Church Attendance and Attitudes toward Abortion: Differentials in Liberal and Conservative Churches

Based on 1976 national survey data it was found that frequency of church attendance is positively related to disapproval of legalized abortion for members of fundamentalist churches. However, unlike previously reported studies, no relationship exists between church attendance and attitudes toward ab...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion 1978-12, Vol.17 (4), p.407-413
Main Authors: Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh, Haney, C. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion/Abortions
Attendance
Attitude/Attitudes/Attitudinal
Baptists
Child molestation
Christianity
Church attendance
Church/Churches
Churches
Conservatism
Impact of Religion
Liberalism
Political attitudes
Protestantism
Theology
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Summary:Based on 1976 national survey data it was found that frequency of church attendance is positively related to disapproval of legalized abortion for members of fundamentalist churches. However, unlike previously reported studies, no relationship exists between church attendance and attitudes toward abortion for members of liberal churches. The reason proposed for the difference lies in the different orientations and concerns that have historically characterized fundamentalist and liberal churches.
ISSN:0021-8294
1468-5906
DOI:10.2307/1385404