That's reality, folks. Even a moralist like Robertson must accept changing world conditions - and the population upsurge is just one of many shifts. Another is the rise of human rights for gays. Holland has legalized homosexual marriages and expects a flood of them. Traditionally Catholic France has established a new legal contract giving gay couples all the legal privileges of marriage - despite protests by the Catholic Church.
Social reality evolves constantly.
But some conservatives still pass laws to enforce yesterday's morality. Morality is essential to every culture - but it shouldn't be morality that is out of step with history. Write a letter to the editor .