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
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