Zone1 Gen Z Going "No Contact" With Parents. Patently Unbiblical.

[SweetSue92]

I see this all over social media: adult children going "no contact" with parents.

This might seem like a good idea, especially if the parent(s) were blatantly abusive. The problem is, if you're a Christian, going "no contact" is unbiblical. In fact, "Honor thy father and mother" is in the 10 commandments. (Exodus 10:12). There is not an asterisk that says "Unless they were jerks, than forget it".

To be clear, I don't think "honor" means parents are entitled to unrestricted access to your life. It doesn't mean you continue to allow them to abuse you, your spouse, and your children. But I can think of almost no case where a Christian would go "no contact" with a parent.

(Because this place is what it is: yes, I have two adult children, and no, neither one has gone low or no contact with us. We are close with both of them, in fact.)

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[shockedcanadian]

The Torah says to honour ones mother and father. It sometimes isn't easy but it is as G-d commanded.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Why do you assume that the parents are or have been abusive...sometimes these 'young people' can just be assholes who just like the power trip over their parents for some reason. I see this too often. These people don't know how much they hurt themselves and their own children.

Seems to me these 'kids' decisions ARE made lightly and selfishly with a side of malevolence/vengeance.

 

[Zincwarrior]

To be clear, I don't think "honor" means parents are entitled to unrestricted access to your life. It doesn't mean you continue to allow them to abuse you, your spouse, and your children. But I can think of almost no case where a Christian would go "no contact" with a parent.

Really?

 

[Donald H]

Why do you assume that the parents are or have been abusive...sometimes these 'young people' can just be assholes who just like the power trip over their parents for some reason. I see this too often.

Yes, there's usually a reason why the kids become assholes. The fruit always falls close to the tree, as you have apparently become aware.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Yes, there's usually a reason why the kids become assholes. The fruit always falls close to the tree, as you have apparently become aware.

I am a student of human nature. I've been fortunate to be close to all my children.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Revised dates for GenZ. Do you agree OP?

1997 to 2012. `13 to 28. I don't know that most of that group is out of mom's house.

Millennials then? 1981-1996? 44 to 29.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I am a student of human nature. I've been fortunate to be close to all my children.

Be happy you were born in America.

If you were born in a creepy nation (as some of us have), your relationships with friends and family will be determined by your unaccountable creepy overlords.

That's the fact Jack. From Trump on down this is known in America thanks to technology.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Be happy you were born in America.

If you were born in a creepy nation (as some of us have), your relationships with friends and family will be determined by your unaccountable creepy overlords.

That's the fact Jack. From Trump on down this is known in America thanks to technology.

interesting. Can you expand on that.

 

[Calypso Jones]

https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/17-bad-habits-that-can-make-millennials-look-really-unprofessional.html

 

[Donald H]

I see this all over social media: adult children going "no contact" with parents.

This might seem like a good idea, especially if the parent(s) were blatantly abusive. The problem is, if you're a Christian, going "no contact" is unbiblical. In fact, "Honor thy father and mother" is in the 10 commandments. (Exodus 10:12). There is not an asterisk that says "Unless they were jerks, than forget it".

The Catholic church at least, has made adjustments to their beliefs which make it more possible for children of Christians to stay close to their parents.

It seems like only a minority of Christian parents have been able to make those adjustments. They still consider the throwing out of all of Genesis to be overkill.

 

[shockedcanadian]

interesting. Can you expand on that.

Yes. One word that describe what occurs in Canada, "Zersetzung". Learn that term well as it was applied and executed by the East German Stasi. REALLY understand that methodology in its full breadth of reach in society as they embraced the old NKVD methods and stuck a needle full of juice in their strategy to expand it in a broader, more diabolical manner.

Let me tell you, your relationship with friends, lovers and family can be and often is defined by unaccountable government agencies when you live in the wrong country.

 

[Calypso Jones]

The Catholic church at least, has made adjustments to their beliefs which make it more possible for children of Christians to stay close to their parents.

It seems like only a minority of Christian parents have been able to make those adjustments. They still consider the throwing out of all of Genesis to be overkill.

? Throwing out of all of genesis to be overkill....you lost me. The significance of that if you will. I understand the significance of Genesis 1-11 and even all of genesis. Please explain the overkill part. thanks.

 

[Votto]

I see this all over social media: adult children going "no contact" with parents.

This might seem like a good idea, especially if the parent(s) were blatantly abusive. The problem is, if you're a Christian, going "no contact" is unbiblical. In fact, "Honor thy father and mother" is in the 10 commandments. (Exodus 10:12). There is not an asterisk that says "Unless they were jerks, than forget it".

To be clear, I don't think "honor" means parents are entitled to unrestricted access to your life. It doesn't mean you continue to allow them to abuse you, your spouse, and your children. But I can think of almost no case where a Christian would go "no contact" with a parent.

(Because this place is what it is: yes, I have two adult children, and no, neither one has gone low or no contact with us. We are close with both of them, in fact.)

When Adult Children Go "Low Contact" or "No Contact" with Their Parents: A Guide to Understanding and Coping

Let’s get real: Family relationships can be some of the most rewarding, but also some of the most challenging. Therapists recently have reported seeing an increasing number of adult children choosing to go "low contact" or "no contact" with their parents. These decisions aren’t made lightly, but...

www.insightandactiontherapy.com

The more havoc the Left can produce within society the more control they can exert over it.

For example, Ben Franklin once said that the Constitution would only last as long as the moral fiber of the country lasted, but once their moral fiber was no better than that of a jail house, then all that can be done is to build a wall around society and hire a warden to monitor them.

Only when society regulates their own morality can they be free, otherwise the state must be forced to do it for them which means their freedoms must go away, that is, if you want to try and maintain order within society.

And so it goes, as parents lose their ability to monitor their own moral behavior, the state must step in and be their mommy and daddy, which is a real win for Left wing tyrants.

And this is why the Left is at war with Christianity. It is the one method to help people monitor their own moral behavior.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Yes. One word that describe what occurs in Canada, "Zersetzung". Learn that term well as it was applied and executed by the East German Stasi. REALLY understand that methodology in its full breadth of reach in society as they embraced the old NKVD methods and stuck a needle full of juice in their strategy to expand it in a broader, more diabolical manner.

Let me tell you, your relationship with friends, lovers and family can be and often is defined by unaccountable government agencies when you live in the wrong country.

1950s. east germany. diabolical.

 

[shockedcanadian]

1950s. east germany. diabolical.

2025 Canada. Believe it or not, even MORE diabolical. This, going back over 30 years against one man.

Canadian authorities don't believe in what American authorities (should based on your history and Constitution) believe in, never forget this fact...

 

[Donald H]

? Throwing out of all of genesis to be overkill....you lost me. The significance of that if you will. I understand the significance of Genesis 1-11 and even all of genesis. Please explain the overkill part. thanks.

Accepting Darwinian evolution by the Catholic church is considered by 'faith'ful Christians as 'overkill'.

The faithful aren't ambiguous on their belief on Adam and Eve!

The point I'm making is, Millennials find religion much easier to accept from their parents if the Adam and Eve story is rejected and thrown out. Have you found it to be not possible to accept 'evolution'?

That could explain why this is an issue for you.

 

[Donald H]

2025 Canada. Believe it or not, even MORE diabolical. This, going back over 30 years against one man.

Canadian authorities don't believe in what American authorities (should based on your history and Constitution) believe in, never forget this fact...

Going back 30 years against 'you'?

Such a concerted effort to take away your wife, family, and everything you owned?

Assigning not one but two police officers to stand in a hospital line-up to ensure that your MRI was swapped with someone else's?

 

[Donald H]

The more havoc the Left can produce within society the more control they can exert over it.

For example, Ben Franklin once said that the Constitution would only last as long as the moral fiber of the country lasted, but once their moral fiber was no better than that of a jail house, then all that can be done is to build a wall around society and hire a warden to monitor them.

Yes, I can agree with you that America has finally reached that point of decay.

Build a wall around opposition to the government, figuratively speaking.

The 'literal' action against the opposition must come in a different form.

 

[Donald H]

The more havoc the Left can produce within society the more control they can exert over it.

For example, Ben Franklin once said that the Constitution would only last as long as the moral fiber of the country lasted, but once their moral fiber was no better than that of a jail house, then all that can be done is to build a wall around society and hire a warden to monitor them.

Only when society regulates their own morality can they be free, otherwise the state must be forced to do it for them which means their freedoms must go away, that is, if you want to try and maintain order within society.

And so it goes, as parents lose their ability to monitor their own moral behavior, the state must step in and be their mommy and daddy, which is a real win for Left wing tyrants.

And this is why the Left is at war with Christianity. It is the one method to help people monitor their own moral behavior.

It could be both the left and the right Catholics who are declaring war on Christianity, with their church's rejection of Genesis! Ding appears to be a rightist who has accepted Darwinian evolution. Is he just the odd man out?