'Great Joys': California Pastor Launches Movement Celebrating Children to Counter Actress Alyssa Milano's Celebration of Abortion

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 22, 2019
Faithwire.com

One of the major disconnects plaguing our society, Pastor Jarrid Wilson explained, is the false belief that children are burdens.

(Los Angeles, CA) — [Faithwire.com] A pastor based in Southern California is offering a different perspective after actor and activist Alyssa Milano recently celebrated her past abortions, claiming her life would be "lacking all its great joys" if she hadn't terminated two of her pregnancies when she was in her early 20s. (Image credit: Gabi Adams /via Faithwire)

Jarrid Wilson, pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship and founder of the non-profit Anthem of Hope, posted a tweet Wednesday, responding to Milano. In it, he asked people to post pictures of their own children along with the hashtag #greatjoys because, in reality, children are the presence—not absence—of joy.

"Children are our future, and a blessing from God, not a burden that so many people—specifically people who are only focused on their own achievement and goals—make them out to be," Wilson told Faithwire.

Milano first made her comments celebrating her past abortions, which took place only months apart from each other in the 1990s, on her podcast, "Sorry Not Sorry." She went on to claim abortion "was absolutely the right choice for me" because she was "not ready" to be a parent.

"My life would be completely lacking all its great joys," she continued. "I would never had been free to be myself—and that's what this fight is all about: freedom."

As a dad and a minister, Wilson said he's grieved to know people will now look to Milano's podcast and social media accounts and be enticed by "the lie that children are a hindrance to finding bliss in life."

"I don't know Alyssa personally," Wilson said, "but I'm praying she really thinks about the totality of what she's saying on public platforms, especially in regards to situations that encompass the reality of life and death"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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