Constitutions For Countries/The World Ruled By Han Hak-ja & Her Son's Rival Group

[Peter Daley]

Cheon Il Guk Constitution

First scrolling through this, it was the section of the forfeiture of the rights of citizens that stood out for me.

Article 20: Rights
1. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk are equal before the law, and there shall be no discrimination on account of gender, age, social status, property ownership, or race.

2. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk have the right to hold elections and to be elected under the terms prescribed by law.

3. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk have the right to submit petitions to any agency related with Cheon Il Guk under the conditions prescribed by law.

4. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk have the right to court hearings in accordance with the law, under judges qualified under the Constitution and the law.

5. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk have the right to education for perfecting the Three Great Blessings.

6. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk have the right to become public officials.

7. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk have the right to become Hoondok Home Church Leaders and Tribal Messiahs.

8. The basic freedom and rights of citizens of Cheon I1 Guk are not to be neglected simply on
the grounds that they are not enumerated in the Constitution.

9. In cases where it is required, the rights of Cheon Il Guk citizens may be constrained by law for the sake of the firm establishment and completion of Cheon Il Guk.

And this part:

Article 23: Forfeiture and Recovery of Rights

1. Some or all of the rights of a Cheon Il Guk citizen shall be forfeited in the event that he or she is found to have committed any of the following:

(1) An act disavowing God and True Parents.
(2) An act disavowing the identity and ideology of Cheon Il Guk.
(3) An act disavowing the Cheon Il Guk Constitution.
(4) An act that hinders the substantial establishment and completion of Cheon Il Guk.

2. Matters related to the forfeiture and recovery of a Cheon Il Guk citizen's rights shall be prescribed by law.

Part of the CESNUR conference I attended included an afternoon at the the home of Han Hak-ja/Moonie HQ. We didn't meet her, but we were treated to a dance performance of her body guards that was quite funny in a good sense. And then we had a chance to ask the senior members there some questions. So I asked them about the above sections of the constitution something like: What happens to citizens who lose their rights, especially if the kingdom is the whole world. As you know many people have left your church, including some of Mrs Moon's children. What then is the place in a world ruled by Mrs. Moon for such people?

I imagined it would be something like the role of Winston Smith in George Orwell's 1984. The answer I received was one of "Well, we need to think through that some more". I couldn't disagree!

Why then have such an impossible and unobtainable goal? Well, simply put: cult's need their members to have a sense of purpose and a goal to strive for. All the better of that goal is forever unobtainable. The point isn't to accomplish such a goal, it is to keep people working towards it, people who are instilled with the idea they are serving God's will and those opposed to them are under the influence of Satan.

Related: Sean Moon, the youngest surviving son of the Moon's has his own constitution for his splinter group describing the concept of Cheon Il Guk. Sean's version is described in two in-depth articles about the Moons and Sean's splinter group from The Washington Post and Rolling Stone Magazine.

May 21, 2018: Locked and Loaded for The Lord (The Washington Post)

Meanwhile, their mother, Hak Ja Han, claims the Rev. Moon, her husband of 52 years, passed the baton to her. The church they were fighting over has roots in both Korea and America. The Rev. Moon — born in 1920 in what is now North Korea but was then part of Japan — said Jesus appeared to him when he was 15 and asked him to take on the "special mission" of completing God's Kingdom on earth, Cheon Il Guk in his native Korean. ...

Sean Moon's Constitution of the United States of Cheon Il Guk is a powerful document. It throws the country in reverse and then steps on the gas. Consider just these few provisions: The House of Representatives will elect the president. The king will pick Supreme Court justices. Congress cannot levy income taxes or property taxes; nor can it fund health care, education, Social Security or Medicare. The constitution specifically states there will be no Central Bank, Environmental Protection Agency or national police force.

Aug. 18, 2022: Inside the Bizarre & Dangerous Rod of Iron Ministries Rolling Stone Magazine/Internet Archive)

Preaching a last-days theology, Moon prophesies that a heavenly kingdom will soon be established on Earth — and that his heavily armed followers will help rule this land. "The citizens of the Kingdom of God, who will share in Christ's sovereignty, bear the responsibility to defend their family, neighbors, and nation with their own rod of iron," Moon writes in his book, Rod of Iron Kingdom.

Moon casts himself (and his progeny) as the monarchs of this future divine realm, which he calls the United States of Cheon Il Guk, shorthanded as CIG. He has even written its constitution, describing CIG as "a sovereign and actual nation [that] does not yet exist in this world, but is the long awaited culmination of the End of Time." The CIG constitution vaguely resembles the American one, but prominently bans abortion and gay marriage, and installs Moon as king.

By definition, establishing the United States of Cheon Il Guk will require an overthrow of the current United States of America. Moon denies that force will be required, rather that "people through self-determination and being led by the Spirit of God will organically institute that in their countries."

[Peter Daley]

Related:

July 31, 2001:  What is Cheon Il Guk? (Sun-myung Moon)

As we read the "Way of Unification" we should create our own historical thesis based on Father's fundamental teaching. The books used for the 50 day training are the fundamental books that are the core of Father's teaching ...

Way of Unification is our Hoon Dok for this morning. You must follow and understand the spirit world.

Now there is new terminology introduced -- ChunJoo Pumo (Parents of heaven: God), ChunJi Pumo (Parents of heaven and earth: True Parents.) This way we can usher in the Kingdom of Heaven. Family pledge number 8 teaches us Absolute Faith, Absolute Love, Absolute Obedience. On top of this goes God's absolute mind which is perfectly united as one mind and body through TP. Then the 8 stages can expand from there. God's side is totally harmonious.

Sept. 3, 2012: Unification Church Founder Moon Sun-myung Dies at 92 (The Chosun Daily)

Professor Tark Ji-il, who teaches religion at Busan Presbyterian University, contends that in the Unification Church's theology the ultimate goal was to establish a heavenly kingdom on the Korean Peninsula with Moon as king. Tark said this did not deviate since the church was established and its vast business activities were focused on this goal.

The Cheon Il Guk is sung at 37:05...
Jan. 20, 2013: The Joint Sunday Service for Members of the Family Federation for World Peace & Unification (Vimeo)

And from the previously mentioned conference I attended and presented at:
July, 2016: CESNUR 2016 Conference in Korea: An Overview (Massimo Introvigne)

And we had a meal and a musical introduction to Unificationist hymnology in the famous Church-operated Heaven G. Burger (G. standing not for "God" but for "Guk" in "Cheon Il Guk", the forthcoming new civilisation announced by Reverend Moon).

Sept. 22, 2025: Han Hak-ja: Who The UC Leader Is & Why She Might Soon be Jailed (Hankyoreh)

Han has preached an ideology that collapses the separation of church and state, arguing that followers must build a "nation of cosmic peace and unity" (known in the church as "Cheon Il Guk") where the will of the true parents is realized.

[Peter Daley]

I'm not the only person to notice that there is no clear vision for this UC controlled country/world. I looked up the member who told a victim to stop talking to the media in the following article:

Oct. 19: UC Tries But Fails to Silence Farmer in Kochi (Asahi Shimbun)

A farmer in Kochi Prefecture who blames the Unification Church for the breakup of his family said a church leader made an unwelcomed visit to tell him to stop talking to the media. Tatsuo Hashida, 64, said the senior official, Hideyuki Teshigawara, would not leave the home even after a phone call to the police was made. "I don't want you to be on the mass media anymore," Hashida quoted Teshigawara as telling him.

Hideyuki Teshigawara wrote the following piece about the country the UC hopes to control one day:

Dec. 30, 2013: The Economic System in Cheon Il Guk (Hideyuki Teshigawara/True Parents)

As far as I know, there is no one who can explain the concrete system of Cheon Il Guk. But then is it possible to realize something without any clear vision and goal? Even if we have a clear vision and goal, it may be difficult to realize Cheon Il Guk. Obviously, Cheon Il Guk is not the nation that can automatically be built by God's miraculous power. ...

Jesus said, "You cannot serve both God and money" (Luke 16:13). In my view, there will be no monetary system in Cheon Il Guk. In the present economic system, money is the main medium of exchange. It is used as "something in return," a kind of reward in the transaction. Here is a major contradiction between money and Rev. Moon's thought of giving and forgetting what one has given. For example, Rev. Moon said, "In the heavenly world of the future, the time for living off a monthly salary will pass away," and also stated, "There is no concept of equalization in the world of money.... People do not want to share these things, so they will never stand equal and there will be no peace."

Related:
Circa 1975: A World Without Money: Communism (The Anarchist Library)

[Peter Daley]

March 5, 2015: Will We Move Forward to Establish an Eternal World of Peace? (Han Hak-ja - Cheon Il Guk Leaders' Assembly Opening Address )

There are a lot of mentions of Cheon Il Guk in the above speech, but it was the mention of Hoon Dok Hae in this paragragh that caught my eye. I had read about the ritual earlier, and I had meant to post about it earlier, but thanks to a member sharing the speech on Facebook recently, I was reminded to post it. It is yet another commonality between the UC and the North Korean regime.

You must also develop your spiritual awareness, through prayer, service to others, and Hoon Dok Hae. By consistently practicing Hoon Dok Hae, you will come to clearly understand how Heaven's providence is unfolding in this era. We cannot receive heavenly fortune without any conditions or qualifications. Our Heavenly Parent is depending on you. However, Heavenly Parent and True Parents cannot wait for you unconditionally.

So what is the Hoon Dak Hae ritual?

Here are some descriptions:

Hoon Dok Hae (TPWords)

Hoon Dok Hae tradition is the tradition of reading the Word of God. If it takes root in every family, in every aspect of life, then the truth will bear tangible fruit in real daily life. Make Hoon Dok Hae whenever you have time, even if you're alone or on the toilet!

Wherever we are, we must gather together and study the message of God revealed to us; we call it Hoon Dok Hae, that is, the study of the Word that is pleasing to God.

When we read God's Word, God is with us. If we diligently observe the Hoon Dok Hae tradition, the spirits from the spirit world will descend and participate in the readings with us, thus gaining the benefit of resurrection through return. Thus, reading Hoon Dok Hae materials is a way to mobilize the heavenly spirit world.

Providential Significance of Hoon Dok Hae (Family Federation History)

On September 1, 1997, at the celebration of the ninth anniversary of the "Proclamation of Heavenly Parentism" at Belvedere, True Father proclaimed a "New Start." He instructed all blessed families to set aside one hour each morning from 6:00 to 7:00 to recite the Family Pledge, then read Blessing and the Ideal Family; Way of God's Will; and the three providentially important speeches: "View of the Principle of the Providential History of Salvation," "In Search of the Origin of the Universe" and "True Family and True Universe Centering on True Love."

Nov. 10, 1998: Hoon Dok Hae & Mobilization of Spirit World (Sun-myung Moon Speech - TParents,org)

If you prepare your heart by reading God's word more than three times in order to conduct the Hoon Dok Hae, the spirit world will assist and inspire you. By so doing, you create the realm that reciprocates with the realm of heart in the spirit world. God will dwell in you to dominate all things around you. Once you go beyond the three levels of formation, growth and completion and of Old, New and Completion Testaments, the spirit world will assist you. 

In this world, no spirit world can be mobilized by any other words, but the words that I speak. The words Rev. Moon speaks are the words that I spoke while risking my life on the front line of the battle. These were the words that reflect the history of my showdown battle, separating and defeating Satan who has tried to snare and entrap me by any minor conditions I would have set in these showdown confrontations.

By listening to my words you can inherit the tradition of victorious battle against Satan through the
history of my real battles. Thus, all people who have ascended into the spirit world are very serious. They get really excited to listen to the words and to come down to the earth.

When you listen to my words at Hoon Dok Hae, you realize it is different from any another words.
Through these words, I overcame countless difficult persecutions; thus, the spirit world will indemnify
everything very quickly on earth centering on such a standard.

May 1, 1999: The Value of True Parents' Words Sun-myung Moon Speech)

Nov. 1, 1999: Spiritual Standard of Hoon Dok Hae (Sun-myung Moon Speech)

Feb. 1, 2002: Father's Hoon Dok Hae: A Message From Heung Jin Nim, Given Through Hoon Mo Nim (TParents.org)
Note: The above is a messsage from heaven. Heung-Jin died in 1982.

Oct. 1, 2007: Instructions For Pyunghwa Hoongyeong - Hoon Dok Hae at Cheon Jeong Gung
 (Sun-myung Moon - TParents.org)

All members of the Unification Movement must do Hoon Dok Hae from five, before the sun rises. You must do Hoon Dok Hae even if it means skipping breakfast.

May 12, 2020: Lesson 10: Worship Service and Hoon Dok Hae in Faith Life

The ritual also involves bowing to a photo of Moon. I have read of this elsewhere, but here is an Google AI responce:

Hoon Dok Hae (reading and studying the words of Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han, known as True Parents) involves centering the practice before an official True Parents Photo.

Placement and Preparation of the Photo:
Place the official True Parents Photo on the left side of the room or chapel when looking toward the front/altar area from the entrance.Framing: Ensure the photograph is clean, properly printed from official guidelines, and set inside a respectful, well-cared-for frame.

Steps to Perform Hoon Dok Hae

Opening Bow (Kyung Bae): Begin the session by offering a respectful bow facing toward the True Parents Photo to honor God and True Parents.Family Pledge: Recite the Family Pledge standard if conducting a morning or formal service session.

Reading the Word:
Read aloud selections from True Parents' speeches, sermons, or autobiographical textbooks with a serious and attentive heart.Reflection and Sharing: Discuss or share brief testimonies, reflections, or understandings of the passages read.

Closing Prayer:
Conclude the gathering with a prayer of gratitude, centering on applying the messages learned to daily life.