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My Faith and My Large Family

02/08/2019 GMT

My faith and my large family

BBC World Service - Heart and Soul, My faith and my large family

Colin Brazier is a Catholic and with six children, has long promoted the benefits of a large family. Colin looks at this very personal issue and examines what part religion plays in how many children makes a family
 
The idea of religious people being told that re-populating the earth is part of their faith is a strong one - but environmentalists foresee problems for the planet if the population grows as it is doing, especially in parts of the world where religious teachings are very influential. 

Colin meets a Jewish family who have chosen to have a large family and a Christian who has decided that she would have just one child for the sake of the environment

Presenter: Colin Brazier
Producer: Henrietta Harrison
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