The essence of the former Unification Church is not anti-communism, but Korean nationalism, which longs for the unification of the Korean Peninsula.
Former Unification Church, the South Korea-based church, now called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot to death during an outdoor campaign speech in July. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told police he killed Mr. Shinzo Abe because of his apparent link to a religious group he hated. It is reported that his mother’s large donations to the church bankrupted his family and ruined his life, and his anger toward the church led to the attack Mr. Shinzo Abe.
