Danielle in Baton Rouge

I once had a trusted friend ask me how I could claim be a Christian and vote for a candidate who supported abortion. T he question was (is) hurtful. I was surprised someone who knew me so well and had seen my life up close would question my faith. I dodged the question and its implications and said that when I made decisions about who to vote for, I looked at multiple issues I care about, like policies concerning social services, education, law enforcement, etc.    But now I know a bit more about the history of abortion and the politics surrounding it. At one time (pre 1970s), Christians had a variety of opinions concerning abortion and some Christians probably even had no opinion. It wasn’t something at the forefront of politics and it wasn’t being used as a litmus test for being considered a Christian. Many of our Jewish siblings, then and now, would have probably said “life begins at birth .” This is still a prominent doctrine in the Jewish community based on Adam comin