From the Back Cover:
"Carlton Sherwood, distinguished
Pulitzer Prize winner, has delivered a powerful blow to the
practitioners of racial and religious bigotry in this country.
This thoroughly researched book affirms the advocacy that many of us
engaged when we felt that Reverend Moon was a victim of both
religious and racial bigotry. The assault on the religious
liberties of Reverend Moon threatened the liberties of every
religious leader . . . May all of us in the community of conscience,
pray, and work that such injustice many never, never happen again."
--Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, President,
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
"It is the function of the Bill of
Rights, among others, to protect the lawful exercise of freedoms by
minorities from the prejudices and powers of the majority. Inquisition
tells the story of that protection gone wrong. It deserves
a broad reading public so that Americans can be alerted and such
perversions of justice avoided in the future."
--Jeremiah S. Gutman, Esq.,
President, New York Civil Liberties Union
"It is exactly the people who are
hated who ought to have the protection of the courts against mass
hysteria. The issue in his case is not religion alone but
rather how to protect minorities against persecution."
--Laurence H. Tribe, Esq.,
Professor of Law, Harvard University
"Viewed simply as a matter of
criminal law, the record does not establish Moon's guilt.
Viewed as a matter of constitutional law, the record raises most
serious issues under the First Amendment. . . .Moon was denied a
fair trial. It is not necessary to like this Korean guru to
say, as I must, that he got a bum rap. It is small wonder that
other churches are alarmed."
--James J. Kilpatrick, Syndicated
columnist
"The national concern generated by
this case isn't wasted. Moon's unpopularity is unimportant.
Even then, the personal attacks against him are similar in meanness
and bias to those vented historically against Jewish, Christian and
Moslem leaders when they were newcomers bringing a minority religion
into the community."
--Colman McCarthy, The Washington
Post
"Here is the whole appalling story of
how Sun Myung Moon and his accountant were framed by the government
of the United States. . . This is a story that should be read . . .
by every American who values religious liberty and wants this
miscarriage of justice never to be repeated."
--Rev. Dean Kelley, National
Council of Churches
Amazon Reader Review:
Absorbing and sobering, October 18, 2002
Reviewer: A reader
A shocking example of how easily prejudice can run roughshod
over fairness and basic decency. This account of a
contemporary witchhunt reads like a novel. Its clear that
Moon's real sin was being Asian, grabbing the loyalty of a
lot of middle class white kids, preaching interpretations
different from conventional Christianity and being a little
too fired up about God, anti-communism and chastity for
people's taste. This vividly chronicles how Moon was
railroaded into jail. A little too detailed in parts, but
good reading.
