United
Nations Myth #9:
The U.N. would not benefit from a
permanent and formal internal structure for wisdom, counsel and
problem-solving comprised of carefully selected, unselfish world
religious and spiritual leaders.
What is needed is an integrated worldview that
can appreciate both the human being's capacity for rational
reflection and our capacity for spiritual awakening. The legacy of
the world's great saints, prophets, sages and spiritual leaders
cannot be denied or discounted without ignoring what is most
fundamental about the human being. This applies also to the United
Nations.
For this
reason, Dr. Sun Myung Moon has been advocating that the UN, for its
own survival and effectiveness, build an inter-religious council
within its system. He has held that the current structure, dominated
by political self-interest, represents an inferior expression of
humanity's potential.
In order to
enhance the UN, there needs to be inclusion of those who represent
the highest expressions of humanity's vision of peace, and the moral
and spiritual principles that are necessary if peace is to be
achieved. To conceive a world of peace, and to imagine establishing
that world without the benefit of the wisdom of Jesus, Mohammed,
Moses, Buddha, Confucius is simply immature. But more importantly it
is ill-fated. This must change.
Building on this
foundation Dr. Moon proposes the Universal Peace Federation (UPF)
work toward the
renewal of the United
Nations by developing a non-political council of religious and
spiritual leaders to bring broad vision and wisdom to the effort to
address critical global problems. This might serve as an "upper
house" in a bicameral United Nations;
