Hyung Jin Moon
South Korean unificationist leader
Hyung Jin Moon (Korean: 문형진; born September 26, 1979), also known as Sean Moon, is an American minister, who along with his wife Yeon Ah Lee Moon founded the Pennsylvania-based World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church (also known as Rod of Iron Ministries). The Sanctuary Church is a schismatic sect, which was founded by Hyung Jin Moon. and is independent from Unification Church.
The Southern Poverty Law Center called Hyung Jin Moon an "anti-LGBT cult leader" in January 2018. Moon and some Sanctuary Church members were accused of organizing in part the 2021 United States Capitol riot.
Early life and education
Hyung Jin Sean Moon was born on September 26, 1979, in Tarrytown, New York. He is the youngest son of Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification movement, and Hak Ja Han. He attended the Hackley School until college. He earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Harvard Extension School. At the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, he met the leader of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Bub Jang, and pursued an interest in Buddhism.
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