By 1995, the group had about 50,000 members, largely in Russia. On March 20, 1995, five members of Aum Shinrikyo boarded the subway on different trains. Members dressed androgynously with loose clothes and closely shaved hair. As a focus of the anti-cult movement gaining momentum at this time, mother and father of church members started kidnapping and "deprogramming" their kids. However, the U.S. anti-cult movement targeted the Children of God, and plenty of dad and mom of members kidnapped and deprogrammed their youngsters. He gained many followers as he claimed to embody a god, and he secured vital financial donations. At odds with the teachings of his Presbyterian church, he was excommunicated and formed his personal church in the 1950s. Because the Messiah, Moon claimed that salvation was only attainable through pledging obedience to him, and, after seven years of service, taking a spouse picked by him. Berg wrote a collection of letters to all his communities to relate his teachings.
