tdekeyser

http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?...158&T2=Article

philechat

Another Amish or Hasidic community, perhaps?

tdekeyser

Not at all, read the article...VERY interesting!

This family was found on a DISCUSSION BOARD!

Godless Dave

Their attitudes towards their children are very scary. Apparently they are never supposed to become independent from their parents or have significant interests or activities outside the home. And the no-dating thing is just sick. Thousands of years of history tells us arranged marriages are a bad idea.

damon_achey

Just before my deconversion (little over two years ago) my last close friends were EXACTLY like that. Seven children, all home schooled, no dating, etc, etc... It's funny that I found it incredibly motivating as I was raised to have a lot of those beliefs (even if my own families execution of them was severely flawed) and that was the time in my life that I would have said my faith was the most strong, I did start questioning everything about society and modern pop culture. I didn't like any of it. The problem was it didn't stop there and despite liking the ideals, I started questioning the religious ideas also. And for all the morals I saw as (almost overly) idealistic, I could no longer accept their crap anymore either.

So I had deconverted and shortly later that family moved to a very separatist Christian commune in Missouri that share almost all of the same remove yourself from society ideals. I on the other hand have progressed into a striving hermit who also wishes to leave mainstream society behind along with all it's gods.

Maybe it's something about being idealist that draws them. And this completely satisfies their needs. I just haven't found my idealistic place yet and until then nothing else is sufficient, so it's nothing else I can stand.

Arvel Joffi

It's a huge, beautiful world, and these childen are denied it.

Abacus

At least we won't have to worry about these people promoting the teaching of creationism in public schools.

HelenM

What was interesting to you about it, Tim?

It was pretty much what I expected. I know families at least somewhat like that. They don't just live in 'isolated' places although perhaps by 'isolated' you were referring to the amount to which they shelter their children.

take care
Helen

suat kelem

Interesting how the article stated several times that the kids weren’t allowed to do things because the parents ‘don’t believe in that’. Or stated items the kids were ‘partial’ to, but they had yet to experience anything beyond that item. When the kids have to begin making decisions for themselves or live on their own, will they be prepared for a world completely different from the one they grew up in?

More than likely, one of their kids will rebel or <gasp> roll their eyes . I hate to think of what will happen to him/her when that time comes.

tdekeyser

What was interesting is the "problems" thet are creating for their children. I am about to marry a young girl that came from a similar situation and she is very, very hurt from her upbringing.

She is hurt because she now lives in the 'real world' and she is not equipped like the rest of us are. She stumbles on topics, social settings and understanding of others. This has effected job promotions and friends judgement of her. She was seen as nieve, lost in a fog and frequent embarassement. She sees that she has been "robbed" of reality and it boils down to child abuse.

This is religious abuse of children and I think it should be stopped or at least monitired by child rights groups.

The group that this article is on is the New America Foundation. They have been created to 'watch' this type of stuff and to come up with programs that create a path for a better America.