Demographic trends, religion and Christian faith in Europe

In our last article, Professor Evert van de Poll looked at the demographic decline in Europe, aggravated by the practice of abortion, and how the population only remains stable due to immigration. In this article Evert will continue reflecting on the demographic changes in our continent and relate them to religion and the Christian faith. His conclusions are very interesting and there is much to pray for! We wish to clarify from our last article that we are not at all against immigration and migrants. They often bring new vitality to our societies. The Bible is clear that foreigners must be treated fairly. “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not ill-treat them.” Leviticus 19:33 Paul wrote that “all are one in Christ Jesus” Galatians 3:28 However, we are very against the killing of unborn children through abortion. Everyone at Canopy of Prayer wishes you a blessed and fruitful Summer and see you in September!

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