What Church is this here? The Unification (Tong Il) Church! What church? The Unification (Tong Il) Church? The Oneness Church (Dong Il) is nice, too, using the "Dong" (Just one) Chinese character. Because that character (Dong) also means being able to become one, it is similar. In Seoul there is a Oneness (Dong Il) Church. Once I received a newspaper which came to the Tong Il (Unification) Church, but it was for the Dong Il (Oneness) Church. I got to thinking, "Yes, the Dong Il (Oneness) Church is similar to the Tong Il (Unification) Church." Don't you agree? With the "Dong" (Just One) character and the "II" (One) character together the meaning is similar to becoming one together. But, when becoming one together, each can have different assertions. That kind of unified church is different. It shows a horizontal relationship. The meaning of "Tong Il" (Unification) is not that. The meaning of unification is: if it's not you it's me. What does that mean? It means that between two one must lead. What the "Tong" character means is "to lead." It's leading. There is subjectivity in it. What church are we? The Unification Church! If we are the Unification Church, does that mean we should unify only Christianity? We must unify all. If we say Unification Church, then all must be unified. That's the relationship. (157-114) The name Unification is an excellent name. The word "Unification" means to lead into oneness. The group which teaches leading into oneness is the Unification Church. But it does not lead and teach from a position armed with guns and knives. We must realize that the original source of unification is a subject who can lead and teach with a heart of love, and with blood, sweat and tears, from a position which ordinary people cannot help but sympathize with. By becoming a subject who can teach and demonstrate that which is proper to the original nature, one can become part of the Unification Church. It is not enough for Rev. Moon of the Unification Church to stand in this position. Rev. Moon of the Unification Church does not go on an individual standard to stand in such a position as an individual; he must go on to a world standard as a representative of the world. On the foundation of the victory of the individual, the family also must represent that kind of position, and the church must do the same. In accordance with the church, the nation must do the same. Then when the world does the same in accordance with the nation, the heaven of happiness will come to the earth. We learn this through the teachings of the Principle. (63-250)
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