Religious conservatives come in for lots of criticism, but Mark Morford, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, found a new reason to take the right to task: accusing us of social irresponsibility for “outbreeding liberals” without feeling guilty about over “what it means to pop out a brood of children in this overstuffed age.”

He writes that “among the right-wing, God-lovin’ set, there is little real awareness of planetary health or resource abuse or the notion that birth control is actually a very, very good idea indeed.” Actually, the critical baby shortages in Russia, Japan and most of Europe indicate that children are an even better idea than birth control—especially when, as Morford reports with horror, nearly all kids of “religious conservatives” embrace the values of their parents. Rather than criticizing the right for producing offspring, all Americans— whatever their political persuasion—should feel grateful for religious families that guarantee the nation’s growth and future.