I’m not sure childless people have more loyalty to the state, per se, but they are able to devote more time and attention to other causes — whether politics or evangelism or hedonism. Your post made me think of I Corinthians 7:32-35, where Paul says the unmarried can devote more time to serving Christ.

So, like my parakeets, your interest will naturally turn to something else, like the state, which is trying to be the substitute for the family, anyway.

Snake Myths, of course, this all does come down to Christ, and that is an unavoidable truth. I think that statistically, people who choose to not have children, and certainly people who choose to have abortions, are more likely to not be Christians - that is a generalization, please don’t take offense, anyone.

So, I agree with you, that when Christ is your center, you are more likely to live according to God’s word, which is actually very clear on the issue of abortion. When there is a Creator who knits you together in your mother’s womb, Who is the author and designer of all life, it becomes apparent that the destruction of His creation is something beyond mere surgical procedure or self-interest, and enters the realm of the sacred.

It is a rare childless couple who is truly devoted to the concept and sense of family routinely experienced, expressed and committed to by couples who have chosen to create famly units larger than themselves. Adoption/ natural methods, etc., etc.

And to counter your other point. Any person who does not have Christ as the center of their life will inherently be loyal to what they believe will serve their best interests. The State, their neighbor, their Higher Power. Even their pets.

And finally. Because apparently I am feeling a bit contentious…

Any believer who understands the gift of life they have been given themselves will be Pro-Life. They will see the inherent beauty, blessing and privilege and responsibility of life. They will understand that the power of life and death is not theirs to hold and use as a weapon against the defenseless. Whether those defenseless individuals be the terminally ill, the elderly or the unborn.

*steps off soapbox*

No, but it is more plausible that a person without Christ could potentially be more loyal to the state than to family. Why? Because their moral center might not be oriented to have anything to do with the idea of family being important. It might be career, friends, their hobbies, or something else.

That’s not to say that all Christians are by default anti-abortion but when doing the will of God becomes the mandate you live by it’s much more likely.