Run for your lives!!!!!
"Catholic church in India says have more children" October 11, 2011|Nirmala George, Associated Press
Worried about its dwindling numbers, the Roman Catholic church in southern India is exhorting its flock to have more children, with some parishes offering free schooling, medical care and even cash bonuses for large families, church officials said Tuesday.
We need new butts to pump. For those thinking I'm anti-Catholic, well, I am a Catholic (non-practicing; you know, one of the good ones).
And aren't they closing down churches and health services worldwide at the same time?
The strategy comes as India’s population tops 1.2 billion, making it the second most populous country in the world after China, and runs counter to a national government policy of limiting family size.
But in the southern state of Kerala, Catholics have long been a large, important minority....
What remains unsaid in Kerala is that the state’s Muslim population grew by 1.7 percent between 1991 and 2001, while the Hindu and Christian populations have fallen....
Uh-oh.
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Other things remaining unsaid in that piece:
"Despite a burgeoning tech industry and decades of robust economic growth, there are still hundreds of thousands of Indians with no electricity, let alone access to computers and information that could help farmers improve yields, business start-ups reach clients, or students qualify for university....
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"In India, 800 million people — three-fourths of the population — live in poverty.... Hunger is widespread in India. It is said that at least 50 million Indians are on the brink of starvation and over 200 million Indians are underfed"
