1. UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION UPF Marriage and Family Series The World Peace Blessing Marriage and Family as an Instrument of Peace

2. World Peace Blessing

3. A media circus? A sacred ceremony? The gateway to Peace?

4. Who goes to the Blessing?

5. Why do leaders of other faiths support and endorse the Blessing

6. Couples of many faiths participate

7. Why are they there? What do they see of value?

8. What does Father Moon hope for?

10. Rev. Sun Myung Moon: His Mission “What I want is to completely wipe away the walls and fences that divide the world in myriads of ways and create a world of unity.” From his recently published autobiographical memoir

11. Rev. Sun Myung Moon: His Work I have dedicated my life to building bridges of peace between countries that hate each other and consider each other to be enemies because of ideologies and religion.

12. 12 What Defines Our Common Humanity? 12

13. 13 God Allah Jehovah Ultimate Reality Tao Common Origin We All Have a Common Origin. Yahweh Great Spirit 13

14. 14 Recognize God’s divine attributes through creation Recognize the artist’s character through works (visible) (invisible) Insights About God from the Natural World Artist’s character Creation Works of art God’s divine attributes

15. 15 Man Woman Male Female Stamen Pistil Positivity Negativity Humans Animals Plants Minerals Origin Universality of Masculinity and Femininity

16. 16 Establish a Family of True Love  God-centered marriage  Devoted parents  Godly children  Harmonious families  A peaceful world  God-centered marriage  Devoted parents  Godly children  Harmonious families  A peaceful world Family Nation World WifeHusband God Child

17. The starting point of God’s kingdom is not an individual or a nation, but a family of true love. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, God’s Will and the World The starting point of God’s kingdom is not an individual or a nation, but a family of true love. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, God’s Will and the World Family is a Partnership between God and Humanity

18. 18 UPF believes that family is— The first, most important human institution. The first, most important human institution. A partnership between God and humanity. A partnership between God and humanity. The school of love. The school of love. Potentially a sublime instrument of peace Potentially a sublime instrument of peace

19. The family is the most important human institution. Without it we would not exist. Through it we transmit language, culture, ethics, core values - even religion. The family is the most important human institution. Without it we would not exist. Through it we transmit language, culture, ethics, core values - even religion. The First Human Institution

20. The family---marriage and parenthood--- is regarded as sacred by all world religions. The family---marriage and parenthood--- is regarded as sacred by all world religions. The Family Is a sacred partnership.

21. The sacred partnership of true marriage is constituted both by the will of God and the will of man. Pope Pius XI, Casti Connubi The sacred partnership of true marriage is constituted both by the will of God and the will of man. Pope Pius XI, Casti Connubi Family is a Partnership between God and Humanity

22. The School of Love In the family we are to learn many different types of love. WifeHusband God Child Child  Children’s love  Brotherly and sisterly love  Marital love  Parental love

23. The School of Love

24. 24 The Human Family’s False Start

25. 25 Cain and Abel: the first murder Adam and Eve: illicit love The Human Family’s False Start

26. Sun Myung Moon, “In Search of the Origin of the Universe ” Sun Myung Moon, “In Search of the Origin of the Universe ” If all men and women admit that their sexual organ belongs to their spouse, we all will bow our heads and become humble when we receive our spouse's love. Love comes to you only from your partner. Control of the Sexual Organ

27. 27 Loss of Family Ideal Disobedience WM G C After the Fall: Corrupt Love After the Fall: Corrupt Love The Fall Undermined God’s Ideal Fallen Nature

28. 28 Effects of Corrupted Love Continue

29. The Blessing Movement: Building One Family Under God, One Family at a Time  Affirms the sacred and social value of marriage and family  A public commitment to one universal human family bound together in solidarity and mutual respect, beyond the barriers of race, religion, nationality and culture  Each of us has a “family-building” responsibility- ---as a parent, a spouse, a sibling, a child---that contributes to the broader task of peacebuilding.  Affirms the sacred and social value of marriage and family  A public commitment to one universal human family bound together in solidarity and mutual respect, beyond the barriers of race, religion, nationality and culture  Each of us has a “family-building” responsibility- ---as a parent, a spouse, a sibling, a child---that contributes to the broader task of peacebuilding.

30. 36 Couples Marriage Blessing Ceremony

31. Marriage Blessing of Religious Leaders

32. The Founder’s Vision Nevertheless, here is the supreme formula for bringing true peace to the world: bring together children from enemy families and nations for the “World Peace Blessing.”

33. World Peace Blessing Ceremony at the United Nations

34. World Peace Blessing Ceremony in Dublin, Ireland

35. The UPF Founders speaking again to this issue on May 15 (IDF) at the UN in Geneva.

36. The Blessing Pledge  To be faithful in marriage: no adultery  To raise children and grandchildren to be pure in preparation for marriage  To live for the sake of others as a married couple and as a family  To encourage people of all races, religions, nationalities and cultures to live as one family under God.  To be faithful in marriage: no adultery  To raise children and grandchildren to be pure in preparation for marriage  To live for the sake of others as a married couple and as a family  To encourage people of all races, religions, nationalities and cultures to live as one family under God.