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

[SweetSue92]

please explain the relationship with communicating with them and honoring them.

Well honoring them would not be saying, "You were a bad parent" or "you hurt my feelings" and then telling them you never want to see or hear from them again. That's disrespectful and unhealthy.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Well honoring them would not be saying, "You were a bad parent" or "you hurt my feelings" and then telling them you never want to see or hear from them again. That's disrespectful and unhealthy.

What if you don't do that, and just don't communicate? How often do you have to communicate?

 

[Donald H]

Well honoring them would not be saying, "You were a bad parent" or "you hurt my feelings" and then telling them you never want to see or hear from them again. That's disrespectful and unhealthy.

The disrespect would bd earned by the parent if the daughter was sexually molested by the father.

What else could call for a daughter to end the relationship?

We all should know:

Incest is more prevalent among Christians12345. Biblical views on incest have evolved significantly over time, reflecting broader cultural and theological shifts14. Incest refers to sexual relations or marriage between closely related family members4.

Christians have not yet completely evolved to not accepting the teaching of their bibles!

 

[BreezeWood]

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".

those commandments found in all three desert religion bibles are forgeries, they were destroyed by who made them up, moses before ever being witnessed by anyone than them.

there are no commandments from the heavens of any kind only the heavenly goal to triumph good vs evil to free ones spirit as the means for judgement and admission to the everlasting - the goal being the only manner for acceptance into the heavens.

 

[MarathonMike]

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.

Like a lot of things, this is probably a mixed bag. Sometimes the parents are the bad guys sometimes its the kids. Sometimes it is just life circumstances.

 

[Calypso Jones]

I think a lot of it has to do with education too...Public schools have been putting wedges into family structure for a long long time.

 

[SweetSue92]

What if you don't do that, and just don't communicate? How often do you have to communicate?

Whatever it takes for you not to be dishonoring to them.

 

[SweetSue92]

The disrespect would bd earned by the parent if the daughter was sexually molested by the father.

What else could call for a daughter to end the relationship?

We all should know:

IMO that would be a "send him a Christmas card" type of situation and nothing more.

Interestingly, many Gen Z adult children are disowning their parents for political reasons. THAT is ridiculous.

 

[SweetSue92]

Like a lot of things, this is probably a mixed bag. Sometimes the parents are the bad guys sometimes its the kids. Sometimes it is just life circumstances.

Agree with this, but the Bible verse is clear.

 

[SweetSue92]

I think a lot of it has to do with education too...Public schools have been putting wedges into family structure for a long long time.

Mostly, that's a conservative belief that doesn't bear out in many situations. I mean we sure do not love divorce, for one thing. It is traumatizing to kids AND makes our job literally twice as difficult.

 

[Meriweather]

Mostly, that's a conservative belief that doesn't bear out in many situations. I mean we sure do not love divorce, for one thing. It is traumatizing to kids AND makes our job literally twice as difficult.

Yes. Mostly 'conservative belief' is based on outlier stories about schools pushing/teaching transgenderism. I don't know about your schools, but I do know the schools at which I teach have no time in the curriculum to have units on transgenders, pronouns, etc. Divorce is hard. I would also argue that two hard-working parents, both working long hours with children in day care can also be a contributing factor. "Screen time" over family time isn't helping, either.

However, the main problem in public education is the number of students in a classroom. Our children deserve better than to be stuffed in classrooms that have 35-40 students, and an administration that does not support discipline actions such as suspensions, etc. because students need to be in the classroom (which disrupts the classroom).

To get back to the OP: There are so many complications (for lack of a better word) in child-rearing these days. Naturally, in abusive situations it would not make sense to argue for more personal time between parents and children. However, for those who want to raise their children to have a strong sense of family (and ultimately community), both parents (or a single parent) spreading oneself too thin between work and parenting isn't helping parents and children to build strong connections with one another. And that's an almost impossible problem to resolve. It seems.

 

[Donald H]

Interestingly, many Gen Z adult children are disowning their parents for political reasons. THAT is ridiculous.

Maybe not so ridiculous now, considering the hate expressed by so many Americans for other Americans. Some of the threats of gun violence could be real.
Racism?
Threats of another civil war?

 

[Donald H]

So it seems that Millennials are less like to accept the absolutes of Biblical authority but throw caution to the wind in accepting the absolutes of the THEORY of Evolution. Thankfully GenZ is a bit more accepting of biblical authority. I guess it is the swing of that pendulum 'they' reference.

I think the flock of believers grows smaller and smaller with each new generation, even with the Catholic church's best efforts on throwing out Genesis, and granting the flock permission to believe in evolution. As you suggest, they have authority to tell their flock what to believe.

Many modern Catholics aren't accepting that authority. Our Ding is the one on the board who accepts their authority. Mainly because he knows that to keep believing in A & E in the garden is ridiculous.

Do you still believe in A & E in the garden? No Christian should be afraid to say. Either way! You won't go to hell for accepting evolution.

Most Christians will respect you more if you reject evolution!

. Thankfully GenZ is a bit more accepting of biblical authority.

You've hinted at that!

 

[ding]

I think the flock of believers grows smaller and smaller with each new generation, even with the Catholic church's best efforts on throwing out Genesis, and granting the flock permission to believe in evolution. As you suggest, they have authority to tell their flock what to believe.

Many modern Catholics aren't accepting that authority. Our Ding is the one on the board who accepts their authority. Mainly because he knows that to keep believing in A & E in the garden is ridiculous.

Do you still believe in A & E in the garden? No Christian should be afraid to say. Either way! You won't go to hell for accepting evolution.

Most Christians will respect you more if you reject evolution!


You've hinted at that!

This isn't limited to nations. It applies to individuals as well.

 

[Donald H]

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This isn't limited to nations. It applies to individuals as well.

Does that mean that we both have to make a change back to believing the bibles are the literally true word of the god?

I won't, but I don't think you can waste much time thinking about it! You know that you're sinning by believing your bibles are just allegory and lies. (not saying is the CC's intent on evolution)

So take the big fish and Jonah story for example. One of our truly faithful on this board has provided an answer that reconstructs that story into being acceptably believable.

"The god made a special fish for Jonah" You don't have to believe it, just don't say!

Fwiw my friend, you committed yourself when you accepted Darwin's evolution. You should have stayed safe with Meri and her refusal to be pranked into committal. Only Meri herself knows if she's buying into Darwin. The CC deems that position to be safe for being raptured. Now you're fkd if you can't find a way to crawl back to the god!

 

[ding]

Does that mean that we both have to make a change back to believing the bibles are the literally true word of the god?

I won't, but I don't think you can waste much time thinking about it! You know that you're sinning by believing your bibles are just allegory and lies. (not saying is the CC's intent on evolution)

So take the big fish and Jonah story for example. One of our truly faithful on this board has provided an answer that reconstructs that story into being acceptably believable.

"The god made a special fish for Jonah" You don't have to believe it, just don't say!

Fwiw my friend, you committed yourself when you accepted Darwin's evolution. You should have stayed safe with Meri and her refusal to be pranked into committal. Only Meri herself knows if she's buying into Darwin. The CC deems that position to be safe for being raptured. Now you're fkd if you can't find a way to crawl back to the god!

No. What it means is beyond your ability to grasp. Just like normalization of deviance, locus of control and transactional analysis are beyond your grasp.

 

[presonorek]

if you're a Christian, going "no contact" is unbiblical. ,

When did the article suggest these were Christians?

..............I can think of almost no case where a Christian would go "no contact" with a parent.

When did the article suggest these were Christians?

 

[presonorek]

Yes! And it's time that Christians stop their opposition to Darwinian evolution, which will then allow the creation myths of Genesis to be torn out of the bibles.

Or alternatively, throw out 'evolution' as the fraud!

Pretending to accept both is tearing the hearts out of faithful believers.

They're being pressed into remaining silent on the issue!

How much longer do they have to bear the pain of 'silence'?

I don't understand why you guys are suggesting that Christians are the ones going low contact or no contact with their parents.

 

[presonorek]

Yes, really. Even if the parents were horrible abusers, you can send them a Christmas card once a year.

Or eat dinner with them at Outback Steakhouse.

 

[presonorek]

My "kids" are born in 1997 and 1999. Both college grads with professional jobs living on their own. However, I do agree that the youngest Gen Z is much too young for that.

I hope both of your children are Christians.