Top McCain Aide Sponsors Ritual To Attack Christianity

by Cliff Schecter [courtesy of Firedoglake]

Progressive author John Gorenfeld recently released a book exposing the unsavory ties between the GOP and billionaire, Washington Times Publisher (and convicted tax cheat) Reverend Sun Myung Moon. In his book, Bad Moon Rising, Gorenfeld shows the relationship between many in the Republican hierarchy, including the Bush clan, and a man who has often been charged with being a leader of a cult.

What is beyond question, however, is that a high-ranking McCain Campaign official, Charlie Black, has planned ceremonies for Moon to be crowned "King Of America," and Moon has had damning things to say about the Christian faith.

First from an email chain between Gorenfeld and Black:

From: John Gorenfeld

To:"CHARLIE BLACK"
cc:
Subject: Re: Moon event at Dirksen Senate Office Building, 3/23

05/06/2004 09:31 PM

Dear Mr. Black,

Thanks for your reply.

It's kind of an amazing event, with Moon being coronated as the king and declaring himself the Messiah at a federal building. Can you tell me how you got involved with inviting people? Is this an annual event, or just a one-time thing?

sincerely,

John

On Apr 28, 2004, at 10:34 AM, CHARLIE BLACK wrote:

John,

I lent my name and sent invitations to a few friends. Unfortunately, I had a conflict and couldn't go to the event.

Charlie

So what is clear from this email is that top Mccain advisor Charlie Black is admitting that he helped plan, and would have attended, an event where a convicted tax fraud would have been crowned King Of America and declared himself the Messiah--all on U.S. Government federal property (on March 23, 2004).

According to The New York Times:

"Mr. Moon, an eccentric billionaire, convicted tax cheat, conservative publisher and power broker, grandly donned scarlet robes and a golden crown at the Dirksen Office Building. ''I am God's ambassador, sent to earth with his full authority..."

Gorenfeld explains more about Moon's attacks on Christianity in this piece, and it makes one wonder how much Black knows about the man who he is willing to honor as The Messiah:

For while Moon publishes the conservative Washington Times, he also embarrasses his Republican allies by claiming to be the Second Coming and denouncing crucifixes as rivals to his majesty. And in a sight that ought to have Christians rioting in the streets, Moon even staged a bizarre "funeral" for a wooden cross in Jerusalem.

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The Senate event, in the eyes of the Moonies, meant our government was honoring Moon's messianic claims. Central to his teachings is the doctrine that Jesus blew his mission by being executed, meaning God had to call for Moon, a kind of relief pitcher.

One wonders what many in the media would do if Reverend Jeremiah Wright called Jesus a "failure," proclaimed he (Wright) was the "Messiah" called in by God to clean up Jesus' mess and staged mock funerals for Christian crosses.

Once again, Charlie Black is one of McCain's top two or three advisors on his presidential campaign. I called him for comment and will update you if he gets back to me.