Yunker and Sonnet: A lot of people already think the way you do, and this forum gives everyone a chance to share their thoughts, opinions, burdens and experiences. That is not the same thing as forcing one's opinions onto others. I hope you will continue to post, read, think. . . . You are important to getting the full picture.
I will now do what I am telling YOU to do; please read my post carefully, lest you misunderstand me. Sonnet, your folks are right in thinking the Word is the most important thing. However ,the Word has a great deal to say about a lot of subjects besides going to the ends of the earth with the Gospel, as important as that is.
Husbands, love your wives. Masters, treat your servants with fairness. Do not frustrate your children. Love one another.
It's a long list, and one that was (and still is?) ignored in and out of missionary circles. I have said many times that one of the main underlying causes of the problems this forum addresses is bad theolgy. Bad theology is often mixed with good theology, making it difficult to sort out the mess, easy for peope to be led astray.
JerryB has managed to strike a good balance when he suggests "The children of missionaries must be considered an integral part of the missionaries' ministry and must be treated with the same dignity and respect as their parents." It is so sad that you, and many, many others, were denied that dignity and respect. Instead, the perpetrators of the crimes were protected.
Be strong and stick with us. We all need one another, and there are many people here for you.
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