Causa International
Dates
- Existence: 1980
Parallel Names
- Causa Internacional
Biography
Causa International (est. 1980) was an ideological movement and non-profit educational organization founded by members of the Unification Church and was inspired by Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
Causa International was a non-profit educational organization founded in 1980 in Washington D.C. by members of the Unification Church and at the inspiration of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification movement. Its purpose was to promote a worldview based on philosophical and scientific reasoning while being God-centered, and to provide a positive alternative to Communism. The organization eventually had chapters in 21 countries in the 1980s. Originally the acronym stood for "Confederation of Associations for the Unity of the Societies of the Americas." Later it stood for Con amor y union, salvaremos America, or was just considered to mean Spanish for "cause." The organization sponsored educational conferences and seminars for Christian leaders, politicians, and activists.
Citation:
CAUSA lecture manual, c1985:t.p. verso (CAUSA International; f. in Washington, D.C., in 1980 by Rev. Sun Myung Moon; non-profit org.) pref. (global in scope; active in USA, Europe, and Africa; chapters in more than 21 nations throughout South and Central America)LC data base, 6/14/85 (hdg.: Causa International)
Causa, summer 1986:masthead (Causa International); OCLC #11630489 (variant name: Causa Internacional)
Phone call to Causa Institute, 7-23-87(The body has used both Causa International and Causa Internacional simultaneously in its publications)
W. Cleon Skousen papers, 1913-2006 (Causa International; ideological movement focused on God, a worldview based on philosphical and scientific reasoning; working for a positive solution to communism; began in Latin America by Reverend Sun Myung Moon in 1980; originally stood for Confederation of Associations for the Unity of the Societies of the Americas. Later stood for Con amor y union, salvaremos America, or Spanish for "cause")
Definitions.net, via WWW, February 9, 2023 (CAUSA International is an anti-communist educational organization created in New York City in 1980 by members of the Unification Church at the suggestion of Rev. Sun Myung Moon; in the 1980s CAUSA International was active in 21 countries; the organization sponsored educational conferences and seminars for Christian leaders, politicians, and activists)