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Mass Wedding in New York City
In 1982 4,000 people got married in a mass blessing carried out by Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
He founded the Unification Church in Korea and his followers believe he should choose their spouses.
In 1982 4,000 people got married in a mass blessing carried out by Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
He founded the Unification Church in Korea and his followers believe he should choose their spouses.
Hear from an American bridegroom who married his Korean wife that day.
(Image: Philip Shanker and his Korean bride)
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