2025

September 18 2025 Newsletter
September 18 1976 Washington Monument Rally

True Father spoke before 300,000 people at the Washington Monument Rally, the second of two major rallies celebrating the United States' bicentennial in 1976. The first was the Yankee Stadium Rally on June 1. They were both part of the "Bicentennial God Bless America Festival," which True Father stated was unique among the bicentennial observances because they were convened in the name of God and included international participants. At the Washington Monument, True Father spoke on the theme "America and God's Will." He stated, "The United States of America, transcending race and nationality, is already a model of the unified world." He also said that Judaism, Christianity and the Unification Church as sibling faiths and Israel, the United States and Korea as sibling nations had "a common destiny representing God's side" and needed "to restore the United Nations to its original purpose and function." He called upon the three religions and three nations to "join hands in a unified effort," contributing "internally to the unification of world religions and externally to the unification of the world itself."

"At this crossroads of human history, we must listen to the calling of God. God prepared America for 200 years. This is the time for awakening. America must accept her global responsibility. Armed with Godism, she must free the Communist world, and at last, build the Kingdom of God here on earth. God has chosen America as the flag bearer. America must rise up. Today. Tomorrow may be too late."