Religious Affiliation of Christian Schools with Infractions
Planned Parenthood remains the nation’s largest abortion vendor. According to the organization’s own 2022 annual report, Planned Parenthood ended the lives of 374,155 preborn children through abortion violence last year. Considering location data proving Planned Parenthood targets college students, with 87% of its locations within 5 miles or less of a college campus, it is no surprise that Planned Parenthood has also crept its way into faith-based schools.
During the 2023 Christian Schools Project, we investigated 767 colleges and universities affiliated with Christian churches in the United States and found that 75, or one in ten Christian schools, maintained some type of relationship with Planned Parenthood.
Within the 75 infracted schools, several denominations were represented, but Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian made up the largest share of infractions.
During our 2023 outreach, 8 schools replied positively and removed some or all ties to Planned Parenthood. This year’s research brings the total number of Christian schools’ victories to 42. Below are the 8 schools that removed a website referral or reference during the 2023–2024 school year:
- Baylor University (TX) – increased from a B to an A
Removed Planned Parenthood as a job/internship opportunity from their website. - Bethany College (WV) – increased from a B to an A
Removed a previous Planned Parenthood event from their website. - Chapman University (CA) – increased from a D to a C
Removed Planned Parenthood as a job opportunity from their website. - College of St. Benedict (MN) – increased from a B to an A
Removed Planned Parenthood as a resource for “LGBTQ+ Students” through Project Embrace. - Mount St. Mary College (NY) – increased from a C to an A
Removed previous Planned Parenthood events from their website. - Notre Dame of Maryland University (MD) – increased from a B to an A
Removed a previous Planned Parenthood event from their website. - University of Portland (OR) – increased from a B to an A
Removed Planned Parenthood as a health resource from their website. - Wittenberg University (OH) – no increase due to 4 remaining infractions.
Removed a previous Planned Parenthood event from their website.
Christian schools with outstanding infractions:
“B” Grade Infraction Schools
Christian schools with one infraction:
- Allegheny College (PA), United Methodist
- Capital University (OH), Lutheran
- Chaminade University of Honolulu (HI), Catholic
- Concordia College – Moorhead (MN), Lutheran
- Earlham College (IN), Quaker
- Felician University (NJ), Catholic
- Guilford College (NC), Quaker
- Holy Cross College – MA (MA), Jesuit Catholic
- Manchester University (IN), Church of the Brethren
- Mary Baldwin University (VA), Presbyterian Church
- Millikin University (IL), Presbyterian Church
- Monmouth College (IL), Presbyterian
- Notre Dame de Namur University (CA), Catholic
- Paine College (GA), Methodist
- Rocky Mountain College (MT), Wesleyan Methodist
- Sewanee – The University of the South (TN), Episcopal
- St. Joseph’s University (PA), Catholic
- Trinity Washington University (DC), Catholic
- University of Tulsa Graduate School (OK), Presbyterian Church
- Villanova University (PA), Catholic
“C” Grade Infraction Schools
Christian schools with two infractions:
- Albion College (MI), United Methodist
- Augustana College – IL (IL), Lutheran
- Blackburn College (IL), Presbyterian Church
- Boston College (MA), Catholic
- Carthage College (WI), Lutheran
- Chapman University (CA), United Church of Christ*
- De Paul University (IL), Catholic
- Eckerd College (FL), Presbyterian Church
- Elizabethtown College (PA), Church of the Brethren
- Gustavus Adolphus College (MN), Lutheran
- Hendrix College (AR), United Methodist
- Illinois College (IL), Presbyterian Church
- Lafayette College (PA), Presbyterian Church
- Lindsey Wilson College (KY), United Methodist
- Pacific Lutheran University (WA), Lutheran
- Schreiner University (TX), Presbyterian Church
- St. John Fisher College (NY), Catholic
- Texas Christian University (TX), Disciples of Christ
- University of Indianapolis (IN), United Methodist
“D” Grade Infraction Schools
Christian schools with three infractions:
- Agnes Scott College (GA), Presbyterian Church
- Albright College (PA), United Methodist
- Birmingham-Southern College (AL), Methodist
- Central College (IA), Reformed Church in America
- Cornell College (IA), United Methodist
- Dillard University (LA), United Methodist/United Church of Christ
- Drury University (MO), Churches of Christ (United)
- Gettysburg College (PA), Evangelical Lutheran
- Hamline University (MN), United Methodist
- Moravian University (PA), Moravian
- Ohio Wesleyan University (OH), United Methodist
- Santa Clara University (CA), Jesuit Catholic
- Southwestern University (TX), United Methodist
- Wesleyan College (GA), Methodist
- Whitworth University (WA), Presbyterian Church
“F” Grade Infraction Schools
Christian schools with four or more infractions:
- American University (DC), Methodist
- Augsburg University (MN), Lutheran
- Carroll University (WI), Presbyterian Church
- Davidson College (NC), Presbyterian Church
- Drew University (NJ), United Methodist
- Duke University (NC), United Methodist
- Emory University (GA), Methodist
- Macalester College (MN), Presbyterian Church
- Muhlenberg College (PA), Lutheran
- Oklahoma City University (OK), United Methodist
- Rhodes College (TN), Presbyterian Church
- Roanoke College (VA), Lutheran
- Southern Methodist University Grad School (TX), United Methodist
- St. Olaf College (MN), Lutheran
- Virginia Wesleyan University (VA), United Methodist
- Wittenberg University (OH), Lutheran