership Conference (ILC) to discuss climate change, peace and stability of the Korean peninsula, the role of religion, etc.”

Regarding the annual Wonmo Pyeongae Foundation scholarship, he expressed, “10 billion won in scholarship money will be presented to approximately 2,000 students from all over the world. Fifteen religious groups, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (commonly known as the “Mormon Church”), the Korean Buddhist Taego Order, etc., will also gather to enact the Charter of Religious Peace.”

A musical entitled, “Dreams of the Cheon Il Guk Butterfly” will be presented on stage, and the Love-Sharing Festival will also be held.

Meanwhile, the FFWPU is planning to set up a 3,300㎡ building called the Korean Multicultural Peace Center (tentative name) in Seorak-myeon to ensure that the growing multicultural families will not be excluded. This building will contain cultural and educational facilities, as well as an alternative school.

President Ryu determined, “Rev. Moon said that we must unite by the year 2020. We will take the leap and become the FFWPU that will bring forth the era of unification.”....[See the original story]