t celebrate conventional holidays, but five days of their own: Gods Day, Parents Day, Childrens Day, the Day of All Things, and True Parents Birthday. With more than one million members worldwide and a presence in over 150 countries, the UC (abbreviation for Unification Church) is one of, if not the largest cult groups in existence today. Although the members themselves do not consider their organization to be a cult, it is deemed one by many people referring to societys definition of the term. The Unification Church as a religion, more commonly called Moonism, is somewhat prominent and is very influential throughout the world. Many people, unknowingly, have in some way been affected by either a specific member of the group as a whole. The underlying reason for this, aside from being such a large group, is the fact that the religion is also the wealthiest of all cult groups. Rev. Moon maintains ownership of some of the most esteemed businesses in subsistence. Included in the organizations oversufficiency of properties is/are: the New Yorker Hotel, the Tiffany Building, The Washington Times newspaper, the News World publication, 83 fishing and yachting boats in Virginia and Massachusetts, more than one thousand smaller enterprises in the U.S. alone, and a tremendous quantity of real estate holdings throughout the world. To conduct business and to infiltrate into different groups, the Church is using at least 55 different front-names, or supplementary names used in place order to conceal information associated with a controversial group. The involvement with such economic activity has earned them the criticism of many informed individuals. It is these people that the religion is often referred to as the Religion of Big Business. It can be simple to see why society might view the movement as a cult due to the criticism it has received regarding its financial aggression, but adding to the reason is more reproach.Another complai...
