> From: Kristin A. Ruhle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Pass the applesauce . . .
>
> >
> > 1) The Catholic Church does not insist that you "breed and breed."
>
> So why do people in some countries still do it?
>
It's a cultural thing in third world countries. The more children you
have the more work they can do for you, the more prosperous you are.
It's not a catholic thing by any means. The muslim countries are that
way too (if not more so). The most populous coutries in the world are
some of the poorest (i.e. India, China etc.). 2/3 of the world
population is not 'christian'.
>
> Okay, Ok, I'll go pick on the MOrmons instead. Any Mormons here? My
mother
> isn't a Mormon, but she's a childbirth educator and she says Mormons
> believe there are souls up in heaven waiting to be born which is why
you
> should have many children. I don't know where she heard that, but I do
> know Mormons oppose contraception and DO tend to have large
> families. Well, at least they educate them so they're not just a
burden
> on society. But between the birth rate and quasi-military stints in the
> misisonary corps for their young adults (proselytizing) do you think
there
> is a high mathematical probability that the Mormons will outbreed
> everybody and take over the world? i don't mean politically so much as
> being the overwhelmingly dominant faith? (It is the fastest grwoing
> religion...)
Nope.
See
http://www.newsfrombree.co.uk/stolgy_3.htm
and
http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html
http://www.adherents.com
That said, Islam is the fastest growing religion. Remember Brin's
_Otherness_? Into which meme do most of the high popultion growth /
religion fall into?
