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Irrelevant references to Donald Trump in the section on Unification Church
[edit]Unless the article intends to imply a shadowy, sinister conspiracy between Donald Trump and the Unification Church, I fail to see the relevance of the following lines at the end of the section. Irrelevant material is in bold:
"The Unification Church also owns several news outlets including The Washington Times, Insight on the News, United Press International, and the News World Communications network. The Washington Times opinion editor Charles Hurt was one of Donald Trump's earliest supporters in Washington, D.C. In 2018, he included Trump with Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II as "great champions of freedom." In 2016 The Washington Times did not endorse a candidate for United States president, but endorsed Trump for reelection in 2020."
I suggest deleting this, as it seems to be a rather transparent politically-inspired move to link Donald Trump to a questionable religious movement. I did not notice any references in the article to Rosalynn Carter or Willie Brown's ties to The Peoples Temple, and those connections were far more direct and established. LibrarianBarbaran (talk) 04:37, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- The material on Hurt was WP:SYNTH and has been removed. Thanks for alerting us.Feoffer (talk) 06:19, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe the ontire of Trump taken out. BookeWorme (talk) 22:40, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
- I don't seem much related from Trump and "cults". The Washington Times don't even it's people working there for Unification Church. 73.189.88.167 (talk) 16:01, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe the ontire of Trump taken out. BookeWorme (talk) 22:40, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Cult leaders
[edit]I see someone added a section on "Cult leaders", and then it was removed by another. I think the topic is appropriate and think it should be reinstated and expanded. There is much about "cult leaders" available through google scholar. Cult leaders are mentioned in the article, scattered here and there, but I think a summary of characteristics of cult leaders, or methods they use, would be a good addition to this article. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 01:31, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- That is sense to me. BookeWorme (talk) 17:13, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Updating
[edit]This article is in need of updating, especially the sources. Thinking has changed among academics in the nearly-quarter century since this article was created. Some of the sources are over 50 years old. Valereee (talk) 11:12, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
Reversion
[edit]Hey, Grorp. What do you see as particularly valuable about all the historical information about the organizations covered in this section to understanding the article subject? Each of those has its own article. Why do we need all this info here? Valereee (talk) 17:26, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- I am currently working on the section. Wait until I am finished. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 17:33, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Valereee: I'm finished. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 02:30, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
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