The Pew Research Center has put out a study of what position various religious bodies take on abortion. We learn that the churches that take the strongest pro-life stance are the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, Assemblies of God, and African Methodist.
Among other religions, the Mormons and Hindus are strongly pro-life. Muslims, Buddhists, and Orthodox Jews have no position on the subject!
Some churches, such as Orthodox Christians, don’t seem to be represented in the study. Other groups either support abortion with limits or support virtually all abortions. See what they are after the jump.
What is it about these various traditions that would lead them to take the positions that they do?
According to the Pew Research Center, those who oppose abortion rights with few or no exceptions are the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Assemblies of God, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Southern Baptist Convention. Among the non-Christian faiths, Hinduism is also against abortion.
Religious groups that support abortion rights with some limits are the Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and United Methodist Church.
Those who support it with few or no limits are the Conservative Judaism, Presbyterian Church in the U.S., Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalist and the United Church of Christ.
Groups with no position on abortion are National Baptist Convention, Islam, Buddhism, and Orthodox Judaism.
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