By Don Feder – – Sunday, January 1, 2023<\/p>\n
While Christians observed the birth of Jesus last week and Jews celebrated Hanukkah, most in the West failed to grasp an ominous reality: Sometime in this century, more people around the world will celebrate Ramadan than Christmas. Not a happy prospect.<\/p>\n
There are now 2.2 billion Christians in the world. Islam is on its heels with 1.97 billion. But due to a higher Muslim fertility rate (2.9 children per woman on average, versus 2.6), Pew Research projects that sometime around 2075, Islam will be the world\u2019s dominant religion.<\/p>\n
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Overall, the European fertility rate is 1.49, well below the replacement level of 2.1. Europe lost 1.1 million people last year. That\u2019s the first rumbling of a coming earthquake. The fertility rate for European Muslims is 2.54. You don\u2019t need to be a statistician to see which way the demographic winds are blowing.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s estimated that by 2085, 13 European countries will have Muslim majorities \u2014 this in a continent once known as Christendom. Christians are writing their own obituary by failing to heed the commandment to be fruitful and multiply.<\/p>\n
For many, Christianity is a box to check on a census form, instead of something real.<\/p>\n
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