Vanderbilt professor claims some pro-lifers use Bible to distract from climate change

Vanderbilt professor claims some pro-lifers use Bible to distract from climate change By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, May 06, 2025Entrance sign to Vanderbilt University | Getty Images An assistant professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently maintained that some adherents of the pro-life movement use the Bible in an effort to distract from issues such as climate change while consolidating “white political power.”

Vanderbilt University assistant professor Sophie Bjork-James made her claim during an event titled “(Mis)using the Bible: White Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism in America,” which was hosted by the University of California Los Angeles last Monday, according to The College Fix.