As an Orthodox Christian I thank you for the link. It is quite pastoral and thoughtful.
IMHO, by our culture normalizing it, it can easily become trendy for those of an age where they are confused and undergoing hormonal emotionalism.
On more than one occasion as a teen, having been brought up believing it to be an unforgivable sin, an…
As an Orthodox Christian I thank you for the link. It is quite pastoral and thoughtful.
IMHO, by our culture normalizing it, it can easily become trendy for those of an age where they are confused and undergoing hormonal emotionalism.
On more than one occasion as a teen, having been brought up believing it to be an unforgivable sin, and having a firm belief in the afterlife, I did not allow my perceived teenager 'depression' at the time ( my boyfriend broke up with me kind of stuff) entertain anything more than a fleeing thought of "I wish I could die".
It has become, in current times, taboo to say that suicide is a sin, but by doing so, who knows how many occur that might have been prevented had the secular societal taboo not existed.
As an Orthodox Christian I thank you for the link. It is quite pastoral and thoughtful.
IMHO, by our culture normalizing it, it can easily become trendy for those of an age where they are confused and undergoing hormonal emotionalism.
On more than one occasion as a teen, having been brought up believing it to be an unforgivable sin, and having a firm belief in the afterlife, I did not allow my perceived teenager 'depression' at the time ( my boyfriend broke up with me kind of stuff) entertain anything more than a fleeing thought of "I wish I could die".
It has become, in current times, taboo to say that suicide is a sin, but by doing so, who knows how many occur that might have been prevented had the secular societal taboo not existed.