Demographics, Faith, and Family: How the West Really Lost God

Below are videos describing demographic trends and the interrelationships between faith and family. No faith often results in no marriage and no children. No marriage often results in no faith. The two — marriage and faith — rise and fall together.

Mary reports that Scandinavia — the most secular region in the world — has both little faith and few families. 40-50% of homes have a single occupant. And these are not all widows and widowers. Few are marrying.

Faith and family formation seems to go hand in hand.

Mary disputes the notion of believers vs unbelievers. All believers are people of some faith. Just what do they put their faith in?

This video is a more recent speech by Mary Eberstadt. She discusses the competition paganism — a rival faith — feels toward religion.

Because of the faith/family decline the world has seen it’s appropriate to review the consequences. And the coming demographic winter (population decline).

New Economic Reality: Demographic Winter

Families are important.  And having children is important.  For economic reasons, in addition to Gospel-centered reasons.

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Study the declining fertility rate in many areas of the world, learn how it may affect the world economy in the present and future, and examine how governments are taking steps to stabilize it.

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Roman Catholic Mary Eberstadt shares the role of faith and family in the worldwide trends we see.   Sadly, collapse in faith and family precedes this demographic winter.