As the Christian vote goes, so goes pro-family legislation. That's according to a new study by WallBuilders.
Between 1992 and 2000, there was a 40 percent decline in the number of Christians who went to the polls. The vote bounced back with a vengeance four years later.
“In 2004, Christian voter turnout increased by 93 percent," said Sonja Swiatkiewicz, director of issues response for Focus on the Family Action. "And, as a result, 63 percent of freshman congressmen and 77 percent of freshman senators were pro-life.”
Those lawmakers confirmed two strict-constructionist Supreme Court justices, and for the first time in decades made critical advances on pro-life legislation.
But in 2006, Christian voter turnout fell 30 percent, and pro-abortion Democrats took control of Congress. The Baltimore Sun called it “the most pro-choice Congress in the history of the Republic.”
Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum Ministries, said courageous leaders must speak up and motivate the Christian electorate.
“Voter turnout is down, in part, because there is little to inspire the Christians to respond," he said. "They want to see something that represents hope and principle."
