"Messiah" of The Washington Times

invictus

3-15-2008 6:20 PM

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sun myung moon, washington times, media, religious right

invictus says:

A long but interesting feature, based on John Gorenfeld's book, "Bad Moon Rising: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right, and Built an American Kingdom."