How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church

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1. > Despite the church’s roots in Korea, it was Japan that traditionally provided as much as 70 percent of the church’s wealth, according to historians who have studied the church. A former high-ranking Japanese church member once told The Post that Moon’s organizations had brought $800 million from Japan into the United States from the mid-1970s to the mid-80s.

   Wow.

2. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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   – BBC News (A): [What did Shinzo Abe mean to Japan?](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62119498)
   – Foreign Affairs (B+): [Why Shinzo Abe Thought Japan Had to Change](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/japan/2022-07-12/why-shinzo-abe-thought-japan-had-change)
   – New Zealand Herald (A-): [Japan says final goodbye to assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/japan-says-final-goodbye-to-assassinated-former-leader-shinzo-abe/2Q2RX4JUOPB47O4W4KNQTKR3Z4/)
   – Global News (B+): [Shinzo Abe’s assassination shows political violence is growing worldwide, experts say](https://globalnews.ca/news/8984968/shinzo-abe-death-political-violence/)

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3. >When we’re talking about extreme financial demands in the Unification Church, especially in Japan, this is what we’re talking about

   https://twitter.com/HWDYKYM/status/1546694477502304259

4. “Is my property for heaven? Or does it belong to Satan? I have to make absolutely sure. I have to make sure by designating ownership.”

   “If you don’t stand on the side of heaven, you will spiritually massacre your ancestors! You will spiritually massacre all of your descendants!”

   [https://twitter.com/nezumi_ningen/status/1546672915399282688](https://twitter.com/nezumi_ningen/status/1546672915399282688)

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOz4U6MFZv4

5. I feel sad about Abe’s death because I wanted to piss on him while he was alive.