God’s Heart - Proposed HSA-UWC (Unification Church) Religious Emblem Program

The religious emblem program found in this manual was developed in 1994 by Gary Fleisher to meet the requirements of the Boy Scouts of America religious emblem program. Due to lack of approval from the then USA HQ for HSA-UWC (Unification Church), the program was never finalized. It is offered here for its historical significance and educational value for the young people of the Unification Church/Family Federation for World Peace.

God’s Heart HSA-UWC (Unification Church) Religious Emblem Program

What is the God’s Heart Program 4. Have your parents and counselor sign the enclosed God’s Heart Completion Form, The God’s Heart program, is a religious emblem certifying that you have earned the God’s Heart. program, created for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, or Mail the form. Ask your counselor to mail the Explorers. form to: Gary Fleisher, Unification Church To earn the God’s Heart emblem you will serve Religious Emblem Committee. others, and learn about our Heavenly Father, True 5. You will receive the God’s Heart Certificate Parents, and the Unification Church. When you have and/or Medal at a church meeting. earned the God’s Heart emblem, you will have earned more than a medal. You will have moved our Requirements for the God’s Heart world closer to Heavenly Father, and become a more Program mature person yourself. Do requirement I, II, III, IV, and V. Your How Do I Earn the God’s Heart? counselor may wish to replace some requirements with others. If there is a reason why you can’t do a 1. Talk to your parents about earning the God’s requirement, talk to your counselor. They can Heart. With their help, find a counselor. The change or modify the requirement to fit your special counselor should be someone who is, or is needs. approved by your Unification Church Leader. The Heart of God and True Parents Any Local, City, State, Regional, or National Unification Church Leader can approve your I. The Heart of God counselor. Your counselor will help you A. In your notebook, explain what was God’s purpose for creating Man? accomplish the requirements of the God’s Heart. B. In your notebook explain how God felt when the Your counselor may work with you alone, or first humans fell? with a group of candidates for the God’s Heart. C. In your notebook explain how and why God worked so hard to restore man after the fall? Your counselor may replace God’s Heart D. In your notebook explain how can you ease requirements with other requirements. They may God’s suffering? modify or add requirements. Your counselor and II. The Value of True Parents your parents will certify that you have earned A. In your notebook, explain what “True Parents” the God’s Heart. means to Unification Church members? B. In your notebook explain how Reverend and 2. Get a notebook. You will use this notebook to Mrs. Moon became True Parents? fulfill the requirements for the God’s Heart. You C. In your notebook explain how can you become a will keep the notebook. It will not be sent in True Parent? after you have completed the God’s Heart D. Write, tape record, or video tape your own news requirements. program about what the True Parents have done, what organizations they have founded, etc. 3. With your counselor and parents fulfill the E. Tell at least three people who are not members of requirements of the God’s Heart program. the Unification Church about the value of True

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Parents and the Unification Church. (Witness to E. Interview at least two Blessed Couples, and ask three people.) Record your experiences in your them about what Blessed Marriage means to notebook. them. III. The Position of Blessed Children Do requirement VI or requirement VII. If you wish A. In your notebook explain: what it means to be a to do both you may, however, only one is required. Blessed Child? VI. The Bible B. Explain how you should relate to children who A. In your notebook explain what the Bible is, how are not Unification Church members. it was written, and who wrote it. C. Serve children who are not members of the B. Visit a religious institution that believes in the Unification Church. Give at least 21 hours of Bible, such as a church or synagogue. Ask a service by doing service projects. Some leader of that institution to explain his religion. examples of service projects might be: become a volunteer tutor or library assistant, help a Cub C. In your notebook, explain what you learned from Scout pack that is not sponsored by the your visit. List some of the differences and Unification Church, become a volunteer at a similarities between the Unification Church and children’s hospital that is not a Unification the institution that you visited. Church institution, clean school grounds of a VII. Other Holy Books non-Unification Church school, help a non- A. Choose a holy book, other than the Bible, that is Unification Church food drive, etc. Keep a log of the primary scripture of a religion, such as the your service in your notebook. Koran. In your notebook explain about that D. Serve your local Unification Church scripture, how it was written, who wrote it, etc. congregation. Give at least 21 hours of service to B. Visit a religious institution that believes in the your local church. At least seven of the hours scripture that you selected, such as a mosque. should be spent in fund raising for the church. Ask a leader of that institution to explain his Some examples of other service might be: religion. ushering, cleaning or repairing the church, visiting sick or infirmed members of the C. In your notebook, explain what you learned from congregation, help a youth organization your visit. List some of the differences and associated with the Unification Church, helping similarities between the Unification Church and prepare for church activities, or helping with mailings. Ask your local church leader for his help in fund raising and serving the congregation. Keep a log of your service in your notebook. Explain the internal reasons for fund raising in your notebook.

Unification Church IV. Divine Principle A. In your notebook, explain what the Divine Principle is, and where it came from. B. Give a Divine Principle Lecture to an audience of at least three people. C. Write about the lecture in your notebook. V. Dating, Sex, and Marriage A. In your notebook explain why Unification Church members don’t date, and what you should do, if someone asks you for a date. B. In your notebook explain the importance of The God’s Heart Medal is 1½ inches wide and 3 sexual purity and God’s original intention for inches long. The ribbon is red and white. The sex. symbol is gold colored. The God’s Heart text box C. How do Unification Church members select is gold colored with a pin on the back.. mates. D. Explain what Holy Marriage is, why it exists, the institution that you visited. and why it is different from other marriages.

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Do requirement VIII or requirement IX. If you wish C. Hold a prayer vigil, beginning at midnight, and ending at 4:00 am. to do both you may, however, only one is required. XI. Pledge Service VIII. Holy Days A. Explain why, when and how we do the Pledge A. In your notebook list the major holy days of the Service. Unification Church. B. Lead a pledge service. B. Choose one Holy Day, and, in your notebook, explain why it exists, how it came to be, and how XII. Sunday Service it is celebrated. A. Explain why, when and how we have Sunday C. In your notebook, explain the differences Church Service. between the way the Holy Day you selected and B. Give a talk at a Sunday Service. Christmas are celebrated. XIII. Holy Salt IX. True Parent’s Picture, the Unification Symbol, and the Unification Church Flag A. Explain where Holy Salt comes from and what it’s purpose and use are. A. In your notebook explain the importance and use of True Parent’s picture. B. Demonstrate the use of Holy Salt. B. Get your own picture of True Parent’s, and C. Attend a ceremony to multiply Holy Salt. demonstrate it’s use and care. XIV. Holy Ground C. In your notebook explain what the parts of the A. Explain what a Holy Ground is, why it is made, Symbol of the Unification Church stand for. how it is made, what is a good place for a Holy D. In your notebook describe the Unification Ground, and who may make a Holy Ground. Church flag, and it’s proper use. B. Visit a Holy Ground and explain it’s history. Choose two requirements from X, XI, XII, XIII, XV. Heart Candles XIV, XV, XVI and do them. For instance you could A. Explain what Heart Candles are, their history, do requirement X and XV. Your counselor may want how it is made, how to inherit it. you to do more than two requirements. Your B. Receive a Heart Candle from a church elder. counselor may select, change, or modify the requirements. XVI. Fasting A. Explain how and why Unification Church X. Prayer members fast. A. Explain how, why and when to pray. B. Do a one day fast B. What does it mean to pray in the name of True Parent’s. How is that different than praying in the name of Jesus?

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God’s Heart Completion Form Candidate Information Candidate’s Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________ State: _______ Zip Code: ____________

Telephone: ___________________________ Birthday: __________________________________

Boy Scout Troop or Explorer Post: ________

Counselor Information Counselor’s Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________ State: _______ Zip Code: ____________

Telephone: ___________________________

I was appointed counselor by:

_____________________________________________________________ who is a

_____________________________________________________ Leader in the Unification Church. The

telephone number of the person who appointed me is: ___________________________________.

Certification I certify that (candidate’s name) _____________________________________ has fulfilled both the external requirements and the internal requirements of the God’s Heart Emblem.

_________________________________________ Candidate’s Signature

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_________________________________________ ___________________________________ Counselors Signature Date

Application Note: Usually, we send the God’s Heart Certificate and/or Medal to the counselor, so that it can be presented at a church service. If you wish the certificate or medal sent elsewhere, please send a note with shipping instructions and enclose it with this form. We will send a God’s Heart Certificate to any qualified person completing the God’s Heart Program. God’s Heart Medals are available for $20.00 each. Make checks or money orders payable to the Unification Church Religious Emblem Committee.

Send this form only (not the notebook) to:

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GOD’S HEART Counselors Manual What Is the God’s Heart Program

The God’s Heart program is a religious emblem program, created for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, or Explorers.

To earn the God’s Heart emblem, candidates serve others, and learn about our Heavenly Father, True Parents, and the Unification Church. The God’s Heart emblem is not just an external accomplishment. To earn it, candidates will move closer to Heavenly Father, and become more mature persons.

The Process of Earning the God’s Heart Badge The process of earning the God’s Heart is: 1. Candidates and their parents locate a counselor. 2. The counselor and parents work with the candidate to fulfill the God’s Heart requirements. 3. The counselor and parents certify that the candidate has fulfilled the God’s Heart requirements. 4. The God’s Heart is awarded, usually at a church service.

Who May Be a Counselor The counselor is someone who is, or is approved by a Unification Church Leader. Any Local, City, State, Regional, or National Unification Church Leader can approve a counselor.

A counselor need not be a Unification Church member, although a counselor must have a clear understanding of Unification Theology and tradition. A counselor should be someone who has the character and knowledge to lead the candidate to a deeper understanding of God, True Parents, and the Unification Church.

What a Counselor Does The counselor confers the God’s Heart award. Externally, the counselor decides what a requirement is, and when a requirement is fulfilled. The counselor may change, add, or replace God’s Heart requirements. A counselor may council individual candidates or groups of candidates.

Internally, the counselor should raise and educate the candidate, so that the candidate’s understanding Unificationism deepens, relation with God intensifies, and maturity increases.

When the counselor considers that the candidate has fulfilled the God’s Heart requirements, the counselor signs the God’s Heart Completion Form, which is mailed to the Unification Church Religious Emblem Committee. The Religious Emblem Committee will record the awarding of the God’s Heart. The committee will also mail a God’s Heart Certificate and (optionally) a God’s Heart Medal to be awarded to the candidate.

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Usually, the counselor will present the God’s Heart award at a church meeting.

God’s Heart Requirements There are two groups of God’s Heart requirements, The Heart of God and True Parents requirements and Unification Church requirements. The Heart of God and True Parents requirements are internal and Unification Church requirements are external.

The Heart of God and True Parents requirements are in three stages, the Heart of God, the Value of True Parents, and the Position of Blessed Children. The candidate should understand the heart, attitude, and temperament that Unification Church members try to exemplify.

The purposes of the Heart of God requirements are to insure the candidates understanding of Heavenly Father’s heart and how He feels about the human predicament. This understanding is heartistic. It should be shown in all God’s Heart requirements.

The purpose of the Value of True Parents requirements is to insure the candidates understanding of the nature, mission, and value of the messiah. This includes grasping how Reverend and Mrs. Moon became True Parents, what their responsibilities are as True Parents, and how the candidate should heartistically relate to them.

The purpose of the Blessed Children requirements is to be sure that each candidate knows what a blessed child is. It is also to show how children who are Unification Church members should serve others.

Unification Church requirements deal with the traditions of the Unification Church. To understand these traditions the candidate should inherit the heart that Reverend and Mrs. Moon have exemplified by their life of sacrificial loving and willingness to pay indemnity for others. The details of external tradition are secondary to inheriting the heart of the tradition.

If you need advice on a Unification Church requirement, contact your Local, City, State, Regional, National, or other Unification Church Leader.

Each candidate keeps a notebook, which is used to fulfill the God’s Heart requirements. The God’s Heart notebook is a historic record of the candidates’ fulfillment of God’s Heart requirements. It will be treasured by the candidates’ descendants. Externally, the notebook emphasizes the seriousness of the award. As well and internally, having to write things down makes a candidates understanding clearer.

Publications that may help counselor or candidate include: Outline of the Divine Principle Level IV (in 2015 terms this would be replaced by The Exposition of the Divine Principle), The Tradition Volume 1, God’s Will and the World. Unification Church publications are available from the Unification Church Bookstore, 4 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 (212)997-0050 x250, or by modem to xxx-xxx- xxxx.

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Sample Letter

Date Name Address Address

Enclosed is the current draft of the God’s Heart Religious Emblem Program for the Boy Scouts of America. The God’s Heart Religious Emblem Program is written for children and young adults over the age of 11. Programs for younger children may be added later.

The two documents enclosed (God’s Heart and God’s Heart Councilors Manual) are not in final form. I’m just trying to get the text correct. Lay out will happen later.

I don’t know what the cost of a medal will be. I hope that it will be under $10.00.

Although the God’s Heart Religious Emblem Program was written for Boy Scouts, it was written so that it fulfills the requirements of the 4 H Club, Girl Scouts of America, and Camp Fire, for their religious emblem programs.

If you have a comment, please let me know. Feel free to write on the pages, and send or fax them back to me. You’re also welcome to call. My fax number is xxx-xxx-xxxx and daytime voice number is xxx-xxx- xxxx.

Respectfully, ITN

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