Ethics

Gorenfeld in Church and State

By Ed Brayton

Church and State magazine has an interview with John Gorenfeld about his new book, Bad Moon Rising, and his longtime interest in the Rev. Moon and his activities. I like this answer:

If Moon didn't exist, a James Bond movie would invent him. It's not that his theology is odd, but that he gives these mad speeches about installing himself as world leader. In Washington it's treated as a campy joke. Only it's not, because he publishes a major newspaper.

I was drawn to the contradictions that ensue when Moon appears at fancy Beltway dinner parties and embarrasses the audience. Right-wing Republicans, keen on keeping the money flowing, will listen uncomfortably for 45 minutes to Moon as he chops the air with his hands and shouts things like, "Free sex is centered on Satan!" and, "No one can oppose me!"

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).