tmiy - becoming a man after god's own heart - week 11
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S E S S I O N 11
The Death of the West
Fulfilling Authentic Male Leadership
Moral LeadershipPersonal Responsibility
Military LeadershipClarity of ThoughtIntegrity of Action
Economic LeadershipFoundation for Future
Foundation for FuturePolitical Leadership
SacrificeThe willingness to
pay the price.
A Sustainable Socioeconomic Model
Human Capital Formation• Family and formal Education
God
$Economic Growth
Political Stability
The socioeconomic model that currently dominates Western culture attempts to remove
God and the family from its foundation.
An Alternative Socioeconomic Model
Human Capital Formation• Family and formal Education
$Economic Growth
Political Stability
The Importance of God vs. GDP
0 15000 30000 45000 60000 750000
25
50
75
100
GDP per Capita
God
Im
port
an
t in
Lif
e
(%)
Source: World Bank Indicators Database; World Value Surveys.
Fertility vs. GDP
0 15000 30000 45000 60000 750000.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
GDP per Capita
TF
R (
Ch
ild
ren
per
Wom
an
)
Source: World Bank Indicators Database; World Value Surveys.
The chief means for transforming values are education and the media.
GDP per Capita vs. Education
0 2 4 6 8 10 120
15000
30000
45000
60000G
DP
per
Cap
ita
Years of Education (Female) Source: World Bank Indicators Database;
World Value Surveys.
Importance of God vs. Education
0 2 4 6 8 10 120
25
50
75
100
Years of Education (Female) Source: World Bank Indicators Database;
World Value Surveys.
God
Im
port
an
t in
Lif
e
(%)
Fertility vs. Education
0 2 4 6 8 10 120.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
Years of Education (Female) Source: World Bank Indicators Database;
World Value Surveys.
TF
R (
Ch
ild
ren
per
Wom
an
)
First Marriage vs. Education
0 2 4 6 8 10 1215
20
25
30
35
Years of Education (Female) Source: World Bank Indicators Database;
World Value Surveys.
Ag
e o
f F
irst
Marr
iag
e
(Fem
ale
)
The Fertility Lifecycle of a Woman
0 15
30 45 60
Age
Fert
ilit
y
Education
Unmarried
Age at First Marriage:26.5
“Get comfortable” period.
The media has the largest impact on
the transformation of values.
The Importance of God vs. Television
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 8000
25
50
75
100
Televisions per 1000 Population
God
Im
port
an
t in
Lif
e
(%)
Source: World Bank Indicators Database; World Value Surveys.
Fertility vs. Television
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
Televisions per 1000 Population Source: World Bank Indicators Database;
World Value Surveys.
TF
R (
Ch
ild
ren
per
Wom
an
)
God and the family have been removed from the socioeconomic model of Europe.
25
75
100
France RussiaItalyGermanyGreat Britain
0
God
Very
Im
port
an
t in
Lif
e
(%)
Spain
Source: World Values Survey, 2005.
50
The Secularization of Europe
11.2
23.3
9.8
33.8
21.1
13.4
The Breakdown of the Family in Europe
20
40
60
France RussiaItalyGermanyGreat Britain
0
Marr
iag
es
en
din
g i
n
Div
orc
e (
%)
Spain
Source: Americans for Divorce Reform.
38.342.6
39.4
10.0
43.3
15.2
0.6
1.8
2.4
France RussiaItalyGermanyGreat Britain
0
Tota
l F
ert
ilit
y R
ate
Spain
Source: United Nations Population Division,World Fertility Data 2008.
1.2
Total Fertility Rate in Europe
1.981.85
1.34 1.37 1.30 1.39
Replacement Fertility Rate = 2.1
550
650
750
Milli
on
s of
Cu
rren
t In
hab
itan
ts
1950
2000
2050
2100
450
1000
1150
1300
1450
45
65
85
25
Millio
ns o
f Mid
dle
Ag
es In
hab
itan
ts
The Death of the European Culture
Source: United Nations Population DivisionWorld Population Prospects: The 2010 RevisionMedieval Sourcebook (Fordham University)
Median Age: 52.1 YearsWomen Aged 20-40: 9.6% of Total Population
The Failed Leadership in Europe
• Personal Responsibility: < 10% go to Mass weekly.• Clarity of Thought and Integrity of Action: Forty
percent of marriages end in divorce.• Foundation for the Future: Below replacement
fertility rate.• Pay the Price: The economic crises we see today
are God’s call to Europe.
One may legitimately ask whether [the socioeconomic system of the West] is not another form of totalitarianism, subtly concealed under the appearances of democracy … communism fell in the end because of the system’s socioeconomic weakness.
Pope John Paul II
Memory and Identity
Small Group Discussion
Next WeekThe Cry of a Child
Starter Questions1. In what ways have you accepted the alternative
socioeconomic model?2. How do form your children so that they don’t accept the
alternative socioeconomic model?
