The Rod of Iron Freedom Festival was inspired as a project of Rod of Iron Ministries, founded by Pastor H. J. Sean Moon of Unification Sanctuary. Conceived as a non-denominational event to celebrate our Second Amendment, which sets the American experiment in self-governance apart from many other nations in the world in that it recognizes our God given right to defend ourselves against predatory government, based on the experience of our founding fathers with the English monarchy under King George.