Current birth rates could produce Muslim domination

OneNews ^ | February 2, 2007 | Chad Groening

[rzeznikj at stout]

Agreed--and I'd even go one step further.

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[SamuraiScot]

I doubt my family ever knew my contraceptive methods, my friends certainly didn't take a vote on them, and the method I used long-term was well established before I ever met my husband.

You've established that you've gone to some lengths to keep a tight rein on your fertility, shielding it from others' influence, even within marriage. The question would be why. (Since this is a public forum, the answer would be your business, not mine!)

Best regards, SS

[linda_22003]

The question might be why, but the answer is definitely that we all have the right (and ability, in this day and age) to make our own decisions about something as big as childbearing. I also married at a comparatively late age (31), and I would guess that most of the people you counsel are younger.

I certainly didn't make decisions about my fertility without any input from my husband; the method I was using was one that could easily be discontinued at any time, and he and I were agreed from the beginning about our "reproductive outlook". I think having a disagreement on such a large issue is not a good indicator, going into marriage.

[MinorityRepublican]

Notice that French colonies such as Algeria and Tunisia have fertility rates LOWER than France.

Now that's strange. Are the Muslims there secular?

[dangus]

>> Now that's strange. Are the Muslims there secular? <<

Algeria and Tunisia are two of the more progressive Islamic societies, but Muslim birth rates are exceptionally low in many countries recently.

Reproductive rates of various Islamic nations (Cherry-picked):
Albania, 2.03*
Algeria, 1.86 (9th largest Muslim nation)*
Azerbaijan, 2.05*
Bangladesh, 3.09 (3rd largest)
Egypt, 2.77 (4th largest)
Indonesia, 2.37 (largest Muslim nation)
Iran, 1.71 (6th largest)*
Kazakstan (only half Muslim), 1.88*
Morocco, 2.62 (10th largest)*
Tunisia, 1.73*
Syria, 1.60*
Turkey, 1.89 (5th largest)*

* birth rate insufficient to maintain population.

The Muslim population of China is also well-below replacement levels.