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Originally Posted by saltwn
Mexico has come a little ways I guess? But it is still a country filled with superstitious native lore. And it is very poor. The people tend to cling to their religion. Until pretty recently Catholicism was the state religion. Written or unwritten, I'm not sure, but everyone was Roman Catholic. And I am not saying it is bad to cling to your faith. Just making the point, I don't think they'll be running out of laborers any time soon.  |
It is interesting that people point to countries where nativity and poverty are high, and assume that it is a religious belief that keeps the birth rates up. I can tell you that it is more about $$$ and ignorance more than anything else. Condoms are certainly not a popular word in any chauvinistic third world country, so it falls upon the woman to protect herself from unwanted pregnancies, and that can be expensive when there is no insurance, and where nothing is given out for free; not to mention that most don't finish the sixth grade (and you get sex ed starting in 8th or 9th). If the government were a little more proactive, they could certainly reduce the nativity rate - regardless of the percentage of the population that is Catholic.
Obviously it has to do with social standing, money and education. Not like 76.5% of the population were Mormon, then they'd be in trouble,
