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Are larger families actually more religious?

Brendan Hodge
Sep 11, 2026
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In a society where artificial birth control is widely available and accepted, having a large family is increasingly seen as a choice taken primarily by people outside the mainstream, often for religious reasons.

But is that actually the case?

Sociologist Ryan Burge recently took a look at the question on his site, Graphs About Religion, and concluded: “It…

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