Ryan Burge
Person on 2 sites
Professor of practice at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University, and for two decades the pastor of a small American Baptist…
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Updated 2026-11-02 -
13 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Religion barely explains how many children an American family has. (opens korrents.com)
“Yes, religion does seem to have an impact on the decision about the number of kids a family will have, but it’s a very minor difference.”
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The widest religious gap in American family size is about half a child. (opens korrents.com)
“Comparing evangelicals to atheists and agnostics – the widest religious contrast the data offers – and controlling for age, race, education, and sex, the gap is about 0.6 children.”
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A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. (opens korrents.com)
“Embracing an approach to religious renewal by encouraging fertility doesn’t seem like a strategy that will move the needle in a significant way.”
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Religion barely explains how many children an American family has. (opens korrents.com)