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Should Christians have more children to make up for the UK’s falling birth rates?
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Hannah Wickins2024-06-05T08:00:00
’Human life is of infinite value, created in God’s image. Children are a gift to invest in, not a financial burden,’ says Hannah Wickens, who suggests we think again about how we view procreation.
Whilst Sub-Saharan African countries have soaring birth rates, figures from the UK and US are plummeting; a significant boost in the baby-making quarter (i.e. 2 plus children per woman) is needed for a ‘developed’ country to increase or maintain population, according to BBC World News (20 May).
This news may trigger anxiety or even apathy, but as a Christian this is an ethical consideration to ponder. Society desperately needs an injection of gospel-filled babies.
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