universal peace

The vice president of the Universal Peace Federation in the District said a lack of love — for their fellow man, as well as from their fathers — is why teens and young adults are glamorizing immorality.

Amid an intensifying China-U.S. battle for influence raging across multiple domains – ideological, political, economic, military – this was a key message that emerged from the “Toward Peace in the Indo-Pacific” forum, organized Thursday in the South Korean capital by the Universal Peace Federation.

The agenda strives for universal peace and prosperity over a 15-year period, with 17 broad goals such as “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” and “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.”

“When a government can take out one church, it can take out every church, every religious institution and so you never really want to let it get started in the first place,” said Mr. Brownback, who spoke alongside Mr. Gingrich at Tuesday night’s dinner, which was sponsored by The Washington Times Foundation and the Universal Peace Federation.

I walked up the hill to an outdoor theater to hear Jon Batiste sing "Tell the Truth," make a plea for universal peace and also perform the greatest rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" I've ever heard.