PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 9) March 1
In This Issue: The news is getting out that the world is heading towards a “demographic train wreck.” Many of the countries experiencing low fertility rates are experimenting with different approaches to try to motivate couples to have children. However, there’s one approach governments aren’t trying: An appeal to faith. Governments discount the importance of faith, but around the world, religious groups (Catholics, Orthodox Jews, Mormons, etc.) are the ones embracing large families. As The Washington Times points out, “In an anti-natalist culture, procreation is an act of faith.”