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Hak Ja Han

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hak Ja Han or Hakja Han Moon is an influential figure in the Unification Church and affiliated organizations. She is the wife of the movement's founder, Sun Myung Moon. The couple are viewed by Unification Church members as the "new messiahs". They are referred to as the "True Parents"; she is called the "True Mother" and regarded as the "perfect woman". She is Moon's designated successor as the leader of the Unification Movement. A daughter of one of his followers, Han married Moon in April 1960. They have 13 children and 20 grandchildren.

Michelle Remembers

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Michelle Remembers is a book published in 1980 co-written by Canadian psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder and his psychiatric patient Michelle Smith. A best-seller, Michelle Remembers was the first book written on the subject of satanic ritual abuse and is an important part of the controversies beginning in the 1980s regarding satanic ritual abuse and repressed memory. The book has been discredited by several investigations which found no corroboration of the book's events, while others have pointed out that the events described in the book were extremely unlikely and in some cases impossible.

Sex, Slander, and Salvation

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sex, Slander, and Salvation (Investigating The Family/Children of God) was a 1994 book edited by J. Gordon Melton and James R. Lewis, on the Family International. Sex, Slander, and Salvation consists of 17 chapters of essays and research papers revolving around the Family International. The introduction is by James R. Lewis. Stephen A. Kent and Theresa Krebs would later allege the use of "media homes" during the course of the researchers' studies for Sex, Slander and Salvation. "Media homes" were described by Kent and Krebs as follows: "Hand-picked individuals living in these well-funded facilities went through rehearsals about how to portray themselves and the group to media, scholars, and others who might scrutinize them." Kent and Krebs also noted question-and-answer pamphlets produced by the group to prevent members from "revealing sensitive information about the group."

1. James R. Lewis

Doomsday Prophecies

Contains an encyclopaedic survey of end-time predictions which looks at the history of prophets and the religious sects that forecast the exact dates that civilisation would take its final bow. Encompassing the truly bizarre, the suicidal, the homicidal, and the almost believable, this book touches on apocalyptic strains in each religion.

The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of New Age Religions

In the late 1980s, the New Age movement became the focus of both media attention and widespread ridicule as some of the more outlandish aspects of the movement. Reflecting the emergence of this denominational structure, this book includes chapters that focus on specific groups. Other chapters examine the movement's historical roots.

1. Patricia D. Shewmaker
2. James Robert Lewis

The Complete QDRO Handbook

Patty Shewmaker, a native of Nebraska, attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York where she earned a bachelor of science in political science and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Military Intelligence. Patty served seven (7) years on active duty in the United States Army and three (3) years in the Georgia Army National Guard. Patty deployed as a Company Commander of a Counterintelligence Company in support of OPERATIONS IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Patty received the Bronze Star Medal for her service in a combat theater of operations. With her extensive military background and understanding the unique issues that confront military families, Patty represents many military service members in family law issues. Patty earned her law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law where she graduated with honors. She has an active practice in all areas of family law including divorce litigation, modification of custody, alimony and child support, contempt actions and legitimations and paternity suits. Patty also specializes in dividing qualified retirement plans incident to divorce and legal separation, including pensions under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), military pensions, private pensions, 401(k)s, Thrift Savings Plans (TSPs), and other qualified retirement plans. Patty also has extensive experience with cross jurisdictional family law litigation including international child abduction cases under the Hague Convention. She represents clients whose cases span across multiple states and foreign countries, be it a divorce, custody action, or a modification. Patty is well versed in the special jurisdictional requirements of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Uniform Family Support Act (UFSA). Patty is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia. Patty is also a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, and she is a member of the executive committee of the Military and Veterans Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the DeKalb Bar Association, and a member of the Class of 2012 of Leadership DeKalb. Patty is admitted to practice with the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. James “Jimmy” Lewis was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Auburn University and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in political science focusing on prelaw and conflict resolution. Jimmy received his law degree in 2014 from John Marshall Law School, where he began to learn litigation skills under two Cobb County district attorneys. Jimmy practices in all areas of family law, including divorce litigation, legitimation/paternity, modification of custody, alimony and child support, contempt actions, and military-related family law issues. He has a practice focused on the preparation of retirement division orders, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs), as well as orders to divide federal civilian and military retirement. Jimmy is routinely hired to advise family law attorneys on the division of retirement plans and the preparation of QDROs, as well as for QDRO-related litigation. Jimmy is admitted to practice in the State of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and is a member of the State of Georgia Bar Association, Georgia Family Law Section, Georgia Young Lawyers Division, DeKalb County Bar Association, and the Family Law section of the DeKalb Bar. Jimmy is a partner at Shewmaker & Lewis, LLC, in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.