Not only does the Muslim world not carry the increasing weight of the welfare state, but its population is not shrinking. The "replacement rate" at which a population remains numerically stable is 2.1 live births per woman. So while the rate of growth in the Muslim world appears to be slowing, the Muslim world is still growing while the "Christian" West continues to shrink past the point of demographic return. Even if the Muslim world eventually follows the West into actual demographic decline, by that time its surging and colonizing populations will have already conquered the hollowed shell of post-Christian Europe.
Mark Steyn's America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It was written in 2006, and is already coming to life before our eyes. Thanks to our massive Hispanic immigration, the United States sustains itself right at the 2.1 replacement rate, but this immigration is necessary only because of America's suicidally-high abortion rates. America is sick but Europe is dying, and the Muslim world will pick its bones.
Great decline and suffering is coming to the world, as it has throughout history as the result of poor choices made by its fallen inhabitants. These are important matters of life and death, but fortunately our hope and ultimate salvation lies beyond this difficult but God-granted existence. Merry Christmas, because He is Risen!
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“Great decline and suffering is coming to the world, as it has throughout history as the result of poor choices made by its fallen inhabitants. These are important matters of life and death, but fortunately our hope and ultimate salvation lies beyond this difficult but God-granted existence. Merry Christmas, because He is Risen!”
I have hope in Christ and eternal life as well. But I think Christ wants the Church Militant to resist non-Godly things such as Islamism and the athiest secular state. This resistance, or fight, is best done by obeying his commands - especially the commands not to “immolate” our children and the command to not use contraception (Onan in Bible). Our weapon is the love of husband and wife properly united and open to procreation.
If there are no Christians bothering to reproduce for the next generation are we really doing God’s will?