Posted on 08/09/2016 7:03:58 PM PDT by Morgana
Abortion is not an often-discussed issue in many religious services in America, but when it is, most clergy defend unborn babies’ right to life, a new survey found.
The Pew Research Center released a new poll on Monday that examined how often Americans hear about political issues from the pulpit. Abortion was third on the list, with religious liberty and homosexuality ranking first and second. Other issues included immigration, the environment and poverty.
According to the poll, 29 percent said their clergy member spoke out about abortion during a service. Most said their clergy spoke out against abortion (22 percent), while a few (3 percent) said their clergy spoke in support of abortion.
The poll also asked people if their clergy spoke about the presidential election or a specific candidate. According to the findings:
Fewer recent churchgoers (14%) say they heard their clergy speak directly in support of or against a specific presidential candidate in the months leading up to the survey. Black Protestants were particularly likely to hear this type of message: Among black Protestants who have been in church recently, roughly three-in-ten (29%) have heard clergy speak out in support of a candidate – mostly Hillary Clinton – and an equal share have heard religious leaders speak out against a candidate (primarily Donald Trump). Smaller shares of Catholic, white evangelical Protestant and white mainline Protestant churchgoers – roughly one-in-ten or fewer – say their clergy have publicly supported or opposed particular candidates.
The poll surveyed people who had been to a religious service at least once or twice in the past few months, according to Pew.
Some clergy tend to be reluctant to speak about abortion because it is a sensitive topic. However, there are many Protestant and Catholic religious leaders who are vocal advocates for the right to life of unborn babies.
Last year after the Center for Medical Progress began releasing its undercover videos of Planned Parenthood, dozens of Protestant religious leaders spoke up against the abortion giant. Catholic leaders have been vocal advocates against the abortion group, too.
Leading up to the presidential election, Catholic Church leaders also have been among the most vocal advocates against abortion. On Aug. 3, the head of the Knights of Columbus, Carl A. Anderson, boldly proclaimed that Catholics cannot vote for a presidential candidate who supports abortions.
“What political issue could possibly outweigh this human devastation? Abortion is different. Abortion is the killing of the innocent on a massive scale,” Anderson said. “We need to end the political manipulation of Catholic voters by abortion advocates. It is time to end the entanglement of Catholic people with abortion killing. It is time to stop creating excuses for voting for pro-abortion politicians.”
Other Catholic leaders have stated publicly that they will not serve communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians such as Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate, Tim Kaine.
Completely disappointing. What a worthless bunch.
Morgana, the freaks have been using a new tactic a few times lately.
Getting Christian “scholars” to say the Early Church had no problem with abortion. Even up until the early 1900s.
I can’t imagine abortion was even an issue until the 20th century when medical means of abortion came around, no?
I read somewhere that you will know when Satan has taken over. The streets will be clean, pornography banished, and Churches are full every Sunday, where Christ is not preached.
“Getting Christian “scholars” to say the Early Church had no problem with abortion. Even up until the early 1900s.”
Yea...the same early Christians who saved babies who were tossed over bridges or left else where to die, usually eaten by wild animals. This is why our numbers grew so fast, we took their cast offs.
At the end of every Sunday mass at my church we pray the prayer against abortion.
I suspect most churchgoers never hear about abortion, divorce, homosexuality - anything that might hurt someone’s feelings...
The issue is actually, according to Catholic Church teaching, in Humanae Vtae, to which very few seem to refer, medical means of birth control. Abortion is birth control. The democrat party has taken the issue and turned it into a vote getting scheme. Very difficult, for whatever reason, for Americans to go against the democrat party clergy included
I had no idea. I shall read up on it also. Thanks!
Morgana knows her prolife/abortion history!
YES!
BTW...what I just told you...happened in early pre Christian, pagan Rome. Abortion was illegal BUT infanticide was not. So a husband might say to his wife, “If it’s a boy keep it, if it’s a girl, toss it over a bridge”. The wife had to obey. Same if a child was deformed. The Christians knew where these babies would be tossed and would be waiting. They would take them and raise them.
I know you do. That’s why I came to you.
There is always a “scholar” out there who will take your side, however evil it may be.
Incredible.
Our daily Mass has "an end to abortion" as one of the daily rosary intentions. There is a rosary just before our 9:00 A.M. daily Mass, which I attend.
Good Lord!!!
How horrific.
So they were truly PRO LIFE from day one.
Thanks.
I guess I'm lucky with the two churches I attend (one Monday through Friday and another one on Sundays) because our priests do talk about it, especially abortion. The others get mentioned occasionally.
They all stem from the first deadly sin: PRIDE. People WILL do what they want, not matter how sinful and/or illegal it is.
I stumbled upon this article today. It’s from almost a year ago, but perhaps even more pertinent today. It’s little wonder our nation is where it’s at today. According to this guy’s testimony, Satan and his demons are doing quite well in America’s human sacrifice centers.
“Former Satanist: ‘I performed satanic rituals inside abortion clinics’”
I’m surprised that many have mentioned it.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State regularly threatens Catholic priests that they CANNOT mention abortion from the pulpit. In 2008, a Catholic lawyer was also caught sending a letter to all the priests in our diocese purporting to say they had NO RIGHT to mention abortion in Church or anywhere on a church’s property. It was full of legalese BS. It’s hard to counter this stuff because the priests are afraid of causing harm to their parish bottom line.
Let me assuage you of any belief that these professional christians say anything to affect their money flow. They are money grubbing whores,. They actually take your money as an agent for the TRUE God!! He must be pissed .
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