The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

OW Growing Populations

A new edition of Operation World is now out. There is also a new website here. This includes some interesting table of statistics that I would like to highlight. I'm not sure of OW's source but for a second opinion try here. Most of the countries in this list are predominantly Muslim I think. This is why we hear so much about Muslim growth even though there is declines at the same time. None of the countries listed is in Europe, of course, which does not give me a good feeling as one who rejects the overpopulation theories.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate (AGR)
Rank Country Annual Growth
1 Qatar 11.2%
2 Liberia 4.2%
3 Niger 3.9%
4 Afghanistan 3.5%
5 Burkina Faso 3.4%
6 Timor L'este 3.4%
7 Uganda 3.3%
8 Syria 3.3%
9 Palestine 3.2%
10 Benin 3.2%
11 Eritrea 3.2%
12 Jordan 3.1%
13 Tanzania 2.9%
14 Burundi 2.9%
15 Yemen 2.9%
16 United Arab Emirates 2.9%
17 Malawi 2.8%
18 Chad 2.8%
19 Congo, Republic of 2.8%
20 Gambia 2.8%
21 French Guiana 2.7%
22 Madagascar 2.7%
23 Angola 2.7%
24 Rwanda 2.7%
25 Sierra Leone 2.7%

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