Sang Hun Lee

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Sang Hun Lee, M.D. (September 5, 1914 - March 22, 1999), was the author of several books on "Unification Thought," the philosophical treatment of the teachings of the Unification Church, was the church's authoritative author on this subject matter. He also wrote Communism: A Critique and Counterproposal,^[1] and was the church's authoritative author on this subject matter as well. These books, although subordinate to "Divine Principle", are considered of primary importance in the Unification Church.

The Unification Church asserts that, following his death, Lee has conducted a number of seminars in the spirit world. According to medium Young Soon Kim's reporting of Lee's minutes of the event, one conference was attended by the founders and representatives of five leading religions and communism, each of whom proclaims their allegiance to Sun Myung Moon. God also gives his support in an included letter. The report forms the document, "Clouds of Witnesses".

In another series of reports "channeled" from the spirit world by Young Soon Kim, Lee relays testimony from 35 deceased U.S. Presidents (through Lyndon B. Johnson); all 35 strongly endorse Sun Myung Moon, and nearly all explicitly proclaim that he is "the Messiah, the True Parent of all humankind who has appeared to guide us," the "Savior of all humankind who is leading the Completed Testament Era," or similar. Abraham Lincoln, for example, shouts 3 cheers: "Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Mansei!^[2] Returning Lord and Messiah, Mansei! True Parents of humanity, Mansei!" Franklin D. Roosevelt prays to God to "please protect and preserve the throne of the True Parent, Rev. Sun Myung Moon."^[3]

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^ One critique Dr. Lee made of dialectical materialism involves the example of a chicken's egg. According to communists, the embryo (thesis) is oppressed by the shell (antithesis) and must overcome and destroy the shell to reach the next stage of being a chick (synthesis). The error here, Lee argues, lies in misunderstanding the purpose and role of the eggshell. While the embryo is unformed or weak, the shell remains tough and hard to protect it. When the embryo has developed into a chick and is ready to enter the world, the shell becomes thin and brittle. If a chick were removed from the shell by an outside force, its ability to survive would be diminished. So the shell is not an oppressor to the embryo but serves it (as an object partner) as long as its service is needed.
^ The Korean expression "Mansei!" ("Banzai!" in Japanese), loudly announces hope for a successful reign of 10,000 generations
^ Messages from former American presidents, June 8, 2002 to August 1, 2003 (frames used; link near center of page)