The real social threat to China’s stability is demographic. As a result of the One-Child policy introduced in 1979, China by 2030 will have a significantly more elderly population than its comparably large neighbour India. The share of the population aged sixty-five and over will be 16 per sent, compared
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CuriosityCat: From My Quotes Cupboard: Evangelicals and the Deity
It [today’s American Evangelicals] also makes remarkably few demands on believers. On the contrary, they get to make demands on God, so that prayer … often consists of an extended series of requests for the deity to solve personal problems. God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost has
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The Reformation Redux and today’s Eurozone troubles
Think about what you know of the earth shaking Reformation struggles of centuries past, and then study this chart: Reformation and Rates? This delightful quote summarizes the articles main thrust: One German commentator, Stephan Richter, has suggested mischievously that the eurozone’s problems would have been prevented if only Luther had
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