Moon opposed homosexuality and compared gay people to " dirty dung-eating dogs " . He said that " gays will be eliminated " in a " purge on God 's orders " . In 2000 Moon was criticized , including by some members of his church , for his support of controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan 's Million Family March . Moon was also criticized for his relationship with controversial Jewish scholar Richard L. Rubenstein , an advocate of the " Death of God theology " of the 1960s . Rubenstein was a defender of the Unification Church and served on its advisory council , as well as on the board of directors of the church-owned '' Washington Times '' newspaper . In the 1990s , he served as president of the University of Bridgeport which was then affiliated with the church . In 1998 the Egyptian newspaper '' Al-Ahram '' criticized Moon 's possible relationship with Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu and wrote that the '' Washington Times '' editorial policy was " rabidly anti-Arab , anti-Muslim and pro-Israel . " In 2009 Moon 's support for the Japan – Korea Undersea Tunnel was criticized in Japan and South Korea as a possible threat to both nations ' interests and national identities . In 2012 '' The New Republic '' criticized Moon on a number of points : His neglect of his wife , Hak Ja Han , and his appointments of their children and their spouses to leadership positions in the church and related businesses , including their daughter In Jin Moon to the presidency of the Unification Church of the United States against the wishes of many church members ; his support of right-wing elements within the government of South Korea , and using movement members and resources for business projects and political activism , including '' The Washington Times '' . '' The New Republic '' also criticized the relationship between the Unification Church and Islam , especially following the September 11 attacks in New York City ; as well as the relationship between Moon and his family and the family of then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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