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The Restoring Honor rally was held August 28, 2010 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and was organized by Glenn Beck to "restore honor in America" and to raise funds for the non-profit Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Billed as a "celebration of America's heroes and heritage,"〔(Glenn Beck Comes To D.C., Controversy Follows ) by Liz Halloran, ''NPR'', August 27, 2010〕 several veterans were honored. Along with Beck, the main speakers included former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and activist Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr.〔(Meet MLK's Glenn Beck-loving Niece: Pro-Life, Anti-Gay Alveda King talks to Salon about her Uncle, Beliefs and Planned Speech at Saturday's Big Rally ) interview by Daniel Denvir, ''Salon magazine'', August 27, 2010〕 Beck's speech at the rally emphasized the theme that Americans of all religions should turn to their faith in God,〔 "turning our face back to the values and principles that made us great."〔 〕 Beck's and Palin's speeches praised George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as American war veterans. Beck called for Americans to unite despite political or religious disagreements, with 240 clergy from different races and religions – belonging to the ecumenical ministerial group, the Black Robe Regiment – joining the events' speakers on stage before its closing statements.〔 The attendance of the rally was disputed; a scientific estimate placed the crowd size around 87,000, while media reports varied dramatically from tens of thousands to 500,000. The event was held at the Lincoln Memorial, the same location and on the 47th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech, which drew criticism from African American leaders who believed it was distorting the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.〔〔(Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Draws Tea Party Activists ) by Huma Khan, ''ABC News'', August 27, 2010〕 Beck's Mormonism was a concern for some of his evangelical fans.〔〔 ==Announcement== On November 21, 2009, at The Villages, Florida, Beck announced a rally to be held on August 28, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Lincoln Memorial. Beck originally intended the rally as political, and planned to promote his next book, ''The Plan,'' in which he would outline a century-long plan to "save the country". Over the 2009 Christmas holidays, however, Beck claimed the event would be "non-political", and focus on raising awareness and funds for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation charity, because soliciting tax-exempt funds to pay for the rally through the charity restricts political activity. The charity receives funds collected above the amount needed to pay for the rally.〔(Glenn Beck's Decision To Scratch Plan To Promote His Book May Have Been Wise ) by Jason Linkins, ''The Huffington Post'', August 27, 2010〕 Beck named his planned rally "Restoring Honor," saying its theme was "about honoring character" as well as honoring the sacrifices of U.S. Armed Services personnel. Commentators noted that the planned date would be the forty-seventh anniversary of the Great March on Washington, at which, on August 28, 1963, King had accompanied an assemblage of 250,000 African-American Civil Rights Movement marchers from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. Beck said the timing and place for his event was coincidental but appropriate, with its theme agreeing with King's "message of focusing on the content of a person's character above all else." The rally would coincide with the Reclaim the Dream commemorative march planned by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III for further down on the National Mall and adjacent to the Tidal Basin, at the future site of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, which created concern over the two groups possibly clashing.〔(Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Draws Tea Party Activists ) by Huma Khan, ''ABC News'', August 27, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Restoring Honor rally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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