Fact is, evangelical women make up one out of every five women having abortions. And the true number is certainly higher than that because many evangelicals aren't going to claim their faith on abortion clinic forms. Huffington Post - Christine WickerThe applause might make you think John McCain scored the most points at the Saddleback Civil Forum Saturday. His crisp life begins "at conception" answer to the abortion question left the Rev. Rick Warren looking particularly pleased. As cameras panned the crowd, all the people seemed jubilant.
Compare that to the gasps Obama received with his "above my pay grade" answer, and it seems a cinch for McCain.
But don't count on it. These are church people. What they say and what they do often doesn't match. I'm not criticizing them for that. I'm just stating the facts........................