For 21-year-old John Alexander, being against abortion came before finding faith.
As a teenager at school in Buckinghamshire, he was confused as to why most of his peers supported access to abortion. On social media he argued vocally against it.
Then, shortly after the pandemic, he became more interested in Christianity. He was raised in the Church of England (CofE), but thought the denomination was "dry" and involved "people sitting in pews not doing much". He was inspired by the young pastor at a Pentecostal Church which discussed social issues like abortion more than CofE churches, he says. He also watched social media videos of street preachers.
At university he joined the pro-life society and later he became a fan of the American right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk.
"In the UK, people want to be polite, so they don't tackle abortion in the same way because they are scared to talk about it," he says. "For those who are frustrated by the culture here, they look at the States and how vocal people are, and [they] are inspired."
