tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085936578987398813.post8299187341782502709..comments2023-03-25T05:23:23.987-07:00Comments on A Southern Baptist Calvinist...on life, the world, and java: Infant Beheading, Severed Baby Feet, Screaming Newborns Clark Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887033027838106600noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085936578987398813.post-86690423836516471642013-10-31T19:59:12.284-07:002013-10-31T19:59:12.284-07:00Is somebody hoarding birth control? There are many...Is somebody hoarding birth control? There are many different kinds available. Oh, you mean free pills to anybody who wants it. Why?<br />There are some very inexpensive methods of birth control and no, I don't mean abstinence. ;-)<br />But the whole thing about Conservative Christians having the most abortions is an urban myth.<br />According Guttmacher research:<br />Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic women have higher rates of abortion (40 and 29 per 1,000 women aged 15–44, respectively) than non-Hispanic white women do (12 per 1,000). Most Hispanic women are not in the typical 'conservative Christian' definition. Some are and many black women are. But this tells us there is a greater diversity there. <br />Add to that:<br />In 2008, the abortion rate was highest in the Northeast (27 abortions per 1,000 women), followed by the West, the South and the Midwest (22, 18 and 14 per 1,000, respectively).<br />Northeast and west have the lower number of Conservative Christians in the country, so this has a negative influence on those numbers.<br />And finally:<br />More than seven in 10 U.S. women obtaining an abortion report a religious affiliation (37% protestant, 28% Catholic and 7% other), and 25% attend religious services at least once a month.[38] The abortion rate for protestant women is 15 per 1,000 women, while Catholic women have a slightly higher rate, 22 per 1,000.[32]<br />Now I don't know how you define conservative Christian.<br />There are many conservative catholics, but they are not usually considered a part of the "Conservative Christian" definition. Thats usually reserved for non-mainline protestants, ie. not Lutheran, Presbyterian, Anglican, Methodist. But those groups make up a large part of the White protestants who have abortions. So, in each of these stats, the numbers of "Conservative Christians" is marginalised.<br />I would agree Conservative Christians are having too many abortions.<br />I would agree that there is a high number of whites, Catholics, Protestants, etc. having abortions.<br />I would REALLY agree there are way to many Blacks and Hispanics having abortions. And while the reproductive rates among Hispanics tend to be higher than other groups, it really disgusts me that white people have helped convince blacks that abortions are a good idea for them. Shades of Margaret Sanger.Clark Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06887033027838106600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085936578987398813.post-41967333931232762222013-10-31T14:23:15.383-07:002013-10-31T14:23:15.383-07:00Why not offer ways to help reduce the number of ab...Why not offer ways to help reduce the number of abortions that are viable and will really help? A great solution would be to make birth control available to those who need it... Not only would that reduce the number of abortions, but it would also reduce the number of babies/humans being supported by welfare... seems like a win/win situation. Do you know what group has the highest rate of abortions? Conservative christians. It's time to help your flock.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002184564128010785noreply@blogger.com