This is the big-small fallacy. Nothing you do can affect the large world. Well, except having children. If you take reasonable care of them, and you obviously will, life will go on. There will still be nice people around after you die. That is quite a good contribution.

You do not have to think about the effect on huge faraway things of your little bitty actions. I assure you your kid(s) are tiny drops in all the buckets. In your town lots of women gave birth today, and will tomorrow. You might as well have kid(s) when you feel it is time for you, in your own terms.

If you have been thinking about having children, hard, for a few weeks, you might want children. That is normal.

As for politics, your kids will barely remember the current president. If you conceive next week, they will be seven, just learning to read, when there is a new one. If this one goes two terms. If he goes only one term, they won't remember him at all.

In short, uncouple your personal life from these vast ideas. You are falling prey to the big-small fallacy. Just breathe. You have a right to the oxygen and so do your children.

I mean all this in a positive way. You mention faith. Well, fine. Your word. Cool. Have faith.

If it all goes to heck, at least you will have some kids to complain to.

As for adopting, that's another kettle of fish.