Restoring Honor Rally - Perspectives

Amazing picture taken by Eathan Wilson

On 8/28 an estimated 750,000 to over 1 million people gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to honor our heritage, honor or soldiers, and honor our heroes. Themes of faith, hope, and charity resonated throughout the Restoring Honor Rally highlighted the beginnings of the great American experiment of freedom and a faith in God that makes nations that seek Him strong.

“This weekend's Restoring Honor Rally brought together hundreds of thousands of proud Americans from all walks of life. In my opinion, there was a marked contrast between this Rally and last year's 9/12 March on DC. The 2009 March on DC was an expression of frustration and anger because our shared concerns were being ignored. The roar of the crowd was like a tidal wave crashing through the streets. The 2010 Restoring Honor Rally was a gathering of faith, hope and charity - which was evident in the reverence exhibited by those in attendance. The hush of the crowd was as a gentle a baby's sigh. Ahhh, the difference a year can make. The future of America is in her people - not the government. We no longer await the recognition of elected officials or administrative clerks - we recognize ourselves. The best is yet to come! God Bless America.” – Anne Nagy (Danville 9/12)

This was not a tea party, it was not a political rally, it was not about the color of our skin but it was about the content of our character, it was about Restoring Honor.

”The Restoring Honor event on 8-28 was the next logical step towards returning our country to the strength of its foundation: ‘....that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.’ If the firmest atheist or agnostic examined unbiased statistics of our society, the numbers would tell that America had calmer, safer and stronger communities when more of her citizens highly valued faith, honor and charity. Restoring Honor reinforced those principles and reminded me that life's "invisible" parts are its most important.” – Jim Drake (Lexington 9/12)

This weekend we came back together to see that we are not alone; and left inspired and revived. Although this was not a march or protest either the sound that you may hear is the steps of a movement that will not be held back. From this weekend we have begun the next steps to Restore Honor, Restore Our Churches, Restore Our Family, and Restore Our Communities.


”I will personally never forget the Restoring Honor weekend. The stories of these three days will be the worn-out stories that I tell my grandchildren decades from now. Before a single word was ever spoken from the stage, the crowd and the spirit alive within it told an amazing tale. Hundreds of thousands of everyday Americans willing to sacrifice one of the final weekends of summer to come out and stand in the hot sun to show our support for our military, our country, and our Creator. By the time the three hours of festivities were concluded, there was one central theme that spoke loudest to me and was reflected in the words of men and women on stage from a myriad of backgrounds. The message that I took to heart was that we need to realize, while we may not come to agreement on specific details of theology, the vast majority of the assorted faiths in our country share common principles that can unite us to help turn this country around.” – Justen Collins (Georgetown 9/12)

The media really doesn’t know what to make of this weekend and to be honest it may take a few days for everything to settle in for each of us as well. There has never been an event like this before on the Mall in DC and most likely will never be another again in our lifetime. It was 2/3 church service, 2/3 military honor, 2/3 history lesson, 2/3 heroes, and 100% inspirational. There was honesty of who we were and are and a calling for who we should be. For those that were not there, you may never understand what this weekend was, for those of us that went we may never forget what we shared.

”It was an absolutely awesome event and this Christian Veteran Patriot would classify it as a spiritual event, not a political event. Nobody will be able to properly put it into words. You had to be there to witness the Spirit moving in the hearts of our countrymen” – Jeff Smith aka Mario (Lexington 9/12)






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