Sanctuary Church's NEW CEREMONIES not RECOGNIZED by TRUE FATHER

TREATISE ON THE TEACHINGS OF THE SANCTUARY CHURCH - PART 6

TF says, "We must find a way to overcome all the complicated circumstances.. go forward with one clear set of values by aligning ourselves with a single simple direction." (TF, 1983) But we see how H2 changes the values, even changes the ceremonies and traditions set by Father. Many of his teachings, in fact drag us back to the NT or even OT Ages. The Changes H2 makes inevitably lead to division, conflicts and obstruction of God's Will.
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PART 6:

ESTABLISHMENT OF RADICALLY NEW CEREMONIES NEVER RECOGNIZED OR REFERENCED BY TRUE FATHER

The Sanctuary Church (SC) often promulgates complaints about TM. For example, they accused her of sitting in a chair normally reserved for TF; changing the wording of the family pledge; producing an edited volume of TF’s speeches; adding her name to the blessing rings; reducing her emphasis on the Bible; uplifting the Han lineage; replacing some photos of True Father in the palace; selling some historical properties and giving away historical gifts; promoting the name Heavenly Parent over invoking the name Heavenly Father; and producing new holy wine and holy salt.

Sanctuary Church Accusations are Misleading

Several of the more lurid accusations leveled by the Sanctuary Church have been shown to be misleading. For example, the oft-promoted SC assertion that TM was teaching that the Fall occurred between Adam and the Archangel (AA) proved to be a misinterpretation of a simple result-of-the-Fall diagram that Rev. Sudo and other lecturers have been using for 30 years. The diagram shows that Adam has fallen under the dominion of the AA and that Adam also has dominated Eve. To claim that TM is teaching, or in any way would authorize, that the Fall was between Adam and the AA, and then between Adam and Eve, is a complete falsehood. This only proves the wrong intend of SC, and lack of conscience, when twisting information with aim to falsely accuse. 

Some of the SC accusations are obviously overblown and mostly a result of their negative mindset. For example, TF and TM often sat in each other’s chairs, and TF has directly said that TM represented him even when she was alone. Also TF did spoke about the term “Heavenly Parent.” TF spoke of the day when it will replace the the use of Heavenly Father, which in his words is just needed in the restoration, before God is perfectly expressed. These are TF's words. TF himself was giving away historical gifts, and spoke about changing of the pledge, producing new holy salt and wine and candles, editing of texts, permission to sell historical properties, and himself did not emphasize the Bible). Why SC don't know that and even deny to learn what TF said? It is H2 who calls the Family Pledge "Enslaving". It is H2 who constantly denies and goes against Father's words. In general, the fact that such things are being done by TM has the theological authority from TF’s words:

1) “Even when I am alone, I represent True Parents. And the same goes for Mother. When she is alone, she represents True Parents. (CBG 12-4-3 3, 1990. 03. 27).

2) “The responsible person of the Unification church is not Hyung Jin nor Kook Jin. On the top of Hyung Jin there is Mother, and on the top of her, there is Father. Do you understand? Do not forget this. An order starts from one.” April 4, 2011, Hoon Dok Hae, Cheon Jeong Gung

SC Radically New Ceremonies

On the other hand, the Sanctuary Church has been engaged in several radically new ceremonies with no foundation in True Father’s own history of ceremonies. SC actions go beyond those that they use to accuse TM (For example, SC photoshoped True Mother out of a historical ceremony (Wow!!!); SC produced a calendar with only TF, Hyung Jin, and Kook Jin Nim and no TM; SC promotes a rigid view that does not allow editing of errors or repetition in texts; SC essentially criticizes TFs theology as die-theism when the SC denounces the use of the terms Heavenly Parent and Heavenly Mother, which were utilized by True Father.

Among the totally new traditions created by the Sanctuary Church are the following:

1) Full immersion baptism. On several occasions, HJN has held full-immersion baptisms for the Sanctuary Church members, a practice that did not originate with True Father and is outside normal unification tradition. In fact this is return to the NT Age. 

2) Knighthood ceremony. According to multiple reports, in 2015 Hyung Jin Nim conducted a Knighthood Ceremony. During this ceremony, a select group of SC members were “knighted” and given the title of “Sir” and “Dame” and were presented with a Kahr Arms handgun. In a ceremony held in secret, and continuing to be shrouded in secrecy, the members reportedly pledged their fealty to their King and made a secret pledge to the King as well. This places SC more on the side of Secret groups, like Illuminati etc. rather than TF's followers.

3) Bequeathing Ceremony. In 2015, HJN conducted a ceremony in which he has his wife bow down to their son, Moon Shin Joon, and pledge that upon Hyung Jin Nim’s passing, she would recognize his son as being the King and authority figure, with her role limited to that of support to the new King. This also fits with the constitution they produced, in which it is stated:

“The King of CIG is the head of state of the United States of CIG. The Kingship is bequeathed from the Lord of the Second Advent SMM to his son Hyung Jin as second King and then to Shin Joon as third King. The Kingship will be bequeathed henceforth to a son of the presiding King. If the King has no son then the Kingship will be bequeathed to a male heir within the direct lineage of Moon Hyung Jin.” 

Neither the ceremony, nor the recognition of the lesser status of the position of TM relative to male heirs, nor the inheritance of authority being restricted only to male heirs, had ever been done or stated by True Father. Indeed, True Father had said in a leader’s meeting that all of his children were eligible to succeed True Parents – he did not say only his male children. 

In fact, H2's views sound more Patriarchal rather than Unificationist. H2's views repeatedly exclude the individual responsibility and growth period. Thus, his son can be viewed perfect from now, his wife can be perfected with one ceremonial prayer, with no period of growth, not passing through all the 8 stages, while Mother's passing through all those stages is dismissed with ease. Even more obvious, SC claims TF can just choose any wife in sp.w. without need of growth and perfection, which cannot happen without physical body and long course of investment on earth. These are proves of H2's total ignorance of DP. 

Hyun Jin Contradicting his own Words

Ironically, Hyung Jin Nim’s being referred to as King goes against his own words from not that long ago. He was denouncing these very actions as wrong, while Father was alive:

“What we want to be very clear, there is no new king, I said that from the very beginning when I was inaugurated as an international president, I said there is no new king, I’m not the new king, don’t even expect it, and don’t ask me to do it, I’m not it, so there is no king. What is very clear for us is that TP are the eternal kings, they’re the eternal center, theologically that’s very important to maintain, and since I studied theology, it’s very important theologically that there won’t be any future kings, but everybody that’s truly supporting the activities of TPs, truly, truly the co-owners of our church traditions, those people are the ones that will be able to bring glory to God.”
Hyung Jin, January 17, 2009. Chung pa Dong Church

4) Firing of TM by Hyung Jin Nim. While not a ceremony per se, it bears mentioning the radical departure from TF’s actions in the “firing” of TM by Hyung Jin Nim and replacing her with his own wife. True Father always raised this position to the highest level, and proclaimed the success of True Mother and True Parents many times. Given that H2 even claims TM failed during TF’s lifetime complicates his actions even further. In addition, he gave a new title to the position of TM as “leader of the brides,” a term never referenced by True Father.

TF educated Hyung Jin for 8 hours about succession, making very clear that TM is the new center after his departure to the sp.w. and there should be no confusion (See Video). TF requested H2 make that statement publicly:

"If I deny True Parents you must not follow me" 

"If HJN.. any of TC... If any 3rd gen., any Moon future descendant, or relative to True Parents, denies True Parents - do not follow them.

If we claim that we are the new center, you must not follow us.That has to be very clear." Hyungjin

Two years later TF made ceremony for Hyung Jin and his wife, saying they have to inherit TPs. Mentioning that they might fail for a while, because of the heavy resentment that will come on them from the 3 past ages, which they have to overcome to be succesful. A year later TF clarified again that H2 and KJN are not the center, but TM. Thus H2 has no excuse to claim that this ceremony from 2010 put him over TM. Read, Hyung Jin's FALSE CLAIMS of SUCCESSION. All H2's claims are false.  Continue to PART 7

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Part 7 YUNG JIN: AN OBSESSION WITH CONSPIRACY 

Part 8 SC present True Father as having failed to achieve key responsibilities

Part 9 HYUNG JIN FOSTERING RESENTMENT, DIVISION, RIDICULE AND RUMOR MONGERING

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This series was compiled by: Scott C. Rosen.
Acknowledgement: Besides the words of True Parents and those of Hyung Jin Moon and Sanctuary Church leaders, other sources include PowerPoints, email communication, blog posts, and articles from Dr. Tyler Hendricks, Dr. Andrew Wilson, Dan Fefferman, Larry Moffitt, Dr. Michael Mickler, and many others.