To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE


SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

"If Black Lives Matter, Lives in the Womb Matter," Says NFL Star Matt Birk at March for Life Rally

Ben Johnson : Jan 25, 2016  LifeSiteNews.com

"We march because I've never heard a woman give birth to a baby and say, 'I wish I had an abortion.'" -Matt Birk

(Washington, DC)—All the speakers at the 2016 March for Life play a pivotal role—but only one was regularly called an MVP. (Photo by: Keith Allison/Flickr/Lifesitenews)

Matt Birk, the former center for the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens, proclaimed his support for women and unborn children this afternoon from the frosty dais of the March for Life.

Birk explained the reasons his family attended the 43rd annual right-to-life event in a brief, straightforward, heartfelt speech.

"We march, because I've never heard a woman give birth to a baby and say, 'I wish I had an abortion.' That is why we march," he said.

"I've never heard of a worker at a life clinic who decided to go work at an abortion clinic. That is why we march," he said.

Birk, who earned a degree in economics from Harvard, called grieving mothers recovering from an abortion "the real heroes" of the pro-life movement. "We love them, and we appreciate them," he said.

He also struck upon contemporary controversies, saying, "If black lives matter, lives in the womb matter."

That may have been intended as a commentary…

Click here to read the report in its entirety.







SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

A Prayer Guide for Halloween from Wanda Alger

Appeal to Heaven: Members of Congress Join to Pray for Nation

5 Things to Know About the Virginia Governor's Race

Lawmakers Move to Impeach Judge Boasberg for Rubber-Stamping Jack Smith's Partisan Surveillance

Bombshell Texts Reveal LA Fire Brass Knew Fire That Burned Down Palisades Wasn't Out

Wow: According to Feds Over 7,200 Truck Drivers Were Removed from US Highways after Failing English Test

The Government Shutdown Exposed the Biggest Lie in Education

Trump Tells Republicans to Use 'Nuclear Option' to End Democrat Filibuster That Caused the Shutdown

FBI Thwarts 'Potential Halloween Weekend Terrorist Attack' in Michigan

Trump Names Nigeria 'Country of Particular Concern' in Order to Help Stop the 'Slaughter' of Christians

Shroud of Turin Skeptic Now Says It's Real 'Evidence to... the Resurrection of Jesus'

Teacher Rebuked for Constitution Day Lesson on Free Speech

Governor DeSantis Announces Special Partnership with TPUSA Meant to Protect Club America Chapters in Florida

Don't Miss This: Erika Kirk's Inspiring Speech to Students at the University of Mississippi

Illegal Border Crossings in September Historically Low

Every Shutdown in Last 35 Years Was Ended by a Continuing Resolution, Like the One Dems Keep Rejecting

Prior to Meeting with China's Xi Jinping, President Trump Announced Policy Change in US Nuclear Weapons Testing

'We Have a Deal': President Trump's 'Amazing' Meeting with China's Xi Jinping

US Missionary Abducted by Suspected Jihadists: 'Pray for His Protection'

State Senator to Call on Trump to Fight Christian Persecution



Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:  
Author:  
Words Posted On:  
Day Month Year



BCN Plus

Follow BCN on Twitter
Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?
BCN Staff

Steve Shultz
Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner


Aimee Herd
Aimee Herd, Editor


BCN Plus
Are You Praying for President Trump?
 
 

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.


Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com