Ex-Washington Times Editor Sues Paper, Rev. Moon

[Blue_Tires]

Source: ABC

The former opinion editor of The Washington Times sued the paper Tuesday over his claims that executives there pressured him to attend a Unification Church event and harassed him when he refused to sign a fraudulent document to help a manager.

Richard Miniter's lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington seeks unspecified damages and alleges breach of contract, emotional distress and damage to his reputation. It also names the Unification Church and its leader, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, as defendants. Moon founded the Times in 1982.

Last month, Miniter filed a religious discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission containing the allegation about pressure to attend the church event. The paper has denied the discrimination claim, but a spokesman had no immediate comment Tuesday.

Miniter's lawyer, Larry Klayman, is asking the judge to block the Times' owners from transferring assets while the case is pending. He said they might do so in an attempt to avoid paying damages.

Miniter claims that while he was vying for a permanent position at the Times, he was invited to New York City, where he and members of the Times staff attended the church event. Moon presided over the event, which included a mass wedding.



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[derby378]

1. Coming on the heels of that 40% layoff announced on Friday...

...can we designate today as the official death date of the Moonie Times? :toast:

[Kingofalldems]

2. I understand it is now a free paper.

[WCGreen]

17. Free as in liberated..

Or free as grab it off the top of the Cigarette machine in the corner of the bar...

[SpiralHawk]

3. Republicons best rush to the defense of Rev Second-Coming-of-Jesus Moon

Since they have so gaily accepted buckets O' MoneyBucks from him

Surely republicons will want to stand up for their MoneyBuck Messiah, si?

[rfranklin]

8. Would that be "Mooneybucks?"

I hear the Reverend Moon is greater than Jesus in God's eyes.

[SpiralHawk]

11. Republicon Mooneybucks - you got it...

Altogether apt...republicons worship any old Second Coming Messiah who lards out the Mooneybucks...

[Octafish]

4. Rev Moon and the BFEE really are not very nice to anybody.

Know your BFEE: 1984 Death of Outstanding Congressional Staffer Buried Poppy-Moon Relationship

Know your BFEE: Forget Rev. Wright! It’s Bush and His Cronies Who Owe an Apology for Rev. Moon!

Know your BFEE: Rev. Sun Myung Moon OWNS Poppy Bush

[skepticscott]

5. Oh, cripes

Was this guy so dense that he didn't know what kind of whackos he was putting in with right from the start? Normally I despise that kind of religious coercion in the workplace, but no sympathy for this guy...he helped a dangerous and deluded religious and political power seeker and deserves everything he gets.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. So it's only a paper Moon after all.

[Melinda]

7. "Larry Klayman" eom

[hadrons]

12. I always think "Larry Klanman" when I see his name

[muntrv]

9. Awwwww, poor moonie!

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[msanthrope]

10. It's like watching two snakes in a bag. You can only hope they

eliminate each other.....

[CrunchMaster]

13. Washington Times run by rightwing foreign spy network that blackmails American politicians

Why else on earth would American politicians be associated with a douchebag who dresses up like a King and calls himself True Parent and True Messiah? Easiest most logical answer? Because he probably has pictures of American politicians on tape doing something freaky.




http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UeCPYLLgPkY/SbV-UrviteI/AAAAAAAAA54/hXpkCqpQMKY/s400/Reverend+Moon.jpg

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

14. What is it with Koreans and cult of personality?

The Kims in the North... and then this fucker.

Is it something in the water?

[No Elephants]

20. Why do Republican men love wearing flowing white gowns? Hey, I think I found a perfect sartorial

match.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UeCPYLLgPkY/SbV-UrviteI/AAAAAAAAA54/hXpkCqpQMKY/s400/Reverend+Moon.jpg


With his gold rick rack and his crown, white gloves and red coursage, Moon is the spit and image of a slightly tacky Fifties woman on Mother's Day.

Look at that wedding photo. The sanctity of marriage: marriage is between 1000 men and 1000, whenever Reverend Moon so decrees.

Holy Moontrimony, Batman!

[brentspeak]

15. Couldn't have happened to a nicer pro-Halliburton Iraq War chickenhawk shill

May Miniter choke on it.

[yellowcanine]

16. Well goody. At least Larry Klayman has something to do now. I was beginning to wonder when he

would inflict his horse's ass ego on the public consciousness once again.

[newspeak]

18. remember when Moon and his wife were crowned in a room in Congress?

that was during *'s administration. How freaky was that, at the time? How many people paid attention to the event? Americans should have been really, really concerned then. Who attended that coronation? Do the fundies know that Moon may believe that he is the messiah? How many evangelists has Moon funded? It is truly frightening to think of the influence this man welds in our government. Moon and Coe can go "influence" the arctic, instead of doing harm to our country.

[yellowcanine]

19. Moon also bailed out Jerry Falwell when he got in over his head at Liberty "University"

Apparently Jerry wasn't raising enough money bearing false witness against Bill Clinton selling the "Clinton Chronicles" video so Moon had to come up with the big bucks. Apparently Jerry's irony meter was broken because on the one hand he thought it was ok to raise money telling lies about fellow Baptist Bill Clinton but on the other hand it was also ok to accept charity from a man who claims to be the Messiah.

[No Elephants]

21. Falwell always knew which side his communion bread was buttered on.