How can religion be more important to someone than their own children?

Question

I've been doing a little study tonight in R&S, and almost every single Christian who answered my questions would rather neglect their children and let them grow up without a parent than denounce their religion (even if it was just for a moment and they didn't really mean it). What does this say about Christianity? Sure, your faith is strong. And maybe, MAYBE you'll wind up in Heaven and see your family again there. But I find it SICK that Christians possess such a raging sense of irresponsibility! If this is truly how you think, could you at least please stop having children?

Answer 1

My mother felt the same way as some of your respondents. She was very clear about the fact that God came first in her life. She said that God gave me to her, and so I was really just a "loaner" anyway, and God could take me away at any minute so getting heavily attached was foolish. She said that God came first, then Mary and the saints, the angels, and other beings, and so on down the line. Below all that, and below parents, there are children (meaning that kids are zero on the priority scale). She said that mothers who overly doted on their children were idolaters and worshiped their children instead of God. Also, children are born with original sin, so they're not all that great to begin with. Additionally, she said that children are a walking sign of sin (she felt that sex, even within marriage, was sinful). This is how she explained these things to me when I was growing up. I do not personally plan on having children for a wide variety of reasons, so I won't be passing those ideas along, as if I agreed with them. Although she was a very interesting and worthwhile person, I think that Mom was a trifle on the fanatical side, may she rest in peace.

Answer 2

I don't understand it either. There are members of my extended family, where the church they belong to has this rule of if members of the family aren't in the church than they can't live at the home, and they actually had 1 or 2 of their children leave home cause they didn't go to that church. The church also has beliefs along the line that you don't need to be married to each other to have sex, that if you are both committed to the church that is enough - so I have a cousin who doesn't know how many half brothers & sisters she has because of that.

I also don't why some people put their children's or loved ones life in the hands of "God" instead of listening to medical advice and using the help of the best doctors and hospitals around - surely "God" would want you to use all the resources available otherwise we wouldn't have doctors and nurses to help out the sick.

I think its pathetic and that nothing should replaces ones love and care for their child - how can something which is still speculated about and not even proved to be a correct belief or way of life be more important.

Answer 3

you make an interesting but wrong point here. If you had done even a basic bible study on the importance of carring for ones family you would know this.

your ignorance is tragic. The bible teaches that someone who does not care for his family is worse than an unbeliever.
Not caring for one's children is a sin....beit neglect or physical abuse.

growing up without a parent is not something that anyone want for their children. yet their faith in their savior is what you want to condemn them with.

is there nothing in your life that is worth defending? if so, why do you condemn these who's faith in god is worth defending?

I will let your words condemn you.

I don't see you pointing out that the children in the arab countries are being raised to die in suicide bombings...that is true child endangerment.

you may not know this but in the school system there they start teaching them to cut the throat of the jew from kindergarden....do a search for the hamascateers, and watch the video.

Christains thank God they are alive, and seek to preserve life. if someone kills you, they are very weak, for they can not kill what a christain is.

there is very good news in all of this though. I believe with all my heart that in your lifetime 99% of all the christians will go away and you can have the world you think you want.

I'm looking forward to that day myself, that is, when 99% of all the christians go away.

Answer 4

Well, when parents who are non-christians have children who decided to embrace christianity, the same thing happens....in reverse!
Such children even say they are child of god, and denounce their own non-christian parents !
It's not christian parents or children who are sick. It's the religion, man. The religion and what it preaches.

Answer 5

It is disgusting, don't you think? It's the sad result of them being raised in the same mindset that they choose to raise their own children in. Personally, I think their kids would be better off without them so they would be making a wise choice! Maybe then the poor things will have the opportunity to become sane freethinking adults!

Answer 6

The Christians that say that are way too afraid of hell and that isn't the reason to be Christian. If you asked me that and If I had children I would raise them as Christians and get at least 2 more souls into heaven and sacrifice myself. Them saying that is selfish and hypocritical. Plus, you can denounce your religion. There is always forgiveness in Christianity.

Answer 7

Those who believe what you say, are truly into a cult. Religions are part of the problem many Christians face today. Some church leader with charisma gets his flock to believe in weird things. The truth is that Christian parents are to bring up their children in a Christlike manner: in love. Not once did Jesus say 'leave your children and follow me'. If you are in the wrong religion, and your pastor doesn't teach the bible correctly, it is better to leave the religion.

Answer 8

I observed the question that (i've got self belief) sparked yours. particularly situations there's a manner of existence hollow between parents and youngsters, as nicely to a generational one. once you're raised by way of a discern who grow to be raised otherwise of existence, you regularly have diverse expectancies of the discern/new child relationship. In some cultures, this is relatively unthinkable to defy your parents by way of pointing out a non secular thought diverse to their own. custom is meant to steer your interactions with one yet another, and everybody has a place to play. in case you will possibly make up your man or woman rules approximately some thing as foundational to the way of existence as faith, what different roles might you decline to fill? In cultures like ours, which fee determination, the custom comes throughout as unnecessarily harsh and unforgiving. yet alternatives carry with all of them varieties of ethical complexity and ambiguity that a convention-certain way of existence does not could manage. There are constantly commerce-offs.

Answer 9

I have NO idea where you get your false ideas from, but MY Bible reads that a person who doesn't take care of his own family is worse than an infidel!

The fact that you THINK that Christians are like that make ME sick!

If you would bother to READ what Christians are supposed to be like, rather than merely spouting off, you would be ashamed to even post this!

The Bible, which is supposed to be the source for all Christian conduct tells us that we must NOT neglect our children or family, so please fill in the missing blanks, and explain exactly where you came up with this misbegotten idea?????

Answer 10

I don't know where you came up with this at all. First of all who said anything about neglecting your kids or even not loving your kids? Your heart has to believe %100 that God is the way and the life and you have to love and trust in him first and foremost. That doesn't mean you love your kids any less. I don't believe my kids can teach me how to live, how to raise them, or how to accept that Jesus Christ died for my sins, or teach me how to find the holy spirit in my heart.Your study failed because nobody said they would rather there kids be neglected or let them grow up without parents so they could be a Christian.