Freedom Leadership Foundation
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The Freedom Leadership Foundation is a political organization established by members of the Unification Church in the United States, mostly active during the late 1960s to mid 1970s.
[edit] Controversy
Church opponents branded the FLF as an "arm" of the church, even an illegitimate "front group". Church leaders maintained that the FLF was a separate organization created fora a legitimate, worthwhile purpose.
Allan Tate Wood wrote:
- From March to December of 1970 I was head of the Unification Church's political arm in the United States (The Freedom Leadership Foundation). On Moon's behalf we sought to defuse the Peace Movement and buttress the hawk position by convincing senators and congressmen that there was substantial grass roots support for a hard line stand in Asia. In 1969 we were just scratching the surface. Today Moon's organization is in a position of vastly increased power and prestige. Through the Freedom Leadership Foundation and it's descendant CAUSA, Moon has won the gratitude and respect of many congressmen and senators, not to mention former presidents Nixon, Reagan and Bush. [1]
