I was raised for much of my youth in what could be probably considered a "snake-handling" right-wing Christian church during a peak era of the abortion debate (the late 70's- early 80's.)
Although the radicalism that I encountered in my youth has played a significant role in my personal decision to stay away from a church of any stripe, I still remember my former Christian Pastor imploring his followers to obey the rule of America's secular government, even before the "law of God".
Could this be another case of Christians being influenced by their leaders to obey the law of the secular nation that they live in?
