This misses the bigger point of my argument. The whole reason why abortion is seen as this religious issue is the system of religious thought that's ingrained in American society. It was created as a wedge issue for religious voters, and this system grew so much that nowadays it's seen as this intrinsically religion-dividing issue, as if it's just natural for it to be this way. The reason why you (and possibly the mayor) see opening a clinic as this big act of secularism is because the underlying religion is deeply integrated into their community.
And the second half of my argument still stands. Someday, religion may become a minority ideology. But it will never be a rebellious counterculture.
No the overwhelming majority of the city loves aborting children. Being pro-life is not a majority opinion whatsoever. Maybe you live in the rural south, I live in a Democrat-lead blue city.
And the second half of my argument still stands. Someday, religion may become a minority ideology. But it will never be a rebellious counterculture.