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• Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
• Unification Church founder Moon dies at 92
• Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon dies in South Korea
• Moon, self-declared messiah of Unification Church
• Rev. Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92
• Fellow Mormons laud Romney for raising church's profile
• Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92
• Blasphemy case: Christian girl's accuser arrested for planting evidence
• Pakistan police arrest imam who accused Christian girl of blasphemy
• Pakistani police arrest Christian girl's accuser
• Pakistan police arrest Christian girl's accuser
• Cardinal says Catholic Church '200 years out of date'

Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 04:55 PM PDT The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshippers.

Unification Church founder Moon dies at 92 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 03:52 PM PDT Sun Myung Moon, the self-styled messiah from South Korea who founded the controversial Unification Church and a business empire spanning from cars to sushi, died Monday at the age of 92.

Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon dies in South Korea Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:42 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Sun Myung Moon, the founder and head of the Unification Church which has millions of followers around the world, died at a retreat near the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday, church officials said. Moon was 92 and had suffered complications from pneumonia, the officials said. Moon had been hospitalized in Seoul in mid-August and was moved to the retreat last week when his family and church believed there was little chance of recovery. ...

Moon, self-declared messiah of Unification Church Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:07 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Sun Myung Moon, a self-declared messiah and founder of the Unification Church, died aged 92 on Monday leaving millions of followers and a South Korean-based global empire of religious and business interests. Moon believed he was chosen by Jesus Christ to continue the work of establishing an ideal world of peace and harmony. From 1961 until recently, he oversaw mass weddings at which thousands were matched with spouses they sometimes had just met and who, in some cases, did not even speak the same language. ...

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:52 PM PDT GAPYEONG, South Korea - The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but was spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshippers.

Fellow Mormons laud Romney for raising church's profile Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT WOLFEBORO, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mormon churchgoers on Sunday thanked Mitt Romney for raising the church's profile in his race for the White House and praised the Republican candidate's acceptance speech at a nominating convention in Tampa, Florida last week. Romney, who would be the first Mormon president if he wins the November 6 election, sat smiling with his wife, Ann, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, spoke about their faith and lauded the former Massachusetts governor's performance at the Republican National Convention (RNC). ...

Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:47 AM PDT Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92.

Blasphemy case: Christian girl's accuser arrested for planting evidence Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:51 AM PDT A Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan may have been framed by a Muslim cleric. Pakistani police arrested the cleric Saturday night, accusing him of tampering with evidence that purported to show she had desecrated the Quran.

Pakistan police arrest imam who accused Christian girl of blasphemy Posted: 02 Sep 2012 05:36 AM PDT ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police say authorities have arrested an imam who had accused a Christian girl of blasphemy.

Pakistani police arrest Christian girl's accuser Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:51 AM PDT Pakistani police arrested a Muslim cleric who allegedly tampered with evidence submitted in the case against a Christian girl accused of desecrating a Quran, an investigating officer said Sunday, the latest twist in a religiously charged affair that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws.

Pakistan police arrest Christian girl's accuser Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT Pakistani police say authorities have arrested an imam who had accused a Christian girl of blasphemy.

Cardinal says Catholic Church '200 years out of date' Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic Church was "200 years out of date" in his final interview before his death, published on Saturday. Martini, once favoured by Vatican progressives to succeed Pope John Paul II and a prominent voice in the church until his death at the age of 85 on Friday, gave a scathing portrayal of a pompous and bureaucratic church failing to move with the times. ...

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