Noah Smith replies on twitter that high birth rates were never about caring about the future of society, rather it was based on the need for more farm labor, a lack of birth control, and conformity.

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It's based on a backlash against the growing acceptance of birth control and feminism within Christianity.

BBC: Sarah Dawes and her children

And that's why, through this law, we will strengthen the protections against crimes based on the color of your skin, the faith in your heart, or the place of your birth.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Commemorates Enactment of Hate Crimes Prevention Act | The White House

It seems a development team at MicroProse has been working on Star Trek: The Next Generation--Birth of the Federation, a new Trek-based empire builder built upon the foundation set by MicroProse's Civ II and Master of Orion II.

CNN: Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

The congress also encompassed an exhibition of eight different ethnic communities based on field work carried out by the NFS. An international poetry recitation and folk-performance on the occasion of the birth-centenary of the Nepali poet Siddhicharan Shrestha was also part of the congress.

UNESCO: Intangible culture focus of Fourth International Folklore Congress in Kathmandu | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization