February 5, 2009 by Stacy McDonald
Bring on the Babies!
—Don Feder
Just about this time last year, I posted Why Western Civilization Must Learn to Procreate or Perish and referenced the fascinating documentary, Demographic Winter.
From Vision Forum:
This is the first significant film to explore the most overlooked crisis of our generation: the rapid worldwide decline in birthrates.
The data presented is chilling. Columnist Don Feder summarizes the important issues raised by the film (i.e., how “demographic winter” will impact many areas of our lives):
What will happen in the First World as fewer and fewer workers are called on to provide pensions for more and more retirees? At what point will the burden become so onerous that young workers will simply rebel and refuse to support a system that they couldn’t possibly hope to benefit from?
How will Russia, which is expected to lose a third of its population by mid-point of this century, defend its borders? If Russia, which occupies the largest territory of any nation, dissolves into enclaves of squabbling ethnic groups, it will destabilize both Europe and Asia.
Due to falling birthrates, at some point in the century, the world’s population will begin to decline. Then the decline will become rapid. We could even reach population free-fall.
Throughout the course of history, there is no instance of economic growth accompanied by population decline. How can an industrial society be maintained with fewer and fewer workers and consumers?
This film does not pretend to be a Christian film with a biblical analysis, but it is so full of carefully-researched data that is indispensable to this critical culture battle that Christian parents around the nation need to own it, and watch it, and then watch it again.
Buy this video for your family, your pastor, your church library, your friends. Believe it…and do something about it.
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Love your blog – it is a blessing to me! We are expecting our 7th child and believe that “birth control” is in the hands of our Creator. These statistics do not surprise me. Our nation alone murders millions of babies every year under the guise of legality. Being legal does not make abortion moral, as you already understand. thank you for bringing this movie to our attention. Sometimes stepping outside the Christian genre helps us see things more clearly. Blessings! Danita
I am assuming that the baby pictured at the top of this entry is your grandson. I did a double-take because my newest baby (4 months tomorrow) has been wearing an identical sleeper this winter. His nephew wore it last winter! Yes, he was born an uncle and will have his second nephew in just a few weeks. My married daughter and I seem to be taking turns having babies!!
I had listened to a news program on the radio that talked about the many conservative christians having many children and home schooling them, thus guaranteeing that there will be less liberal people in the future. The commentator said that what was neccessary to make sure that there was a liberal population was to become educators as to have an influence. I was praising God that His message to be fruitful and multiply is being listened to by the very kind of people that I would want taking care of me as I age. The tide is going to turn for the better as all these christian children come of age. Praise God for Michelle Dugger, and all the other women who have gone against the world and followed the Lord’s call for them!!
Dawn
Very interesting post. Nancy Pelosi recently was on Meet the Press, where she made the comment that she wants money to pour into women’s “rights” organization liked Planned Parenthood. Her reason? She said that if we have fewer babies, it will help our economy! Talk about a completely uninformed, and absolutely wrong statement! Hopefully her views are among the minority. I’m not so sure though. I am reading a book I bought through Vision Forum called Be Fruitful and Multiply. It is an eye opening book for me. I am the mom of an only child, which wasn’t planned at all, but has been for reasons beyond my control. The book is helping me to look at things differently, through God’s eyes.
I was thinking as I read “what about all of the ‘scientific data’ showing that the world will be overpopulated and we’ll have a huge drain on resources in just a few decades?” And here is the contrary evidence.
Just goes to show that the hoopla over global warming may prove to be incorrect down the road. I find it amusing that for the last several years, if we have a warmer than usual season, the meteorologists on tv claim it’s due to global warming. If we have a colder than usual season, it’s ALSO due to global warming.
I have a genetic issue which ensures that 100% of my children will have severe medical problems costing thousands of dollars, possibly die before or shortly after birth, or potentially be brain damaged. I struggle with the issue of “no birth control, God’s in control.” I would appreciate more postings and discussion on this issue. Thank you for blogging about this.
I am a 46 year old mother of 6 and would love to have another precious baby in our family. I have had two miscarriages in the past two years, and was just wondering if any of you out there know if us 46+ women can still have babies!!! (The medical community sure does not give me any hope) I sure hope so, please let me know what you think.By the way, I love your postings…read them all the time!
God Bless your precious family!!!
P.S.(My other children range from 16-3 years old)
I am not sure what America is going to do in future generations.. with a declining birth rate there will literally be few or none to pay into social security.. and then what for the elderly in a generation or two? Hmmmm.. I know Canada is having some issues with this and of course Europe. Americans really need to be having at least 3 children per family to keep the population going… but for generations we have been fed the propaganda of "over population"… that simply is not the truth!
WE live in the midwest now, surrounded by many Amish and mennonites and our family no longer gets looks of scorn or the question "are they all yours?" ( we have 10 children)…. but when we lived in Seattle, I would get the rudest comments! Oh my! I could not believe the things folks would say – even in front of my children, for goodness sakes!
I would tell people I am "planning for my retirement"… because by the time I done raising my 10 kids, we will be cash poor and broke, but rich in love, so we'll have plenty of kids to love on us during our golden years and beyond. What are people thinking — how will they manage when they are old and feeble? If they have no children or just one or 2, and if those children are not caring and kind, they will be shoved into a nursing home, and then "who" will be running the facility if there will be precious few left in our society? It makes no sense.
For generations of time, it has been children who have cared for their adult parents as they age — not the nursing home or local retirement center. The bible is clear about caring for the widows. It breaks my heart to see so many elderly forgotten in our nursing homes and……
I for one plan on having lots of grandkids and kids to love on me when I am an old woman. :) I look forward to my retirement years. I am not sure what these people who pursposely chose to not have children are thinking.
As a mama of 10 — I not advocating that all women should have as many children as I do. Family size is best left to the husband & wife and the Lord — but at the same time, I think couples should plan on at least 3 children or more…. at least that is what I am teaching my children.
As always I am encouraged by your blog, stacy.
God bless you,
gloria
Yes, Anita, the picture is of our grandson, Joshua. I just love that picture and couldn’t resist using it as an example of how precious little ones are.
I haven’t had anymore little ones since my daughter was married, but you never know! ;-)
Dear Kerissa,
Do you have any children yet? If you don’t mind me asking, what is the condition you have?
Love your blog! Growing up, I was "indoctrinated" into the feminist mind set that children were not a blessing, but a burden to endure until you can have your life back (when they turn 18). Sadly, I did not have women around me that saw motherhood as a joy. After getting married and having two children we decided that my husband would have a vasectomy. After all, we had "timed" things so that the children would be grown and out right as we hit early retirement. Well, after 10 years, my husband and I are now Christians. We are surrounded by families who adore their children. Through much repentance and prayer we decided to have the vasectomy reversed and are leaving it up to God to bless us with more children. I am 40 years old, so I'm not sure if I'll conceive again, please pray for us! By the way, my daughters (ages 10 & 12) were the first to start praying for more siblings way before our decision to have the reversal. Out of the mouths of babes!!!
Hi Stacy,
I recently came upon your blog and I’m really appreciating you posts. I read this one a few days ago and I’ve come back to it to ask whether these materials are available here in Australia. And if so who from?
Blessings!
Ruby