Khandro - "... birdie; One of your daftest posts - and that's saying something! Your spurious attempt to link religion with the world's burgeoning population is quite unfounded, for the facts see;
http://atheism.about.com/od/abortioncontraception/p/ReligionBirth.htm..."
One of my daftest posts eh? Your argument may have had some merit had your link supported your view. It didn't. Did you even read it before you posted it? I can only assume you didn't. Since you didn't bother to read it, I'll summarise it for you - some religions don't "officially" object to birth control; some do; the end. The article you linked has nothing to say about the reality of reproduction amongst the world's various religions and cultures. I find it quite pathetic that you'd post that link in an attempt to prop up your demonstrably incorrect argument.
--- "... In fact I would assert that it is the DECLINE in religion that has been a major contributing factor to the increasing birth-rate..."
Really? You think that it is all the atheists that are sending the world's population through the roof do you? Oh dear. Have a look at this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_birth_rate
Now, having looked at that please tell me that the top 30 or so are not countries with a very high rate of religious belief. Now do you get it? Is it sinking in yet? Are you still going to cling to your idiotic belief that developed, largely secular countries are contributing to an ever increasing birth rate?