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Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by mjh2539 on Thursday March 24, 2022 @09:58AM (#30789834)
Georgia and Israel. In Georgia's case, in 2007 the patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church offered to personally baptize and become the godfather to every third, fourth, fifth, etc. child born to married Georgian Orthodox couples. Birth rates subsequently went from ~1.5 to ~2.1, and have remained above replacement since then.

https://ifstudies.org/blog/in-georgia-a-religiously-inspired...

Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by hunglee2 on Thursday March 24, 2022 @10:05AM (#30789929)
how very interesting. Religiosity definitely seems to be a common factor in high birth rate groups. Does not bode well for the atheists!
Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by rayiner on Thursday March 24, 2022 @12:39PM (#30792272)
Worldwide, religiosity is increasing despite declines in the west because of birth rates in Africa and Latin America and robust growth of Christianity in China: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/27/religion-why-is.... There are now more Christians in China than there are people in Germany and Spain combined.
Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by tsol on Thursday March 24, 2022 @01:34PM (#30792988)
There's a reason these major religions have lasted thousands of years, making the history of a country like America look short in comparison. Say what you will about them, but they obviously have value in that many of the most prosperous civilizations in the world today came from these traditions and still follow their general moral guidelines.
Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by FerociousTimes on Thursday March 24, 2022 @10:25AM (#30790215)
Atheists are made not born.