Happiness, love at Moonie mass wedding after Japanese court blow


Emmanuel Muyongo (L) and his bride Karen Yuda (R) attend a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church. - AFP

GAPYEONG: They've been called a cult, accused of coercive fundraising and legally disbanded in Japan. But in a mountainous town nestled in South Korea, thousands of "Moonies" gathered this month for a mass wedding.

Around 1,300 couples from dozens of countries tied the knot at the Unification Church's sprawling headquarters in Gapyeong, north of Seoul, under the supervision of their controversial leader, known as the "holy mother".

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