Dan Fefferman: Religious Freedom Fighter [Podcast Ep. 10]

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Today we’re joined by Dan Fefferman. Raised in a secular Jewish family in Los Angeles, Dan began consciously searching for God when he moved to Berkeley to attend the University of California, where he earned a degree in political science. 

When Dan attended the first Black Panther Party meeting, he realized how Marxism had infected the civil rights movement with hate. He decided that he needed to answer some basic philosophical questions for himself. When he heard the Divine Principle in November 1968, Dan accepted it immediately and moved into the church center in Berkley with other young Unificationists.

Dan’s career has largely been in human rights education, from directing the Freedom Leadership Foundation in the 70s to leading the International Coalition for Religious Freedom in the 2000s. He was the regional director of the Unification communities in the Midwest and the Pacific Southwest. Dan is now retired and focuses mainly on his music ministry writing songs, recording, producing videos, and supporting his local church band. You can check out Dan’s music on his YouTube channel @PepperDaniels1.