Secularism means fall in births
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Europe is facing a population crisis because of attacks on religion by secular writers, Britain’s chief rabbi has said.
Lord Sacks blamed Europe’s falling birth rate on a culture of “consumerism and instant gratification”.
He said the continent was “dying” and accused its citizens of not being prepared for parenthood’s “sacrifices”.
He made his comments in a lecture for Christian think tank Theos in central London on Wednesday.
The 61-year-old, who took his seat in the Lords last week, said: “Wherever you turn today - Jewish, Christian or Muslim - the more religious the community, the larger on average are their families.
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