LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

[June 28th, 2006] REV. MOON, HE'S GOT YOUR NUMBER

While Satan never invaded the body or spirit of Jesus, as Mr. [Sun Myung] Moon claims, he may have invaded Moon ["Holy Mackerel," WW, June 14, 2006]. The Korean "Messiah" wants to rule the world, and according to the Bible it is Satan's to give.

I was with the Moonies in 1979 for five months, never joined, but read the 500-page Divine Principle book, and many of Moon's transcribed speeches. After reading the Bible closely, I came to the conclusion that Moon is one of many impostors Jesus warned about. And possibly the "Beast" or "666" described in Revelation 13.

According to a Southwest Radio Bible Church publication, "gematrias" are numerical equivalents of the alphabet. When you assign A = 6, B = 12, C = 18, and so on, Sun + Moon = 666. New York (where Moon lives) also = 666. Computer = 666. Witchcraft = 666. Moon's middle name supposedly means "shining Dragon."

If Moon ever controlled the world financial system—and he seems to love to work behind the scenes—we may see the Bible's prophecies come to pass before our eyes. At 86 years old, I believe he is still driven and ambitious.

Go to Google and type "John Gorenfeld" for an excellent (non-religious) journalistic blog which closely tracks Moon's doings and connections.

There is indeed something fishy about this man.

Harlan Simantel
Northeast 23rd Avenue

DISS-ORIENTED

Did it ever occur to anyone that sushi is a Japanese food, and this is a Korean guy, just grabbing a piece of the fusion pie? That's right. Americans tend to forget that Asian culture is actually different, as are the people, the language and also the food. The author of the "Holy Mackerel" story failed to recognize this, as pretty much the entire non-Asian community failed to recognize that Memoirs of a Geisha starred three Chinese people.

It doesn't matter right? All Asian people are the same, right? WRONG! It is insulting to my heritage for WW to not mention the fact that Koreans are not Japanese. It does impact the story in the way that the views that were expressed do not relate to Japanese culture, and only the selling of Japanese food.

By the way, sushi is not made with cold rice—the rice must be room temperature for the vinegar to have the best flavor, and for the rice to form together properly. Honestly, I expect a little more out of Willamette Week.

Crystal Brandenburg
Southeast Taylor Street