International Day of Peace 2013 Calls for Investment in Education Not War
September 21 is International Day of Peace. Citizens of the world are encouraged to observe a moment of silence at noon to pray for peace. The International Day of Peace was established as a day of cease-fire and non-violence in 2001 with a unanimous vote at the...
Statue of Liberty Reminds America Why It Has Been Blessed
In 2012, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon addressed religious leaders at the first Coalition for American Renewal Symposium. “I firmly believe that God has blessed America not for itself but for the sake of the world. As a “shining city upon a hill”, America is to give hope to all...
1989 German Peaceful Revolution Sparked by Spiritual Awakening
People who were old enough will recall powerful images of November 9, 1989, the collapse of the Berlin Wall. East and West Germans scaling the wall to embrace on ramparts that used to be laced with barbed wire. The concrete wall being torn down by any and all means:...
Gettysburg Address
The opening scene of Spielberg's 2012 film Lincoln, appropriately opens with a recitation of the Gettysburg Address. Most Americans are asked to read the Gettysburg Address sometime during their school career. Rhetoricians have studied and marveled at why his short...
Lincoln’s Pursuit of the Founding Vision of America
"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth." Abraham Lincoln, Letter to Congress 1862 January 21, 2013, President Barack...
A Return to Fundamental Values
Recent events have reminded us that global challenges are manifested in heart-wrenching realities. In the United States, 26 children and teachers were killed at an elementary school by a gunman who eventually took his own life. In Iraq and Pakistan, bombings claimed...
Celebrating the Legacy of the United States
At the recent media conference in South America, the story of the the United States' founding was shared. This story captures the essence of what makes America great. More than its political or economic system, what makes this nation great is its founding principles....