Would it be funny if in 1000 years north America was was primarily Amish, Hutterite, fundamentalist LDS and other high fertility sects? 
Secular people have abysmal fertility rates.
Google "Shall the religious inherit the earth?"
I hope this isn't the first time anybody has noticed this.
A fundamental precept of many groups is to populate, populate, populate. The injunction to "go forth and multiply" has been fulfilled. It would be time to backtrack on that except it would be contrary to many groups' hopes to achieve political ascendency by force of numbers.
You don't need 1000 years to show how this works.
In a popuation of 1500,
neglecting death rates and other variables:
Group A has a population of 1000 and a birth rate of 1% a year.
Group B has a population of 500 and a birth rate of 5% a year.
Goup B's population will slightly exceed Group A in 18 years to the tune of 1203 versus 1196.
1000 X 1.01
18 = 1196 (Group A)
500 X 1.05
18 = 1203 (Group B)
If my arithmetic is correct.
At that point, Group A better watch their collective asses. Majority rules, after all, in a true democracy. There is no longer "The Queen's Loyal Opposition" or "an influential Minority," there is only "my way or the
highway re-education furnaces."
Terry, 230RN
