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Black enrollment at Christian colleges, whether abortion views matter in voting, and other news numbers.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 9/10/2008 11:29AM

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29 Schools Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) that have a black student enrollment of 10 percent or higher.

9 CCCU schools with 10 percent or higher black enrollment in 1997.

22 CCCU schools with black enrollment of 2 percent or lower.

33 CCCU schools with black enrollment of 2 percent or lower in 1997.

(Source: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)

44% Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 who agree "that in questions of religion, my own religion is right while other religions tend to be wrong."

25% Americans over 60 who agree.

(Source: Bertelsmann Stiftung)

20% Americans who say they would not consider voting for a presidential candidate whose position on abortion is different from their own.

53% Americans who say they don't need to know a presidential candidate's position on abortion before deciding their vote.

(Source: Time and Fox News, via PollingReport.com)

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Ally	Posted: September 17, 2008 9:36 AM

Jeri gives the rest of us very little credit for having brains. Abortion is one moral issue. So are poverty, limited access to good health care, human trafficing, racism. I and many other believers base our vote on what a candidate may do to solve all of these problems. The media does not influence my position. And maybe, just maybe--if I vote for a candidate committed to justice for the poor and ensuring women get adequate prenatal care and have the resources and parenting skills necessary to raise a child, then the abortion problem will take care of itself.

Jeri	Posted: September 11, 2008 6:43 AM


It appears that the media's relentless support and promotion of unrestricted access to abortion is succeeding. Very, very sad, especially when one considers how many barren couples long to adopt.

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