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Africa's population has grown more than sixfold since 1950 and is projected to keep expanding through the end of the century — even as growth slows across most of the world — according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week.Drawing on United Nations population data, the report finds that the continent currently holds 19% of the global population but is home to 28% of all people under 25. That share is expected to rise sharply in the decades ahead.Africa's population stood at roughly 230 million in 1950. It has since grown by approximately 1.3 billion people. Under the...

As David Glade, the rector of our home parish Christ the King Anglican, recently noted, the contentious issue of our day is not “Who is Jesus? or how can man be saved?” (These questions were asked and answered in previous centuries.) The question of our day is anthropology. What does it mean to be human? To put it simply, the Church in our day needs to preach “the good news of biblical anthropology.”... Southern Baptist theologian Andrew Walker and Matthew Lee Anderson (a member of the Episcopal Church), address the underlying theological issues at play, "For many evangelicals, the ethics...

A Georgia science teacher already charged with having sex with a student in a classroom closet has now been accused of abusing five other teens, including a girl — allegedly having sex in a Hummer as well as at a golf course parking lot. Maris Nichols, 25, was re-arrested Thursday, nearly two weeks after she was first charged with sexually assaulting a student at least twice, in the school closet as well as a parked Hummer, 11Alive reported.

65% of Haitian non-citizen households are on welfare. They are draining our resources, making America weaker and poorer. It is absolutely idiotic to give them backdoor amnesty by extending TPS.

Americans who belong to Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) are far more likely to say they were lonely growing up. A majority (56 percent) of Gen Zers report they felt lonely at least once or twice a month during their childhood. In contrast, only about one in four (24 percent) Baby Boomers say they felt lonely this often as children. ... Americans who had a lonely childhood are much more likely to report feeling lonely or isolated as adults. Two-thirds (66 percent) of Americans who felt lonely every day during childhood say that today they feel lonely or...

World War I not only toppled empires and redrew borders—it remade the modern world, with few nations feeling the effects as profoundly as Great Britain. The country’s deadliest war—from which 6 percent of its men never returned—accelerated sweeping social, economic and political changes that fractured the rigid British class system and weakened the aristocracy. For centuries, hereditary landowners exercised a near feudal dominance of the British countryside. As late as 1873, fewer than 5 percent of Britons owned all of England’s property. But an agricultural depression in the late 1800s had already begun to erode their dominance as the First...

The number of women seeking permanent birth control — via tubal ligation — has increased more than 50% following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson case, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark legislation that protected abortion access. Researchers examined the number of tubal ligations — commonly known as "getting your tubes tied" — performed at four academic medical centers in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Tennessee, before and after Roe v. Wade was overturned. They recorded the findings in a study published in the journal Contraception. In the year after Roe v. Wade’s overturn, researchers recorded a 51%...

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes NEW: Section 8 payments to be PAUSED due to Democrats keeping the government shutdown Landlord has just received a letter from the Housing Authority saying after mid November, payments will be paused “October is funded, partial of November is funded. After that, if the shutdown continues, we will not be getting paid our rent”

COPENHAGEN-Denmark's Prime Minister apologised in person on Wednesday (Sept24) to women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign, which has left islanders with deep scars and strained relations with their former colonial power. Thousands of women and girls as young as 12 were fitted with intrauterine devices without their knowledge or consent between 1966 and 1991, the year Greenland was given authority over its healthcare system... An investigation this month showed that 4,070 women had been fitted with intrauterine devices by the end of 1970-roughly every second Greenlandic-born woman of childbearing age. A large number of women...

Islam conquering the North. Imam giving a lesson in school. “This is how they colonize Italy.” The Muslims want to take over Italy, and they say it themselves without any fear, knowing that with the support of a certain left, they won’t have many problems. But the citizens are afraid, and it is the Mediaset— Fuori dal Coro transmission, hosted by Mario Giordano, that reported on a service at a clandestine mosque on Via Padova in Milan: “I live above the mosque, they have already threatened me with death two times because when you look out from the balcony and...

The New Zealand singer says coming off birth control after 15 years felt like the ‘best drug’ she’s ever had. Her critics claim she’s fuelling anti-contraception rhetoric – but is that really the case?In an interview with Rolling Stone to promote her upcoming fourth album, Virgin, New Zealand pop star Lorde revealed that she’s off birth control for the first time in 15 years. “I’ve now come to see [my decision] as maybe some quasi right-wing programming,” she admits, referring to the rise of right-wing fear-mongering and misinformation spreading around hormonal contraception. “But I hadn’t ovulated in 10 years. And...

[...]a team of economists from Wellesley College and the University of Maryland published a working paper that focused on a peculiar puzzle facing the United States: declining birth rates.[...] Those economists concluded that one of the biggest factors was shifting priorities among younger Americans — away from raising children and toward career and travel aspirations.[...] t’s no secret that families with children are the easiest pathway to ensure that a church, mosque or synagogue will be able to sustain itself for decades to come. But which traditions are doing a good job of having children, and which ones aren’t? And...

Islam leads global religious growth with 2.04 billion adherents worldwide, representing 25% of the global population.Growth Statistics and Projections of IslamMuslim population expands rapidly, and projections show a 70% increase between 2015 and 2060. This growth surpasses the expected 32% increase in global population during the same period. Muslims will likely reach near parity with Christians by 2050, reaching 2.8 billion followers that represent 30% of the world’s population.Factors Driving Islamic Population GrowthThree main factors drive Islam’s rapid expansion:Demographic Advantage: Muslims maintain the youngest median age (24 years) among all major religious groupsHigher Fertility Rates: Muslim women have an average...

(Population Research Institute) For decades, the Depo-Provera contraceptive injection has been questioned for many reasons. For example, its connection to a much higher rate of STDs. But recently, evidence has surfaced about an even more serious adverse event: brain tumors. Depo-Provera is the brand name for the drug depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). This FDA-approved drug is an injectable contraceptive given to women every three months. It operates by both suppressing ovulation and thickening cervical mucus to prevent any sperm from reaching an egg if ovulation were to occur. This sounds simple enough, but like all pharmaceuticals, it comes with side effects....

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio lawmakers are preparing to introduce the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act," which would make it illegal for men to have sex without trying to create a child. Two Ohio representatives, Anita Somani and Tristan Rader, posted a video to Bluesky detailing their plan regarding the bill, which was first introduced in Mississippi by Senator Bradford Blackmon. "Fair is fair, right?" Somani said in the video. "If this legislature is so dedicated to regulating women's bodies and their access to contraceptives and abortion care then let's start policing men in the same way. After all, it does...

National personal injury law firm Pritzker Hageman has assembled an all-female legal team to pursue litigation on behalf of women who developed meningioma tumors after using Depo-Provera birth control injections. Compelling scientific research shows that the extremely high doses of the synthetic progestin hormone in Depo-Provera can stimulate the growth of meningiomas. Depo-Provera was approved for contraceptive use in the United States in 1992, but studies going back to 1983 suggested that levels of synthetic progestin hormones found in Depo-Provera can bind to receptors on meningiomas, accelerating their growth. While these tumors are often called "benign," their location means they...

Most Catholics in all seven countries want the church to allow Catholics to use birth control. In most of the countries surveyed, majorities of Catholics also say the church should allow women to become priests.Opinion is more divided on whether the church should allow priests to get married. Views on whether the church should recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples vary among Catholics in the countries surveyed. Ten years ago, nearly all Catholics surveyed there (98%) expressed a favorable opinion of Francis, compared with 74% today.

Democrat-aligned groups have been boosting voter turnout efforts through “downright dystopian” means such as free rent checks, gift cards, birth control, and “pole dancer” parties, sparking concerns over their efforts to attract young voters while raising questions about fairness as the DOJ focuses on Elon Musk’s America PAC over its recent sweepstakes. As the 2024 election approaches, Democrat-affiliated groups continue deploying highly unconventional methods to boost voter turnout, particularly among younger voters in key swing states.

Model, 20, who died suddenly at home ‘was an inspirational and beautiful girl’More than £12,000 has been raised for the family of a ‘beautiful’ young model who died suddenly at her home last week. Andreja Siaucilaite, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk was found dead in her home last Tuesday. An inquest into her death found that her cause of death was a ‘fatal pressure on her neck’, and she was identified by her mother. Senior coroner Jacqueline Lake adjourned her the full hearing until next year. The 20-year-old had modelled wedding dresses and was described as an ‘inspiration’ and a ‘beautiful...

Hervana’s hormone-free tablets, now under development, won’t disrupt a woman’s cycle and also offer protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Rachel Teitelbaum is pursuing a dream. A dream that could revolutionize contraception and improve the lives of countless women. She’s found that by sending the right signal to lactobacilli — a type of bacteria naturally present in the female reproductive tract — she can prompt it to produce an antibody that stops sperm dead in their tracks. She and her small team of researchers in Israel are developing a non-hormonal once-a-month tablet that will be as effective as the Pill, but...