CZ: Secularism & Suicide

[James Brody]

I've speculated that comparing the Slovak and Czech Republics could tell us about the impact of secularism on reproduction and resistance to invasions. There are lots of ways to measure "secularism," some of them a lot of fun! (e.g. religious participation, drug use, slave traffic, and the amount of bare skin on young females!) I wish I had followed up...

JimB

From Radio Prague's web site:

"Czech Republic expects wave of immigrants but is it ready to accept them?

"We asked ourselves a question: How many immigrants will have to come to this country to keep the number of the population steady? And according to our calculations we will need to import approximately 3 million foreigners to keep the 10.3 million inhabitants that we have today."

"Does it mean that the number of Czechs will be decreasing, then?
"The natural reproduction is in minus in this country. Not today perhaps, but it's just a matter of time. We have to expect the decrease of Czechs. It means there will be more deaths than births in the future. Therefore this number, this 30 percent of foreigners in the Czech population by 2065, is quite a realistic one."

More at http://www.radio.cz/en/issue/105208