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Germany’s high court orders reconsideration of ban on church leader Moon

AP, via the International Herald Tribune, USA
Nov. 9, 2006
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ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 16508 • Posted: Thursday November 9, 2006  

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KARLSRUHE, Germany: Germany’s supreme court on Thursday ordered a lower court to re-examine an order banning the founder of the Unification Church from entering the country.

German officials denied visas to Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his wife when the Korean-born couple wanted to visit followers in 1995 because Berlin views his organization as a dangerous sect.

A state court upheld the ban in 2002. But the Constitutional Court, ruling Thursday in Moon’s favor, said the lower court decision violated the right to religious freedom.

It said the state had no right to impose its values on a religious grouping. It also said the lower court failed to show that a visit would threaten public safety in Germany.

A Cult of Christianity
Theologically, the Unification Church is, at best, a cult of Christianity. It does not represent historical, biblical Christianity in any way. Leader Sun Myung Moon’s theology can only be described as insane.
Given the fact that the Unification Church rejects the essential doctrines of the Christian faith, teaches heresy, and engages in unbiblical practices, Christian churches can not have unity and/or any form of cooperation with the Unification Church or its front groups.

The state court must now examine the case anew.

The U.S. government has criticized German efforts to counter Moon’s organization, calling it a restriction of religious freedom.


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