Fueling the hysteria on the part of politicians like Steve King and Geert Wilders, a blockbuster new report details how a lack of Christian fecundity may leave the earth to others.
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| Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahamd, Caliph of the largest centrally organized sect within Islam, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, seen at Capitol Hill - File photo |
Source/Credit: The Daily Beast
By Brandon Withrow | April 22, 2017
Controversial right-wing Congressman Steve King made headlines in March when he tweeted his support for anti-Muslin Dutch politician Geert Wilders saying, “Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” One can only imagine, then, the level of dismay Wilders, King, and others must feel from the latest Pew Research report which drops the bombshell that “Babies born to Muslims will begin to outnumber Christian births by 2035.”
While this is good news for Islam, it poses unique challenges for Christianity, which is a faith that has long emphasized family and “the great commission” (a command to spread Jesus’ message globally).
For Christianity, the problem begins with an aging population: Christians have “had a disproportionately large share of the world’s deaths (37 percent),” according to the study. The global Christian population continues to grow, but “more modestly.” According to the study, Christian deaths are outpacing births, especially in Europe.
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