Most of you probably know this, but I was in a cult. I was in the Moonies. The Moonies are lesser known today than they were in the 70's & 80's but did you know that the Moonies are STILL around? Know what they've made news for recently?

Storming the Capitol on Jan. 6th.
Yes. The Moonies, as they've always been, are a far-right cult. When I was in the Moonies, I prayed & fasted for 72 hours on the Capitol steps to show my loyalty to Nixon during Watergate.

Since the death of Moonie leader Sun Myung Moon in 2012, the group has splintered.
Different family members have created different offshoots. The youngest son of Moon, Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon is the leader of the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, more commonly known as "Rod of Iron Ministries."

Here's Sean Moon on Jan. 6th.
Sean Moon wears a crown of bullets and his "church" worships with AR-15's. He purchased a 40-acre compound in Texas to serve as a "sanctuary" for what he says will be a war with the "deep state." rawstory.com/ar-15-loving-m…
According to Sean Moon:

"The internationalist Marxist globalists are trying to start a civil war here, so that they can bring in the U.N. troops and Chi-Com Chinese military to come in & destroy and kill all gun owners, Christians, and any opposition, i.e., Trump supporters."
But don't be confused. This sect of the Moonies, is in NO way fringe. They are actively interwoven into the power structure of the modern GOP. Steve Bannon has spoken at church events, as well as Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano, who organized “Stop the Steal.”
Rod of Iron Ministries, along with the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers & loose configurations of the 3 Percenters was VERY active in organizing for Jan. 6th. They deployed members for a string of large rallies to build momentum for the Jan. 6 insurrection. rawstory.com/rod-of-iron-mi…
So this is where we are.

As I always say, PLEASE don't condemn true believers. I myself used to be one. I was in a far-right cult and once believed democracy was Satanic!

Let us instead focus on these manipulative groups and the leaders who WELCOME their participation.
Everyone deserves to have freedom of mind. If we all commit to learning HOW mind control works, we could help rescue fellow Americans who've been CAPTURED by these bad actors.

For more on Sun Myung Moon & the Moonies, here's something I wrote; freedomofmind.com/the-truth-abou…

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