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World Service,03 Jul 2012,10 mins

Mass Wedding in New York City

Witness History

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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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