some people cannot handle isolation or lonliness they fall appart, its never bothered me , i live in remote areas in clean air, clean food , good physical activity , good rest , its far nicer than the toxic crime ridden cesspools that alot live in.
I agree with all of your points, except you don't mention one thing. When talking about how we got here, it's really easy to say that the family breakdown is the fault of those involved or who would be involved in a family. How about the greedy corporate world that sold the idea that we should be as greedy as they are. The only problem is they have fleeced the people they rely on. Greedy corporate moguls rely on us behaving this way. The foods they feed us, the price gouging, their lack of paying taxes while getting tax breaks, all have spoiled how people are able to survive. People need to stop trying to be that greedy, and then maybe they can afford to have a normal nuclear family. Obviously, returning to a simpler, God-centric way of living is the only way. The multibillionaires aren't getting poorer, and they won't stop being ultra greedy. The onus is on us to change, because they aren't likely to change.
Many people in God's Church have been told--for years--to only marry within the Church---and, usually, only within their particular Church of God (COG) group. The problem is: there is very little hope for many to find a mate--or have a family--because of so few singles. This leads to extreme isolation and depression. This is a BIG problem in LCG and the other COGs.
@celticjewel913 This isn't the Church's teaching, it is God's teaching. See II Corinthians 6:14-18 and Deuteronomy 7:3-4, among many other scriptures. There is always hope with God. I'm in UCG and still waiting, but like Abraham I know God will give me the desire of my heart someday. God can call ANYONE right now and draw them in. He knows what we need before we ask. And with God, ALL things are possible.
@@notmyrealname5268 Hi. Listen, I REMEMBER an LCG minister who used 2 Corinthians 6:14, etc., to SHAME/threaten/discourage LCG singles from even DATING someone in another Church of God group--such as UCG (United Church of God). (That minister died young.) More later....
@@notmyrealname5268 (Automatically comparing those in another Church of God group--such as UCG--with "unbelievers, Belial, etc.," [as per 2 Corinthians 6:14-18] is just plain wrong. The FRUITS of this kind of "EXCLUSIVITY" have NOT BEEN GOOD.)
@@notmyrealname5268 And...given the REALITY of there being so few singles in God's Church (especially since "the WCG debacle"), it would appear incumbent on those who counsel with singles for baptism to make them PAINFULLY AWARE of the fact that they may be facing a lifetime of singleness/loneliness if they choose to be baptized into the Church as a single individual. Young singles, in particular, are idealistic and naive--they have no conception of what they may be facing with the reality of a lifetime of no marriage and family....
@@notmyrealname5268 Given the REALITY of so few singles in God's Church (especially since "the WCG debacle"), it is incumbent upon those who counsel singles for baptism to impress upon them the PAINFUL FACT that they may be facing many years--even a lifetime--of loneliness and being without a spouse and children. Many young singles, in particular, are idealistic and naive; they are unaware of---and ill-prepared for---what they may be facing in this regard....
A non-western example is the so-called _hikikomori_ in Japan. These are extreme social recluses, said to number as high as half a million youths and another half-million adults. Remember, these numbers are tip of the iceberg.
some people cannot handle isolation or lonliness they fall appart, its never bothered me , i live in remote areas in clean air, clean food , good physical activity , good rest , its far nicer than the toxic crime ridden cesspools that alot live in.
I agree with all of your points, except you don't mention one thing. When talking about how we got here, it's really easy to say that the family breakdown is the fault of those involved or who would be involved in a family. How about the greedy corporate world that sold the idea that we should be as greedy as they are. The only problem is they have fleeced the people they rely on. Greedy corporate moguls rely on us behaving this way. The foods they feed us, the price gouging, their lack of paying taxes while getting tax breaks, all have spoiled how people are able to survive. People need to stop trying to be that greedy, and then maybe they can afford to have a normal nuclear family. Obviously, returning to a simpler, God-centric way of living is the only way. The multibillionaires aren't getting poorer, and they won't stop being ultra greedy. The onus is on us to change, because they aren't likely to change.
Many people in God's Church have been told--for years--to only marry within the Church---and, usually, only within their particular Church of God (COG) group. The problem is: there is very little hope for many to find a mate--or have a family--because of so few singles. This leads to extreme isolation and depression. This is a BIG problem in LCG and the other COGs.
@celticjewel913 This isn't the Church's teaching, it is God's teaching. See II Corinthians 6:14-18 and Deuteronomy 7:3-4, among many other scriptures.
There is always hope with God. I'm in UCG and still waiting, but like Abraham I know God will give me the desire of my heart someday.
God can call ANYONE right now and draw them in. He knows what we need before we ask. And with God, ALL things are possible.
@@notmyrealname5268 Hi. Listen, I REMEMBER an LCG minister who used 2 Corinthians 6:14, etc., to SHAME/threaten/discourage LCG singles from even DATING someone in another Church of God group--such as UCG (United Church of God). (That minister died young.) More later....
@@notmyrealname5268 (Automatically comparing those in another Church of God group--such as UCG--with "unbelievers, Belial, etc.," [as per 2 Corinthians 6:14-18] is just plain wrong. The FRUITS of this kind of "EXCLUSIVITY" have NOT BEEN GOOD.)
@@notmyrealname5268 And...given the REALITY of there being so few singles in God's Church (especially since "the WCG debacle"), it would appear incumbent on those who counsel with singles for baptism to make them PAINFULLY AWARE of the fact that they may be facing a lifetime of singleness/loneliness if they choose to be baptized into the Church as a single individual. Young singles, in particular, are idealistic and naive--they have no conception of what they may be facing with the reality of a lifetime of no marriage and family....
@@notmyrealname5268 Given the REALITY of so few singles in God's Church (especially since "the WCG debacle"), it is incumbent upon those who counsel singles for baptism to impress upon them the PAINFUL FACT that they may be facing many years--even a lifetime--of loneliness and being without a spouse and children. Many young singles, in particular, are idealistic and naive; they are unaware of---and ill-prepared for---what they may be facing in this regard....
A non-western example is the so-called _hikikomori_ in Japan.
These are extreme social recluses, said to number as high as half a million youths and another half-million adults. Remember, these numbers are tip of the iceberg.