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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 02 > Arranged marriages thrive in Unification Church

Arranged marriages thrive in Unification Church

By Joseph Burris / The Bulletin
August 2, 2009

BALTIMORE " Jim Stephens attended a matchmaking ceremony held by what was then the Unification Church 30 years ago, convinced that he could not find a bride on his own. Upon being paired with Hiromi Ishida of Japan, who had recently arrived in the United States and spoke little English, he....

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