After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, pro-life activists were jubilant. "We pause to recognize the magnitude of this decision—and give all glory to God for this victory," said Indiana pastor Lucas Miles in an interview with Fox News. Doug Clay, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, expressed a remarkably similar sentiment: “I’m thankful to God for this historic day...a day to celebrate life.”
Overturning Roe was a long-held goal of the Christian Right. Their successful activism also triggered concerted pushback from those who support abortion rights, a large and growing number of whom identify as secular or nonreligious.
Scholars have previously found that the political activism of conservative Christians alienated more moderate and liberal members who abandoned their formative religious attachments. More recently, political scientist Ruth Braunstein suggested that the political activity of conservative Christians may have even more far-reaching conse…
