Saif Gaddafi, Jose de Venecia, and the Universal Peace Federation

The Observer reports on the Gaddafi International Charity & Development Foundation: The ruling body of the London School of Economics was so concerned about the university’s burgeoning links to the Gaddafi regime that in 2009 it quietly forced one of its professors to stand down from a foundation run by the dictator’s son. … [David] Held was […]

Nation of Islam Promoting Dianetics

From the Florida St Petersburg Times: Leaders of the Nation of Islam are in Tampa to mark the 15th anniversary of the Million Man March. …Nation of Islam leaders have had ties with Scientology recently, but Muhammad would not say if they were meeting with Scientologists in this area. “We are studying the Dianetics as […]

Emmanuel Milingo: Rev Moon’s Patriarch for Africa

From the Lusaka Times: Former Lusaka Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo will this weekend be installed as a patriarch of Africa in charge of the southern African region. …Archbishop Milingo told the Times in Lusaka that the ceremony would follow a similar one held in Cameroun which was organised by five churches. …He said the gathering […]

Rev Moon’s NGO to Hold “Holocaust Commemoration” in House of Lords

Rev Sun Myung Moon’s Universal Peace Federation announces an event  to be held in the House of Lords of the British Parliament: ‘Genocide Awareness and Holocaust Commemoration’ House of Lords Committee Room 4A (Map) Hosted by Lord King of West Bromwich 5:00 – 7:00 pm, 1st February, 2010 You are cordially invited to a discussion of […]

Catholic Breakaway Church Linked to Rev Moon Formed in Uganda

The Uganda New Vision reports on the establishment of the “Catholic Apostolic National Church in Uganda”, which allows priests to marry and which has therefore attracted: A Catholic sect that allows its priests to marry has registered and opened a branch in Uganda, with its headquarters in Jinja. The Catholic Apostolic National Church, which does not allow women to become priests, […]

Fiji’s Christian Police Force Compared to Taliban

The official website of the Fiji police force carries a remarkable report, published in June: Suva wakes up to heavenly noises as Fiji’s Police Force Band and officers excite the Fijian Public with Gospel music and dancing and sharing a common bond- Jesus Christ. And this is the ‘Only strategy’ the Fiji Police Force is now […]

Milingo to Expand Moon’s Influence in Kenya

From the Nairobi Standard: [A] planned visit to the country by renegade former Roman Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia is set to cause ripples within the local church that is grappling with the problem of priests leaving the church to marry. Milingo is due in the country later this month to ordain three former […]

Saudi UN “Culture of Peace” Conference to Presage Rev. Moon’s UN Interfaith Council?

From (cough) Fox News: Critics are blasting the United Nations for hosting a meeting to talk about religious and cultural tolerance sponsored by Saudi Arabia, a country in which the U.S. government has said religious freedom is non-existent. Following up on an interfaith meeting they held in Madrid in July, the Saudis asked the United Nations to […]

Global Peace Festival Reps at Downing Street “Peace Week” Meeting

22 November will see the London “Global Peace Festival“, one of several events that have been held around the world over the past few months. The Festival’s slogan is “One Family Under God”, and it is being organised by the Universal Peace Federation. The UPF, as I’ve noted in the past (and chronicle on my spin-off […]

Nation of Islam and Unification Church in Mongolia

Further details at my Ambassadors for Moon blog.