Washington DC – Pastor Greg Laurie, founder of Harvest Christian Fellowship of California and Hawaii, spoke to FOX News Digital on Friday about why he is pro-life and what Christians can do as the pro-life movement moves into its next chapter. He talked about what he believed needed to be done.
The faith leader and his wife, Casey Lowry, delivered the closing prayer at the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on January 19th.
“I'm so proud of you for coming out on this cold, snowy day in our nation's capital to speak for those who don't have a voice,” Rowley said.
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He told the crowd that in high school he met a group of classmates whom he called “Jesus Freaks.”
He said these “Jesus freaks” intrigued him because they were smiling, positive and “full of energy” going forward.
And it was through that “Jesus freak” that Laurie first learned about the gospel, he said.
“Lord, every man and every woman, every Thank you to the people, “We have boys and girls here today,'' Laurie told the crowd. (Vitaly Manzuk)
“I know that many of you here are people of faith. I've seen your signs come in, I've seen you pray.” Rory said.
He then led the crowd in the “Sinner's Prayer” before blessing everyone before the official start of the March for Life.
“Lord, we thank you for every man and woman, every boy and girl here today, many of whom have come from far and wide to our nation's capital to speak out for the unborn.” Rory said.
“We need another revival.”
“We pray for our nation. We pray for young women who find themselves pregnant, that they may carry their babies to term and raise them or give them up for adoption. I pray that the Church will do so and be there to support these mothers.”
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He continued, “We pray that You would raise up in our government, in Congress, in the Senate, in the White House, godly people who will stand with the unborn. You say in your word that people rejoice when the righteous reign.”
He added, “We need another revival” before starting “Our Father.”
On Friday, Jan. 19, Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastor Greg Laurie said he was pleased to see a “huge number of young people” turn out for the March for Life in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
After the meeting, the pastor spoke to Fox News Digital in which he shared his personal story and explained the work he believes needs to be done to help women in need.
“My mother was a beautiful woman and a Marilyn Monroe idol,” Laurie told Fox News Digital.
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His mother was married and divorced a total of seven times, he said, and Laurie himself was the product of what he described as “a one-night stand with a guy in Long Beach.”
“So my life was saved from an abortion and then when I put my faith in Christ for eternity.”
She later learned that the man whose name was on her birth certificate was not her biological father.
“I didn't have a father,” he said. “In many ways, I had to be the adult and parental figure in this relationship.”
At the age of 17, Laurie's life changed dramatically when she met those “Jesus freaks.”
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“So my life was saved from an abortion and then when I trusted in Christ forever, and that is something I am eager to share with others.” Because people fail and make mistakes in life.'' ”
Pastor Rowley said God can “bring a message out of chaos, and He can also bring something good out of the bad.”
Pastor Greg Laurie attended the wedding of his wife Casey in 1974. The pastor wrote on Harvest's website that he met her “several months after I accepted Christ and began teaching her Bible studies.” (Courtesy of Greg Laurie)
Pastor Rowley said he wants to “give hope to everyone” who is still suffering emotional pain after having an abortion.
“I believe that there are children in heaven who are tragically aborted. I believe that if a woman has an abortion, God will forgive her. God will forgive any sin,” he said. said.
“So we want to offer our sympathy to those who need God's forgiveness and know that God will give them a second chance.”
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Nellie Gray, a Catholic woman, founded the March for Life. And she said more than 50 years later, the March for Life is still a primarily Catholic event.
It is not uncommon to hear rosaries being prayed along the march route, and thousands of young Catholics attend masses and rallies held in and around Washington, D.C., in the days leading up to the march.
Pastor Rowley spoke to Fox News Digital about the importance of Christian unity in matters of life.
A scene from the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC on Friday, January 19th. “We are in a spiritual war right now,” Pastor Lowry said of the need for Christian unity in the pro-life movement. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“I like to use the analogy that if we were in a war and we were being shot at, we would come together. And I think we are in a spiritual war right now, And I think we have a lot in common — myself included, being a Protestant and having Catholic friends, especially on this issue,” he said.
Lowry was especially happy to see so many young people at the March for Life, he said. Especially since he brought his granddaughters to Washington so they could march with him.
“I wanted people to see the huge number of young people who are rising up here.”
”“I wanted people to see the huge number of young people who are rising up here,” he said.
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Those who oppose abortion “are a minority in California,” he says. “But when you attend an event like this, you’re linking arms with thousands of other people.”
After the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the pro-life movement shifted from calling for changes in the law to changes in attitudes and culture.
Lowry told FOX News Digital that the church's role is to “speak compassionately about this issue.”
March for Life participants are “arm-in-arm with thousands and thousands of others,” Pastor Lowry told FOX News Digital on Friday, January 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Told. (Vitaly Manzuk)
He said that while it is important to emphasize the traditional tenets of Christian morality, sin still exists.
“Even Christians fail and sin,” he said. “And there is forgiveness. But don't go in there and complicate matters by taking the life of an innocent unborn child.”
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The church “needs to do more about this issue,” he said. “I think we also need to do a better job of supporting the women who are having these babies.”
When the biological father is not present, as is often the case, Christian men in the church community should play that role, just as people did for him, Lowry said.
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“Since becoming a Christian, I have found many godly older men who have been mentors and role models for me,” he said. “If you don't mind, your father agrees.”
“That is why the church can effectively become the hands and feet of Jesus.”
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