Posted on 07/19/2008 1:45:23 PM PDT by jmc813
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the controversial Unification Church, has been hurt as a helicopter he was in attempted an emergency landing in South Korea. The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the controversial Unification Church, has been hurt as a helicopter he was in attempted an emergency landing in South Korea.
Moon, 88, was among several people on the aircraft when it made an emergency landing at Gapyeong, 25 miles east of Seoul.
News agencies quoted officials as saying Rev Moon's injuries were slight.
The casualties were taken to Cheongshim Hospital, which is owned by the Church, Yonhap news agency reported.
A police spokesman said that the helicopter had been carrying Rev Moon, his wife Han Hak-Ja, 11 relatives and three crew members when it ran into difficulties in heavy rain and came down on a hillside at Gapyeong, AFP news agency reported.
A 38-year-old woman on board was seriously injured as the helicopter burst into flames on landing, AFP said.
South Korea's CBS radio said Rev Moon and his wife were given MRI scans for possible back injuries and moved to a VIP room.
A spokesman for the South Korean transport ministry said that the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter had made the landing after encountering bad weather.
The Church, which is officially called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, was founded in Seoul in 1954.
It has followers in about 200 countries, its officials say.
In April, Rev Moon's son, Hyung Jin Moon, 28, succeeded his father as the Church's most senior leader.
haven’t heard much about the ‘moonies’ lately
I ran into a brainwashed one 20 years ago- man that was freaky
Are they still the same?
I didn’t know he was still alive. They were quite active in my town in the late 1970’s.
From the Guardian a few months ago
Son of Moonies founder takes over as church leader
April 26, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/26/religion.korea
Less in numbers, but unfortunately exactly the same. The mod removed my one comment about what I think of Moon's fate, so I'll keep quiet.
Sun Myung Moon escapes death in helicopter crash... Thats cuz he’s God.
Sun Myung Moon escapes death in helicopter crash... Thats cuz he’s God.If he were God it wouldn't have crashed.
Prayers for the man and his family. Thank God for the Washington Times.
God can crash his own plane just to show he can create miracles.
Save your prayers for families that haven't ruined thousands of lives. F#$ the Moons.
Do you know who Moon is? His was the almost the worst example of a ‘cult’ that brainwashed their ‘followers’
I think Jim Jones would be the worst
Anyway, for more information, you may check out www.tworiversvip.com.
More information about the crash can be found in this speech by Rev. Hyung Jin Moon: http://tworiversvip.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=343&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=1
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