Sadly, 7 out of ten women who have abortions say they are Christians. Of those, a significant number of them describe themselves as evangelical. I pray they find stronger connections with other Christian women who can help them avoid premarital sex and other actions God would not approve.
I'm not surprised by this in the least. I have long maintained the only difference between most pro-life women and most pro-choice women is their view of abortion.
Both sides share the same basic view of their rights and responsibilities, vis-à-vis men.
And yet people are quick to claim that "only liberals!" have abortions.
I could be wrong but that is just may thoughts...
When I was an intravenous drug abuser and drug dealer, I would also call myself a "Christian." It was like something I was born into. My parents described themselves as Christians so so did I.
It didn't really mean that I had a relationship with Christ, but that I was not a Muslim or Hindu, etc.
Sadly, 7 out of ten women who have abortions say they are Christians. Of those, a significant number of them describe themselves as evangelical. I pray they find stronger connections with other Christian women who can help them avoid premarital sex and other actions God would not approve.
It actually makes sense because Christians make up the majority of people in the U.S. Evangelicals are pretty strict with their abortion rules so many have to hide their decisions. I pray for their souls as well. I am Catholic and we have pretty strict rules as well, but this story does not breakdown the numbers of Catholics who have abortions.
Describing oneself as "being evangelical" and "being a Christian" can be two very different things, in this lukewarm laodicean church society we have nowadays. I'm convinced there are far fewer people committed to the Lord than profess it publicly.
Avoiding premarital sex is good, too... however, it's only half the battle because not everyone is going to resist temptation perfectly. Teaching people to avoiding murder to cover up a sin already committed is also good. People also need the character development to realize that covering up sin only makes it worse, no matter how terrified you are of the public humiliation of being exposed, or the hardship that may come from living with the results of your sin.
I've seen many Christians who managed to avoid premarital sex quite well and then have crappy, even abusive, marriages anyway. What counts is not "never stumbling," but learning from having stumbled, and confessing the actions as sinful.