NATION : Suit Against Moon’s Church Stands
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<i> From Times wire services </i>
WASHINGTON — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church failed today in a Supreme Court attempt to kill a lawsuit by two former members who say they were “brainwashed” into joining the church.
Church officials had said the Constitution’s guarantee of religious freedom should nullify the lawsuit. But the justices dismissed the appeal without comment, refusing to shield the church from the suit seeking damages. David Molko and Tracy Leal said in lawsuits that they were duped into becoming “Moonies” in California.
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