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A sourced public record of the Unification Church, its doctrine, its money, its history, and what it has asked of the people inside it.

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Inside the Tongil Group: a map of who owns what

The church's corporate parent in South Korea controls firms across pharmaceuticals, defense, hospitality, and food, with revenues that have rarely been visible to ordinary members.
By the Take the Exit Editors · published 14 September 2025
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Money & Wealth · 9 min Editor's pick

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This page exists so reviewers can verify every Wagtail block type, every model field, the chromatic system, the status pill, content warnings, references, and the related-articles block all render correctly together.
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How the Washington Times bleeds member donations

An investigation of how FFWPU funding flowed into the Washington Times Foundation.
Money & Wealth · 12 min Revised

Inside the Tongil Group: a map of who owns what

The church's corporate parent in South Korea controls firms across pharmaceuticals, defense, hospitality, and food, with revenues that have rarely been visible to ordinary members.

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Money & Wealth.

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How money flows through the church, donations, member labor, and the Moon-family corporate holdings.

Doctrine.

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The Divine Principle, True Parents theology, indemnity, and the Blessing.

Practical.

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Guides for members questioning, for those who have recently left, and for friends and family.

Media & Influence.

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Newspapers, news services, summits, and public-diplomacy fronts.

The Moon Family.

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The founding family, the schism, and the second generation.

History.

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Founding, growth in the U.S., the 1980s, the death of Moon, and the present.

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