Pro-Life Leader to Speak at Creation Festival

Reprinted by permission of The Christian Post

By Joshua Goldberg
Christian Post Reporter
Tue, Jun. 24 2008 02:19 PM EDT

The Rev. Rob Schenck, one of the nation’s most outspoken pro-life advocates, will speak out in favor of life next week as part of this year’s Creation Festival.

In a statement Monday, Schenck said he was honored to take part in what has been consistently the largest Christian festival for nearly three decades. "Creation has always been a highlight for me," Schenck said of the festival, which features dozens of Christian bands, sports activities, and live public baptisms.

"Few places pack so much spiritual energy into such a compact period of time. The kids and adults who attend Creation get their spiritual batteries recharged while they also have a lot of fun. Hundreds will come to Christ, renew their Christian commitments and experience a deeper sense of calling on their lives,” he added.

Schenck, who will speak this Saturday during the festival’s last full day, will give this year’s pro-life message in the context of Psalm 139 and the recent hit movie “Juno,” a film about a pregnant 16-year-old who realizes the importance of life and decides not to abort her baby.

Schenck, who is president of the National Clergy Council, an “informal network of conservative and traditional Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant clergy” and other people of faith “who share a common concern about the moral integrity of our American culture,” has been a frequent speaker at the Creation Festival in the past.

This year’s Creation Festival, which will be held on June 25-28 at Agape Farm in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, is expected to draw as many as 50,000 visitors.

“Hundreds of thousands of people have been spiritually enriched and made life-changing decisions for Christ and we give God all the glory,” reads the description of the festival on its website.

“The Creation Festival is all about changing lives and glorifying our Creator. Our prayer for at CREATION '08 is that people will be changed, restored, and challenged to serve the Lord and to make a difference in this world.”

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