Protestant Pastors and the Unborn

2 Methodology  The telephone survey of Protestant pastors was conducted October 13-29, 2008  The calling list was randomly drawn from a list of all Protestant churches. Up to six calls were made to reach a sampled phone number  Each interview was conducted with the senior pastor, minister or priest of the church called  Responses were weighted to reflect the geographic distribution of Protestant churches

3 Methodology  The completed sample is 1,002 phone interviews  The sample provides 95% confidence that the sampling error does not exceed +3.1%  Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.

4 More than half of pastors speak to their church about the unborn at least several times a year How often do you speak to your church on the unborn? 1% “Don’t Know” Frequency Protestant Pastors Speak to their Church on the Unborn

5 Pastors who are conservative politically speak to their church about the unborn more often than moderates and liberals How often do you speak to your church on the unborn? Which of the following best represents your political ideology? 3% of Moderates “Don’t Know” Frequency Protestant Pastors Speak to their Church on the Unborn

6 Pastors who identify themselves as Evangelical speak to their church on the unborn more often than those who identify themselves as Mainline How often do you speak to your church on the unborn? 1% “Don’t Know” Frequency Protestant Pastors Speak to their Church on the Unborn

7 When forced to choose, three-fourths of Protestant pastors say they are “pro-life,” 13 percent “pro-choice,” and 11 percent “neither” Do you consider yourself pro-choice, pro-life, or neither? 1% “Don’t Know”

8 Protestant pastors who describe their political ideology as “progressive or very liberal” or “liberal” are more likely to indicate they are “pro-choice” Do you consider yourself pro-choice, pro-life, or neither? Which of the following best represents your political ideology?

9 Pastors who identify themselves as Evangelical are much more likely to also identify themselves as “pro-life” than are those who identify themselves as Mainline Do you consider yourself pro-choice, pro-life, or neither?

10 Additional descriptors of Protestant pastors related to the unborn  Among pastors who speak to their church on the unborn several times a year or more, 85 percent also speak on poverty that often  Among pastors who consider themselves pro-choice, 65 percent strongly agree “Our church considers Scripture to be the authority for our church and our lives”  Among pastors who consider themselves neither pro-choice nor pro-life, 76 percent strongly agree “Our church considers Scripture to be the authority for our church and our lives”  Among pastors who consider themselves pro-life, 97 percent strongly agree “Our church considers Scripture to be the authority for our church and our lives”

Protestant Pastors and the Unborn