Opinions on abortion vary by religion

[cbayer]

http://blog.pe.com/multicultural-beat/2013/01/22/opinions-on-abortion-vary-by-religion/

David Olson

Posted on | January 22, 2013


Members of an anti-abortion group pray Jan. 22, 2012, outside the U.S. Supreme Court. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Today is the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion during at least the first three months of pregnancy.

A Pew Research Center poll conducted this month shows continued religious differences on whether the ruling should be overturned.

Overall, Americans oppose overturning the ruling 63 to 29 percent, the survey found.

But white evangelical Protestants support overturning Roe vs. Wade by a 54 to 42 percent margin.

more at link

Here is link to PEW document and analysis:

http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Religious-Groups-Official-Positions-on-Abortion.aspx

[msongs]

1. most religionists prefer the murder of adults nt

[cbayer]

2. Yes, that's right. Most religionists support murder.

Thanks for stopping by.

[cleanhippie]

9. Perhaps her point is that a majority of religionists condone execution.

Which they do.

[tama]

10. In whole world

or just US?

[DryRain]

3. Would this not be an excellent example of ...

how religious beliefs are used to justify and rationalize a number of viewpoints with virtually no facts nor evidence to add to the discussion?

Just asking. How does religion help human folks resolve questions of morality and ethics, if such vastly differing viewpoints still show us that people tie their opinions to their religious beliefs?

[cbayer]

4. Huh? I think your post is an excellent example of why it is faulty

to equate various religious beliefs or interpretations of religious teachings.

[DryRain]

5. You just started a thread about corellations between

religious beliefs and opionions on the ethics of abortion.

Who is attempting to tie what to what?

[cbayer]

6. Yes. The article is about how different religious groups hold different opinions

on the issue of abortion.

[DryRain]

7. And I asked questions to gain more information about

those corellations.

Do you have any answers? Or would you prefer I not ask?

[cbayer]

8. I added a link to the PEW site where there is an extensive analysis (just for you).