Days after leading his team to a historic national championship, Michigan State football head coach Jim Harbaugh marched and spoke at the March for Life to stand up for unborn children.
Harbaugh, one of the most prominent pro-life figures in sports, took to the stage to introduce another prominent figure in sports, former NFL player Benjamin Watson.The march was held on a snowy Saturday in Washington, D.C.
“Thank you everyone for being here. This is a great example of what the setting is about. It's a testament to the sanctity of life,” Harbaugh said.
“It's a great day to march. It's a great day. This is a great day for football. Let's go!” Harbaugh told the crowd with a smile.
Harbaugh told journalist John Root that he has no intention of changing his pro-life stance.
“Have the courage to give birth to a fetus,” he said in an interview.
He also said that 70 players on the team were baptized this year.
“I am inspired by them,” he said.
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Less than two weeks later, Harbaugh's Michigan team defeated Washington on Jan. 8 to win the school's first national title since 1997.
This isn't the first time Harbaugh has taken a pro-life stance. In 2022, he spoke at the “Right to Life” dinner in Plymouth, Michigan. His wife also spoke at the event.
“I believe in having the courage to birth a fetus,” the coach said in 2022. I believe in loving consideration and respect for life and death. My faith and science drive these beliefs of mine.Quote from Jeremiah“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. .”
Latest news: Football coach Jim Harbaugh makes surprise appearance at March for Life rally in Washington, D.C.
Fun facts about Jim Harbaugh:
Harbaugh once told Michigan State's players and staff that if one of them faced an unexpected pregnancy, he and his wife… pic.twitter.com/qSMWAwryls
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 20, 2024
Harbaugh encouraged pro-lifers to support programs for expectant mothers.
“In God's plan, each human being born truly has a future filled with potential, talent, dreams and love,” Harbaugh said. “I have living proof to my family, my children, and the thousands of people I have mentored that unborn children are God's great gift to make this world a better place. For me, the right choice is to have the courage to have a baby.”
In recent days, Harbaugh has been interviewing for NFL jobs.
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Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
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