Who is Karen Armstrong that she would reach such a conclusion?
Oddly enough, the CNN website fails to tell us. But it isn’t difficult to find out. Armstrong’s qualifications to comment on religion in the 20th century consists in the fact that she is an ex-Catholic ex-nun whose doctoral thesis in English was rejected by Oxford University. She herself claims to see no real difference between Judaism, Islam and Christianity, a position held only by Muslims. It is a pity that Christiana, herself a Muslim, didn’t find a news story in that all by itself. However, Armstrong’s background might explain why she finds Roe v. Wade to have been “a rallying cry for Christian fundamentalists in the United States.” The ex-Catholic ex-nun is certainly a good enough scholar to know the 1970’s opposition to abortion in the United States was originally led by, and unique to, the National Council of Catholic Bishops (NCCB). Most other Christian denominations didn’t entertain the pro-life position until the late 70’s and early 80’s at best. Thus, Armstrong is unique in
