Sun Myung Moon the presidency of the Unification Church of the United States against the wishes of many church members; his support of right-wing elements within the government of South Korea, and using church members and resources for business projects and political activism, including "The Washington Times". "The New Republic" also criticized the relationship between the Unification Church and Islam, especially following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City; as well as the relationship between Moon and his family and the family of then United States Vice President Joe Biden. The "Divine Principle" itself says about Moon: "With the fullness
United States v. Sun Myung Moon to six months imprisonment which he served at Danbury along with Moon. Kenneth Briggs, former religion editor of the New York Times, wrote: Ed Farmer, a fellow inmate, said: While Moon was in prison, Unification Church members launched a public-relations campaign. Booklets, letters and videotapes were mailed to approximately 300,000 Christian leaders in the United States. Many signed petitions protesting the government's case. Among the American Christian leaders who spoke out in defense of Moon were conservative Jerry Falwell, head of Moral Majority, and liberal Joseph Lowery, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Among the other people who protested