Posted on 11/14/2019 8:27:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Very strict question, most honest people would allow abortion to save the life of the mother. This poll makes those people answer ‘pro-abortion’.
Yes, and thus one must examine the survey itself : Among other things.
47% of evangelicals self Identified as Pro-life, vs. 27% of Catholics and 33% of Mainline Prots. (p. 14)
In response to the question, "Which of the following best describes your legal view on abortion," 25% of evangelicals said Illegal in all cases, vs. 16% of Catholics and 18% of Mainline Prots.
27% of of evangelicals said it was legal in most cases, vs. 38% of Catholics and 28% of Mainline Prots. (p. 25)
In response to the question "When do you consider a fetus, a child not yet born, to be a living being," 42% of evangelicals said Time of conception, vs. 31% of Catholics and 34% of Mainline Prots. (p. 54)
In response to the question "At what age should contraceptives be made available to women," 39% of evangelicals said Whatever age the woman decides, vs. 59% of Catholics and 44% of Mainline Prots. (p. 138)
The responses to multiple questions under "Considering what America is facing, how significant of an issue are each of the following" are on p. 105.
If polls and surveys are taken then the responses are NOT valid. These two methods rate VERY poorly in validty.
Catholics KNOW that abortion is a mortal sin. End of story. No excuses.
That was drilled into all Catholics a LONG time ago.
Orthodox? I don't know.
What is a "self-identified" Evangelical?
Doesn't attending Evangelical services make them Evangelicals?
What about Christians ???
-43% were Dems, or +17% vs Repubs and +16% for Independents
-of the Repubs, 47% are pro-life, vs 14% for Dems and 22% for Independents
- -44% almost never attend a religious service
In other words, it is likely that some "Evangelicals" are actually Democrats
I am sure some are, as while 80% have voted Republican in Pres. elections yet that leaves a minority mainly to Democrats and Independents. However, no other major group votes Republican so much and testifies to being conservative. Though per usual, the separatist "evangelical" demographic has been getting watered down. Pray for revival in ourselves and in evangelicalism.
Well, those who are not conservative can hardly be said to be Christian, except among some the uninformed.
Gee, maybe they’re also pro-capital punishment. Seems a bit hypocritical to call yourself both “pro-life” and “pro-capital punishment.”
How did they define an “evangelical”?
Self identify in response to the question, "Which religion do you associate yourself with? " (P. 146)
Trouble for 2020 election?
Not at all. I’m pro-life for innocent life. The death penalty as a just punishment for severe wrongdoing such as murder is perfectly appropriate and has nothing to do with the pro life movement. God Himself demands the death penalty on certain circumstances. If He is against the death penalty then why did He pay it on our behalf?
Protestantism isn’t like Catholicism in that you become a member of the Church. Thus, Catholics get into questions of whether Joe Biden should be given communion. Consequently, those who are Catholic should mirror Catholic traditions and dogma. It is right that they check a survey box if they are Catholic.
Protestantism is far different. A true Protestant believe to be an actual believer in Christ is a change of heart. There is no way to measure that. People may say they’re evangelical but their life style might show otherwise. We can’t judge but we know there are may wolves out there in sheep clothing. Thus, just because someone calls themselves an “evangelical” means nothing just like people calling the US a “Christian” nation. A survey of “evangelical” means nothing because you can’t measure the heart. It is like Paul stating a true Jew is one who is circumcised of the heart.
I'm sure the survey is correct in that those who claim to be evangelicals responded in such a manner. I'm just don't believe they represent true believers in Christ and are not what we would consider a true evangelical. It's a matter of definition.
HALF of ‘evangelicals’....don’t even know what ‘evangelical’ means.
lol.
Even at an American conservative Internet forum, Evangelicals (and I assume only the white ones) are "treated" to their so-called "fellow conservatives" stooping to the liberal tactic of making fun of how people talk (a form of ethnic slur). Yet any anti-Catholic slur would doubtless get the poster banned.
Once again a FR Catholic plays the "ignorant bigot" card, illustrating the weaponizing of "otherness."
Such slurs hurt as much coming from conservatives and liberals. Perhaps you concur with "palaeocon" hero H.L. Mencken that (white) American Fundamentalists are "gaping primates who believe degraded nonsense?"
But to the contrary, when only 20% vote Democratic (80% Republican) in Presidential elections than it means that a Democrat supporting evangelical is a manifest aberration. Note also that in an election you often vote for the relative best out of a poor bunch of candidates, but while you can be a conservative and not be Christian, you cannot act/vote as a informed Biblical Christian and not be social conservative.
They're "spiritual", not "religious", don'cha know?
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