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Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

The Moon Cult: An Interview with former top American leader Allen Tate Wood

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8684 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

For those who know Combating Cult Mind Control and my work, you know I was in the Moon cult. However, if you are under 50 years old, most people have no idea what the Moonies are about.  Allen Tate Wood was a four-year member of the Unification Church–aka The Moon organization. He was the Chief Political Officer of the Unification Church in the United States, commander for the state of Maryland, workshop Director and Chief lecturer for the state of Maryland, and an expert witness for the congressional subcommittee investigation led by Donald Fraser into the Korean CIA infiltration into the United States. He also authored Moonstruck: a memoir of my life and a cult to warn people against cult dangers. Wood said he left in 1973 because “they were making people into fanatics.” In addition, he testified in The London Daily Mail lawsuit where the newspaper wrote that the Moonies brainwashed members and separated them from their families. The Daily Mail won the case and the Unification Church had to pay some 2 million dollars. Perhaps most importantly, Wood testified before the US Supreme Court in 1979 and 1981in the case involving Moon’s conviction of conspiracy to defraud the US Government. Mr. Moon was sentenced to 18 months and served 13 in a posh prison in Danbury, Connecticut. Mr. Moon died in 2012, and two sons fight with their mother over billions of dollars. Sean Moon claims to be “king” and has created a religious cult called the Rod of Iron Ministries. He claims that God wants people to own and know how to use AR-15 assault rifles. Sean Moon went to the January 6th coup attempt at the Capitol and tweeted that Antifa was making the attack- a lie also pushed by Moon’s newspaper, The Washington Times. His brother Justin Moon owns a gun factory in Pennsylvania to make assault rifles and train people for civil wars. After Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States, his predecessor Moon went to the January 6th coup attempt at the Capitol and tweeted that Antifa was making the attack- a lie also pushed by Moon’s newspaper, The Washington Times. Trump, Pence, and Pompeo all appeared for a virtual event for Hak Ja Han, endorsing her. Trump received 2.5 million dollars for this. This was just a few weeks after the attempted violent coup. The Washington Times has been the center of 50 years of climate science denial according to David Lipsky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Dr. Steven Hassan, and I'm absolutely delighted to be with an old friend and colleague, Alan Tate Wood.

0:13.0

And I'm going to read a little bit about you, Alan, before we start.

0:19.0

But I want to just say we met in 1976 after I got the program from the Mooney's,

0:26.6

and I think we were at a TV show or a radio show together,

0:31.5

and we met for the first time.

0:34.6

And I'm just going to say it.

0:42.4

When we first met, you said, oh, I left in 73 because they were making people into fanatics like you, Steve.

0:46.5

That's right.

0:47.8

That's right.

0:48.8

There was a clear memory of like, oh, so the group was different before I got recruited. How interesting. And now I want

0:58.1

to just read a little bit about your life. Yes. So you were literally the American chief political

1:07.7

officer of the Unification Church in the United States.

1:12.4

You were also what was another front group called One World Crusade.

1:17.8

You were a commander for the state of Maryland work and workshop director and chief

1:23.3

lecturer for the state of Maryland.

1:26.1

But you also were an expert witness for the congressional

1:30.4

subcommittee investigation led by Donald Frazier into Korean CIA infiltration into the United

1:38.3

States that in their final report at 80 pages on the Mooneys, I might add, which is on my Freedom of Mine website.

1:46.3

You also testified to Her Majesty's High Court in London.

1:51.8

Alan, was that the London Daily Mail lawsuit?

1:55.8

Yes, that's right.

1:56.7

The Daily Mail was sued by the Mooneys because the Daily Mail had printed that they brainwashed individuals and broke up families.

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